Who’s in Trouble, the US Dollar or Emerging Economies? (Nikkei Asia)

The U.S. dollar has surged on the country’s steep economic rebound, in a trend that threatens emerging economies struggling with the resurgent COVID-19 pandemic. 

The theoretical value of the dollar noticeably fell after the U.S. government began to write checks to help Americans through the pandemic, causing its debt to swell. But the market changed direction earlier this year. READ MORE [GOOGLE CACHE]

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