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...scale dumping of dollars would crush the value of their remaining holdings. Shifting out of dollars could also be dangerous for the global economy, pushing the beleaguered currency even lower and triggering sharply higher interest rates in the U.S. That in turn would slow the U.S. economy and depress demand for all those imported goods, potentially triggering a worldwide recession...
...costs low enough to allow the President to consider his new initiatives. But foreigners may be reaching their saturation point when it comes to funding the U.S.'s profligate lifestyle. The nation sucks up 80% of the world's available savings. If the dollar loses its cachet, foreigners will demand higher interest rates, which, if they rise fast or far enough, could topple the economy...
...feel comfortable that the fate of the economy sits largely in the hands of its creditors, especially when all parties are playing an international blame game. Europeans want the U.S. to cut the deficit; the U.S. wants Europe to stop whining and stimulate its economy, which would generate domestic demand and offset business lost to the U.S. and China because the weak dollar has made European goods so much more expensive. Both European and U.S. officials want China to revalue its yuan. With a hot economy and trade surplus, the Chinese, many Westerners believe, can handle a stronger currency...
That's a good sign. In this delicate balance, if the Japanese hold their dollars, if the Chinese let the yuan rise even a little and suggest they are willing to go further, if Europe does something to jump-start demand at home, and if the U.S. addresses its budget shortfall--well, we may just escape this jam without a scratch. That's a lot of ifs. But, thankfully, everyone has something at stake. --With reporting by Steve Barnes/ Little Rock, Paul Cuadros/Chapel Hill, Matt Forney/ Beijing, Jim Frederick/Tokyo, Peter Gumbel and Jonathan Shenfield/Paris, Eric Roston/Washington, Michael Schuman/Hong Kong...
Even that may not be enough if attacks persist at their current level. The demand for armored vehicles will keep rising. "Every time we get close to the duck as he's flying and we're catching up and we're trying to get a lead on him, the thing's upped," General Peter Schoomaker, the Army Chief of Staff, told Congress last month. Troops in the field say they don't have enough vehicles, period. If one goes down, they can't just drive over to a parking lot and pick up a new one. In insurgent hot spots...