Kudos, then, to the authors of “King Dollar” and “Our Dollar, Your Problem” on their improbably excellent timing. They’ve hit today’s headlines on the wing. What’s wrong with the dollar?

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Sort of! The dollar’s value fluctuates over time (inflation) and due to economic conditions (such as tariffs) based on how much you can purchase with that same dollar. Thus a dollar is really a ...

But the damage to the U.S. dollar in its capacity as the world’s major reserve currency may already be done, which could end up boosting the administration’s plan to boost domestic ...

It hasn’t worked out like that. The dollar has dropped 9% against other major currencies in 2025. The US relies on international capital to finance its budget and trade deficits. As Torsten Slok ...

MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio -- A Berea woman, 47, was arrested at about 4:30 p.m. April 15 after she passed out behind the steering wheel of a Chevrolet Avalanche parked outside Dollar General ...

Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world In 2019, I wrote a column about the coming “dollar doomsday scenario” in which a fundamental shift in ...

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Part of that first arrangement, was the system of managed exchange rates which lasted until 1971 when the US stopped the dollar’s convertibility to gold at the $35 rate. (Fun fact, gold hit $3. ...

Lee Majors became a true Hollywood legend in the 1970s, thanks to his unforgettable portrayal of Steve Austin in the iconic television show The Six Million Dollar Man. Almost overnight ...

The damage to Washington’s image and its relationships with the rest of the world, including South-East Asia, may be lasting. Donald Trump has once again wielded tariffs as a bargaining chip ...

NEW YORK, April 25 (Reuters) - The dollar headed for its first weekly gain since mid-March on Friday after China granted some tariff exemptions for U.S. imports, raising hopes that the trade war ...