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Euro Slips on Interest Rate Speculation

Down from record high; fading German consumer confidence a factor

Nov 28, 07 7:20 AM CST
(Newser) - The euro dropped against the dollar on speculation that the European Central Bank might hold off on raising interest rates, AP reports. The euro hit a record $1.4966 Friday as investors worried about US stability. It was down to $1.4732 this morning in European trading. Germany is feeling... More »

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Weak Dollar
a 'Life Threat'
to Airbus

Airplane giant urges European governments to slow surging euro 

Nov 23, 07 6:49 AM CST
(Newser) - The weakening dollar has European aerospace giant Airbus in a tailspin that could be “life-threatening,” CEO Tom Enders said yesterday, the Financial Times reports, adding that the exchange rate has “gone beyond the pain barrier.” Airbus said every 10-cent decline in the dollar cost the company... More »

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Oil Tops $99 as Dollar Sinks

 Weak greenback and strong demand could send crude over
$100 a barrel today

Nov 21, 07 4:05 AM CST
(Newser) - The price of oil hit a record high mere pennies from $100 a barrel and the dollar sunk to a new low in early trading today. Oil hit $99.29 but slipped back to $98.64. With cold weather hitting the US, and OPEC supplies limited, some analysts think oil... More »

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oil • OPEC • euro • oil price • crude oil • US dollar • commodities

Gulf States May Dump the Dollar

Sinking greenback fuels inflation in booming Gulf economies

Nov 20, 07 2:31 PM CST
(Newser) - The flagging greenback is forcing oil-rich Gulf states to consider uncoupling their currencies from the US dollar to fight runaway inflation at home and the devaluation of their own currencies, the Wall Street Journal reports. Leaders are considering everything from an outright break to revaluing their own currencies to pegging... More »

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Saudi Arabia • exchange rate • Kuwait • US dollar • US currency

Greenback Assaulted at
OPEC meeting

Dollar a 'worthless piece of paper,' Iran's president says

Nov 18, 07 9:52 PM CST
(Newser) - Calling it a "small and worthless piece of paper,” Iran’s president today urged OPEC's members to drop the depreciating US dollar as its official currency. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad blamed President Bush for the dollar’s decline and its adverse effects. The comments highlight mounting tension among OPEC members,... More »

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Iran • Saudi Arabia • Venezuela • King Abdullah • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • OPEC • Qatar • foreign market • United Arab Emirates • Kuwait • oil price • US dollar • Hugo Chávez

Feds Seize Ron Paul 'Dollars'

Candidate and 'sound money' advocate's image on 60,000 coins

Nov 17, 07 7:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Federal agents raided the Indiana headquarters of a so-called "sound money" group this week, seizing nearly 60,000 "Ron Paul Dollars"—copper coins bearing the likeness of the renegade Texan congressman, GOP candidate for president and sound-money advocate. The organization has more than $20 million in illegal... More »

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currency • Federal Reserve • Ron Paul • US dollar • libertarians • Liberty Dollar • US Mint

Trade Deficit Nosedives Unexpectedly

Import-export gap shrinks to lowest
level in 2 years

Nov 9, 07 2:23 PM CST
(Newser) - The weakening dollar has an economic silver lining, Bloomberg reports. The government today said the slumping currency helped boost US exports and unexpectedly narrow the trade deficit in September to its smallest level since May 2005. "Instead of being the drag that it has been for the last 15... More »

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Pound Breaks $2.10 Barrier

Dollar hits 26-year low against sterling, new low against euro

Nov 7, 07 7:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Early trading in London has pushed the dollar to its lowest point against sterling in a quarter-century, with one pound now worth $2.10. The Telegraph writes that the dollar's continued fall was encouraged by an announcement in Beijing that the Chinese treasury will diversify its holdings of foreign exchange... More »

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Supermodel Swears Off  Dollar

Giselle joins trend, demanding  payment
in another currency

Nov 5, 07 9:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Gisele Bundchen, who pulled in $33M in front of the camera this year, doesn't like the looks of the dollar. Following the lead of billionaires Warren Buffett and Bill Gross, the world's richest model is asking to be paid in some other currency, usually the euro. “We don't know... More »

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currency • Warren Buffett • Gisele Bundchen • investment • euro • US dollar • Bill Gross • supermodel

Canadians Invade US as Loonie Climbs

Exchange rate nears all-time high, sparking spending—and gloating

Oct 29, 07 11:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - The commodity-heavy Canadian loonie rose above US$1.04 this morning—just short of its 1957 all-time high of $1.06—on news that Mexico would cut oil production 20%, reports the National Post. Now that the currency tables have turned, Canadian shoppers and vacationers couldn't be happier, the Guardian... More »

