Posts Tagged ‘ weak dollar ’

When Bad Things Happen to Good Investments, Part I

Oct 17th, 2008 | By Byron King | Category: Currencies, Energy
Welcome to Murphy’s Market. If you sold out of the stock market last year — or even back in June or early July 2008 — you probably feel pretty good right now. And if you took the cash and spread it around to a group of well-run banks, so as to ...read more


Goldfinger? Bofinger!

Nov 27th, 2007 | By Adrian Ash | Category: Currencies
YOU THINK YOU'VE HEARD IT ALL BEFORE. But then some idiot comes along and stops your heart. “In the current weak dollar situation,” said German economist Peter Bofinger to Der Spiegel last week, “[a treaty should be signed by the central banks of] China , South Korea, Japan, Russia, and other ...read more