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Why Is the U.S. Dollar So Strong? Will It Continue?

Money For the Rest of Us

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The Dollar and the Global Dollar Cycle

A stronger dollar leads to tighter financial conditions by weakening debtor balance sheets. It also heightens risk oversion in world markets as investors everywhere seek safety. A strengthening dollar can lead to a global slowdown as non us borrowers struggle to service and roll over debt. Non us stocks do better, and the globe economy does better when the dollar is weak, not as strong.

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