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tourism • Canada • deficit • US dollar • loonie

Dollar, Oil Woes Weigh on Market

Good tech news keep stocks mainly unchanged

Oct 18, 07 3:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks mostly finished where they began today, despite the dollar hitting a record low against the euro and continued record-busting oil prices ($89.45 a barrel). Weak Bank of America profit figures started off the day badly, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow was down 3.58 to 13888.... More »

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euro • oil price • US dollar

Fed News Boosts Dow to Record

S&P 500 also closes at all-time high

Oct 9, 07 3:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - The markets spiked to record highs today after the Fed released minutes from its critical September meeting that revealed unanimous consent for the large interest rate cuts. The Dow climbed 120.80 points to close at an all-time high of 14,164.53. One economist told the Journal, “... More »

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Federal Reserve • Dow Jones • Alcoa • earnings reports • Nasdaq • US dollar • S&P 500

Dollar's Slide Softens Economy's

Increased exports offset housing market collapse

Oct 1, 07 1:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Even as the weakening US dollar has Americans dropping European vacation plans, some economists are finding a silver lining: A sudden upswing in exports that could help offset the tanking housing market. And while that jump was predictable, writes the Wall Street Journal, a limp greenback also works to... More »

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tourism • currency • money • exports • euro • US dollar • US currency

Markets Wrap Up Banner Week

Best week in 6 months

Sep 21, 07 3:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks climbed again today, closing out the biggest weekly gain since March. The Dow rose 53.49 to 13,820.19, the Nasdaq climbed 16.93 to 2,671.22, and the S&P 500 closed at 1,525.75, up 7.00. The Dow and S&P rose 2.... More »

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Loonie Catches Up to Dollar

First time Loonie equaled greenback since Nov. 1976

Sep 21, 07 3:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Canadian dollar reached parity with its US counterpart for the first time in over 30 years yesterday. As recently as March 2002, $1 American bought $1.60 Canadian, but the struggling US economy and the recent interest rate cut have pulled the greenback down, while increased demand for Canadian... More »

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exchange rate • Canada • currency exchange • US economy • US dollar • loonie

Feds Give Abe's 5-Spot a Facelift

New currency includes pastels and redesigned watermarks to thwart couterfeiters

Sep 20, 07 4:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - When you pull out a $5 bill next spring, you'll still see Honest Abe—but you'll also see a bunch of purple and gray, some big number fives, and new watermarks and security threads. Sick of pesky counterfeiters bleaching the fiver and turning it into a C-note, the feds unveiled... More »

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currency • counterfeit • Abraham Lincoln • US dollar • watermark • US Mint

Record Low: Euro hits $1.40

Dollar breaks important threshold, but fall isn't over yet

Sep 20, 07 7:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - The dollar dropped to a record low against the euro in early Asian trading on Thursday, breaking the $1.40 barrier for the first time since the establishment of the common currency. The Fed's half-point cut in interest rates led investors to drop the greenback, and chief Ben Bernanke's upcoming... More »

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Ben Bernanke • currency • Federal Reserve • euro • Asian markets • US dollar

Investors Might Reap Rewards
of Dollar's Slide

Currency's record lows against euro cause "to cheer," analyst says

Sep 15, 07 5:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - The dollar may be continuing its slow, steady decline against the euro, but many analysts are looking on the bright side, Business Week reports. American stocks, companies, investors, and workers can all benefit from the decreasing value of their currency, economists say, with one calling the dollar’s decline... More »

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Federal Reserve • subprime mortgages • US economy • euro • Asian markets • interest rate • credit crisis • European markets • US dollar

Trade Gap Dips to Lowest Level in 3 Years

Weak dollar, stronger world economies fuel rise in US exports

Sep 11, 07 9:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US trade gap—the difference in total value between imports and exports—dropped to a 3-year low in July as exports jumped on a weak dollar and growing overseas demand. The figure fell 0.3% to $59.2 billion, roughly on par with the estimate economists surveyed by Bloomberg... More »

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China • international trade • housing market • United States • imports • trade • exports • trade deficit • credit market • trade gap • US dollar

Dollar Plummets to 15-year Low

Job loss data fuels panic about US economy

Sep 8, 07 1:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Panic over the state of the US economy pushed the dollar to a 15-year low against major currencies yesterday. The drop came on larger-than-expected July payroll declines, data one analyst called “simply horrific.” Many fear that the credit crunch will drive down consumer spending, igniting a recession. Investors... More »

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currency exchange • financial markets • recession • US economy • euro • yen • US dollar

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