Showing posts with label Dollar lower. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dollar lower. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Dollar to Weaken as Reserve Status Erodes, says Pimco, world’s biggest bond fund at $169 bill, unit of German insurer Allianz.

Dollar is down 12% from high in March 09. Will drop most against emerging market currencies. Investors might want to diversify

While we have not yet reached the point where a new global reserve currency will arise, we are clearly seeing a loss of status for the U.S. dollar as a store of value even in the absence of a single viable alternative,. .....

China, the world’s largest holder of foreign- currency reserves, and Russia have both called for a new global currency to replace the dollar as the dominant place to store reserves. ....

The greenback is falling this year 09 as U.S. authorities pledged $12.8 trillion to combat a recession that has cost financial companies $1.6 trillion in writedowns and losses, raising concern there is an oversupply of the currency

Pimco Says Dollar to Weaken as Reserve Status Erodes (Update2) - Bloomberg.com