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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (34646)5/12/2008 8:11:36 AM
From: elmatador  Read Replies (1) of 218700
 
Some economists point to the real estate bubble as a prime example of the dangers of too much cheap money washing in: Speculators drive prices sky-high, setting markets up for a punishing fall.

"a financial crisis here, a military misadventure there — Americans could count on money sloshing up thick on their shores."

Virtually limitless demand for American government bonds has supported the dollar’s value, and kept domestic interest rates down. Americans have been emboldened to spend in blissful disregard of their debts, secure that foreigners would always supply finance. And that devil-may-care spending has in turn fueled economic growth around the world.



The Dollar: Shrinkable but (So Far) Unsinkable
nytimes.com
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