Drawing Attention: A Weak Dollar
A weak dollar could draw more attention in the coming year. The dollar’s slide against other major currencies in recent years has helped drive up prices for energy and food and in turn contributed to the economic hardship some consumers face. A further drop in the dollar in 2008 could spell more trouble. Dave Minucci [...]
Falling USD to Boost US Stock Markets and Consumer Spending
Imagine that you have $2.8 trillion sitting around. And for kicks, let’s assume that most of that money, about two-thirds, is invested in U.S. dollars and other dollar-denominated assets like U.S. Treasury bonds. And let’s assume that your currency was linked to the U.S. dollar, too. In other words, you often buy dollars to maintain [...]
Weak Housing Market Affects Stock Market
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) expected the home prices to finish down for the year, which would be the first drop since 1968. Single-family homes are expected to decline by 1%,to $219,800. The number of home sales is also expected to dip from 6.48 million in 2006 to 6.29 million in 2007, a drop [...]