Dollar
New jobless claims rise ‘more than expected’, Retail sales sink
Retail sales unexpectedly fell in December, leaving 2009 with the biggest yearly drop on record and highlighting the formidable hurdles facing the economy as it struggles to recover from the deepest recession in seven decades.In another disappointing economic report, the number of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment benefits rose more than expected last week as […]
Why a run on the U.S. dollar will start soon
A rolling debt collects no moss
It’s one of those numbers that’s so unbelievable you have to actually think about it for a while.
Within the next 12 months, the U.S. Treasury will have to refinance $2 trillion in short-term debt. And that’s not counting any additional deficit spending, which is estimated to be around $1.5 trillion.
Put […]
Rare comments for Fed chairman:Bernanke reassures markets on dollar
The Federal Reserve is monitoring currency markets “closely” and will conduct policy in a way that will “help ensure that the dollar is strong”, Ben Bernanke said on Monday in rare comments on the US currency.
In remarks apparently aimed at reassuring markets and foreign governments that the central bank is not indifferent to the fate […]
The Demise Of The Dollar:Arab states have launched secret moves with China, Russia and France to stop using the US currency for oil trading
In the most profound financial change in recent Middle East history, Gulf Arabs are planning – along with China, Russia, Japan and France – to end dollar dealings for oil, moving instead to a basket of currencies including the Japanese yen and Chinese yuan, the euro, gold and a new, unified currency planned for nations […]