Friday, October 9, 2009

The Weak-Dollar Threat to Prosperity

Measured in euros, U.S. per capita GDP is down 25% since 2000.
By DAVID MALPASS


If you want to know why the dollar has been falling this week and gold hit a new high, look no further than the weak jobs numbers last Friday and the weak communique issued over the weekend at the G-7 meeting in Istanbul. Deploring "excess volatility and disorderly movements in exchange rates" isn't exactly a ringing defense of the greenback. And 9.8% unemployment convinced markets that monetary policy will remain loose regardless of dollar weakness.
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