Read more US dollar stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/12708/us-dollar.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:52:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73939/world-scrambles-to-boost-buck.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCentral banks around the world are stepping up measures to keep the American dollar strong and their own currencies weak. The dollar 's drop to near 15-month lows this week sparked fears that exports will become uncompetitive, threatening their fragile economic recoveries. Pacific Rim countries are especially concerned that China—...http://www.newser.com/story/73939/world-scrambles-to-boost-buck.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 3:43:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73788/in-palin-we-dont-trust-fox-checks-coin-claim.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEven Fox News has started fact-checking Sarah Palin. Last night anchor Bret Baier responded to Palin's claim during a speech Friday that the phrase "In God We Trust" had recently moved from the face to the rim of the new dollar coin: Another case of Obama pushing a secular America,...http://www.newser.com/story/73788/in-palin-we-dont-trust-fox-checks-coin-claim.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 7:23:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72729/geithner-to-bankers-crackdown-is-war.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTim Geithner had tough words for Wall Street bankers yesterday, telling the financial industry's annual conference that they had no credibility to protest new regulation. The Treasury secretary said government had a responsibility to crack down on dangerous practices on the Street and design new laws allowing seizures of institutions...http://www.newser.com/story/72729/geithner-to-bankers-crackdown-is-war.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 7:30:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72454/count-the-us-dollar-down-but-not-out.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith 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; this week the currency hit...http://www.newser.com/story/72454/count-the-us-dollar-down-but-not-out.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Oct 2009 16:25:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72379/china-must-be-confronted-on-currency.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChina has been allowed to get away with its outrageous currency policy for far too long and it's time the world did something about it, writes Paul Krugman. The nation has been keeping its currency effectively pegged to the dollar, and this policy will result in even greater trade imbalances...http://www.newser.com/story/72379/china-must-be-confronted-on-currency.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Oct 2009 5:00:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72299/euro-cracks-150-dollar-hits-new-lows.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe dollar fell below the $1.50 threshold against the euro yesterday for the first time in 14 months, as investors with renewed appetites for risk continue to abandon the greenback. The dollar is at its lowest level against six other currencies in more than a year, and foreign exchange...http://www.newser.com/story/72299/euro-cracks-150-dollar-hits-new-lows.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 4:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71515/chinas-rise-threatens-to-turn-us-into-britain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerica used its financial clout to knock the British Empire into second place last century and it's in danger of receiving the same treatment from China in the not-too-distant future, writes Zachary Karabell. China is the American government's biggest creditor, much as the US was to Britain in 1946, Karabell...http://www.newser.com/story/71515/chinas-rise-threatens-to-turn-us-into-britain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Oct 2009 4:45:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71010/oil-states-plot-to-ditch-dollar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe American dollar is dropping against the yen and euro amid reports that the Gulf states are planning to replace use of the greenback in oil trading in favor of a basket of mixed currencies. The Arab states are in advanced discussions with China, Russia, Japan and France to end...http://www.newser.com/story/71010/oil-states-plot-to-ditch-dollar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 Oct 2009 1:20:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67800/recession-will-pass-but-dollar-may-be-doomed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe American economy is heading out of recession, but the long-term fate of the dollar may not be so bright, writes the Wall Street Journal . Growing numbers of economists and investors, including Warren Buffett, say that stimulus spending and rate cuts will boost inflation and weaken the greenback. At the...http://www.newser.com/story/67800/recession-will-pass-but-dollar-may-be-doomed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Aug 2009 7:07:11 CDT