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U.S. Pension Fund Assets Shrink By $1.3 Trillion Due To Dollar Strength Boosted By Expectations Of Higher Interest Rates
“The surging dollar looks to have wiped out about $1 trillion in U.S. pension fund assets over a recent nine-month period, eroding much of the gains those funds earned investing in overseas stock markets. While there has been increased demand for hedging exposure in foreign markets, many U.S. pension funds remain vulnerable to foreign exchange translation … Continue reading
Will The US Economy Collapse Soon?
After a weak first quarter, America’s financials are bloated while the real economy is barely a step away from recession, however, the overall economy is closer to a lengthy stagnation rather than a full-blown demise. By Kristian Rouz, Sputnik News US economy has not fared well in 2015 thus far, staggering and almost nearing a halt … Continue reading
Dollar Imperialism, 2015 Edition: Our Currency, Your Problem – OpEd
“The dollar is our currency, but it’s your problem.” This is what US Treasury Secretary John Connally said to his counterparts in the Rome G-10 meeting in November, 1971, shortly after the Nixon administration ended the dollar’s convertibility into gold and shifted the international monetary system into a global floating exchange rate regime. The world … Continue reading
After Francs Comes Dollar: Greenback Might Skyrocket Soon
By Sputnik After the Swiss National Bank (SNB) has undermined global confidence in regulators, any sudden action by the US Fed might trigger a feverish buyout of the dollar, pushing its FX rate sky-high, demolishing the entire architecture of international trade in goods and services. MOSCOW, January 21 (Sputnik), Kristian Rouz — The recent shock to the currencies … Continue reading
Making Sense of Dollar Strength
By Bradley Krom, Fixed Income & Currency WisdomTree Over the last several months, investors and economists alike have started to take note of the broad-based appreciation of the U.S. dollar.1 Should markets remain near current levels through the end of the year, the dollar will have appreciated by approximately 8.6% against a basket of developed … Continue reading
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