An article in the Wall Street Journal in 2019 stated that a stubbornly strong dollar is looming

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An article in the Wall Street Journal in 2019 stated that “a stubbornly strong dollar is looming over a rebound in U.S. stocks, weighing on companies’ profits and stoking worries of slowing U.S. growth.”

a. What is a “strong dollar”? With a strong dollar, does it take more dollars or fewer dollars to buy a euro, pound, or yen? 

b. Why might a strong dollar reduce the profits of U.S. firms and slow growth in U.S. real GDP?  

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Economics

ISBN: 9780135957554

8th Edition

Authors: Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O Brien

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