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Why does the world want dollars? Because of high interest rates, thriving economy in U.S.

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Apr 23, 2024
The greenback is so strong that Japan and South Korea have complained.
“The U.S. has strong growth, strong earnings potential, and so we’re drawing in global equity investment,” said Win Thin at Brown Brothers Harriman.
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Five things to think about when Trump says he wants a weaker dollar

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Aug 23, 2019
When thinking about the U.S. dollar, it's important to think globally.
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The U.S. dollar loses ground

by Ryan Kailath
Jan 2, 2018
The value of the dollar dropped some 10 percent in 2017. That’s the greenback’s worst performance in more than a decade. And analysts say the dollar could lose even more ground this year.  Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 
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The steel business is trying to stay strong

by Kai Ryssdal and Hayley Hershman
Aug 25, 2015
A strong U.S. dollar makes exports tough.
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Russian ruble suffers huge one-day fall

by Tracey Samuelson
Dec 2, 2014
What’s a country to do as its currency collapses? Russia basically needs to weather the storm.
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