﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>weak dollar news stories on Newser</title><description>Read more weak dollar stories on Newser</description><link>http://www.newser.com/taggrid/19574/weak-dollar.html</link><copyright>2009 - Newser</copyright><language>en-us</language><generator>Newser Feed Generator</generator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:19:33 CST</pubDate><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/73939/world-scrambles-to-boost-buck.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>World Scrambles to Boost Buck</title><description>Central 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—...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/73939/world-scrambles-to-boost-buck.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 3:43:36 CST</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/72454/count-the-us-dollar-down-but-not-out.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Count the US Dollar Down, But Not Out</title><description>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; this week the currency hit...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/72454/count-the-us-dollar-down-but-not-out.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:25:00 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/72299/euro-cracks-150-dollar-hits-new-lows.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Euro Cracks $1.50, Dollar Hits New Lows</title><description>The 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...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/72299/euro-cracks-150-dollar-hits-new-lows.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 4:00:00 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/67800/recession-will-pass-but-dollar-may-be-doomed.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Recession Will Pass, but Dollar May Be Doomed</title><description>The 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...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/67800/recession-will-pass-but-dollar-may-be-doomed.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 7:07:11 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/63081/dollar-headed-for-biggest-gains-since-81-bankers.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Dollar Headed for Biggest Gains Since '81: Bankers</title><description>The dollar is poised for its biggest advances in 28 years, according to Deutsche Bank, which predicts a 17.1% gain against the euro by the end of the year. Other banks polled by Bloomberg are similarly bullish about the greenback, which has just endured its worst quarter since 2002....</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/63081/dollar-headed-for-biggest-gains-since-81-bankers.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 8:24:02 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/59813/dollar-hits-2009-low.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Dollar Hits 2009 Low</title><description>The dollar fell to its lowest level of the year today as investors grew nervous that the US could lose its triple-A credit rating, Reuters reports. The greenback declined to $1.39 against the euro and $1.58 against the pound, echoing similar drops across the world. Yesterday, Moody's said...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/59813/dollar-hits-2009-low.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 6:48:33 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/55475/is-the-us-dollar-all-spent.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Is the US Dollar All Spent?</title><description>Sick of relying on the US dollar, critics around the world want it replaced as Earth's top currency, Michael Schuman writes in Time . A panel of UN economists and a top banker in China have called for a new unit—like the IMF's Special Drawing Units—to stabilize the global...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/55475/is-the-us-dollar-all-spent.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:35:00 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/42856/champagne-loses-fizz-with-economy.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Champagne Loses Fizz With Economy</title><description>Champagne companies are anything but bubbly this year as they head into what’s predicted to be a “horrible” holiday season, hurt by a sagging US economy and weak dollar, reports Advertising Age . November and December are crucial for the industry, with as much as 25% of sales during those months—...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/42856/champagne-loses-fizz-with-economy.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:18:01 CST</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/38049/1t-us-bailout-may-crush-dollars-rally.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>$1T US Bailout May Crush Dollar's Rally</title><description>The US plan to spend up to $700 billion on suspect mortgage-related instruments and a possible additional $400 billion to insure money market mutual funds may stabilize financial markets—but it’s just as likely to send the dollar into a dive, eroding its 3-month rally, reports Bloomberg. “The dollar will...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/38049/1t-us-bailout-may-crush-dollars-rally.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 6:18:12 CDT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>