The Falling Dollar

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By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, April 29, 2008.
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For years the US dollar was considered the world’s safest currency to use and trade. But now the dollar has dropped to a point where some won’t even exchange US currency anymore. A weak dollar is never good news for the economy but there are still some silver linings to a drop in the value of our currency. We’ll examine the reasons behind the falling dollar and how it may help and hurt our economy.

Guests

  • Tom Sedoric, Managing Director for Investments for Wachovia Securities, LLC in Portsmouth
  • Ross Gittell, James R. Carter Professor and Professor of Management at the University of New Hampshire’s Whittemore School of Business and Economics and Senior Fellow at the Carsey Institute

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