New York Post

The truth about the US dollar’s weakness — and fears of its growing threat to US stocks

The US dollar is getting hammered. It’s weak against the euro, the British pound, Canada’s loonie and the Aussie. It just logged what many call its “worst first half ever.” That, the bears say, shows faltering confidence in US assets. They expect ...
NPR

Why is the dollar off to a weak start this year?

President Trump's trade policies are accelerating a weakening of the U.S. dollar, which is off to its worst start of a year in half a century, according to Harvard University economics professor Kenneth Rogoff. "I don't think there's any question that ...
Forbes

A Weakening Dollar Is No Accident—And Not Without Consequences

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Carrie McCabe reports on asset management, strategy, and investing. I’m an optimist, and I invest accordingly—for the long term. But I’ve learned that staying optimistic doesn’t ...
New York Post

Dollar Tree stock plunges as it warns tariffs will squeeze margins despite demand for its cheap goods

Dollar Tree shares plunged 7.8% Wednesday after the company said tariff costs will squeeze margins despite strong demand for its low-price goods. It forecast current-quarter profit of 57 cents – missing Wall Street expectations of $1.33, according to ...
Morningstar

The US Dollar’s Value Is Down—and These 3 Investments Are Way, Way Up

“How has the stock market gone up in the face of all this?” It’s a question I’ve fielded repeatedly from investors unnerved by tariffs, the US government shutdown, debt and deficits, and other macroeconomic worries. Clearly, enthusiasm for ...
Forbes

No Such Thing As Dollar ‘Supply’ And ‘Demand,’ There’s Just Production

A stack of US dollar bills are seen during an AFP interview with North Korean defector Park Sang-hak in Seoul on June 25, 2024. Park considers the propaganda balloons he floats into his homeland to be part of a tradition of psychological warfare, and vows ...
Los Angeles Times

Dollar poised for worst first 100 days of presidency since Nixon

A dollar gauge is on track for its worst performance during the first 100 days of a U.S. presidency in data going back to the Nixon era, when America abandoned the gold standard and switched to a free-floating exchange rate. The U.S. dollar index has lost ...
The Motley Fool

Dollar General and Dollar Tree Are Both Dollar Stores, but They're Actually Very Different. Here's What That Means for Investors.

Dollar General sells considerably more consumables to rural shoppers with few options for a price trade-down. Dollar Tree, meanwhile, sells a lot of dirt-cheap discretionary items to a more urban crowd. These two stocks' differing recent performances could ...
Newsweek

The Dollar Is Sinking: Here’s Why

The U.S. dollar is tumbling as President Donald Trump's economic agenda—at the executive and legislative level—takes full shape. Economists told Newsweek this could advance Trump's goal of promoting American goods in foreign markets and strengthening ...
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