Word: dollarization
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Stocks rise, the dollar falls and unemployment continues to worsen. How should investors make sense of the crosscurrents and what should they do with their money? To get a sense of the market's prospects, TIME spoke with Kirk Hartman, chief investment officer at Wells Capital Management, the investment division of Wells Fargo bank, with about $370 billion under management...
What do you make of the stock market's rise and the dollar's fall? I'm optimistic on the market. I think the economy has caught a huge break with low interest rates, which are really going to make a difference. While the weaker dollar is obviously a concern, it's helping exports to remain strong. At the end of the day, though, it's low interest rates that matter more to the stock market.(See the top 10 scared stock traders...
What's the outlook for commodities like gold? Risk aversion will continue, and that means continued interest in commodities. Gold will be strong but, interestingly, not because of inflation but because as the dollar gets weaker, people want someplace safe to put their money, and right now they view gold as more stable than the dollar.(Read "How to Know When the Economy Is Turning...
...Without the energy revolution that the IEA says is necessary, oil prices will rise by 2020 to about $100 a bbl. in pre-2008 dollar values and by 2030 to about...
TIME cites the "paradox" that women are still unhappy, even with all their current "equality." Then it states that the poll showed women often contribute to household income yet take on more of the responsibilities for the household, children and sick or elderly parents, while earning 77¢ on the dollar compared with men. Maybe there's a correlation...