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Count the US Dollar Down, But Not Out

Fears of a looming currency crash are overblown

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 23, 2009 4:25 PM CDT

(Newser) – With the US economy in a prolonged slump and the Fed likely to keep interest rates low for the foreseeable future, many worry that a dollar crash will be the next shoe to drop. Currency pessimists can point to a 6-month decline in the dollar;... Read full story »

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