Further signs of U. S. economic recovery

From BLOOMBERG:

The strengthening U.S. economy, subdued inflation and rising stock prices are propelling the dollar rally into its fifth month as traders seek refuge from Europe’s fiscal crisis and Japanese deflation…

A year after correctly predicting the currency’s decline and likening it to the fall of Rome, Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc’s  Alan Ruskin said it may soar 22 percent to $1.10 per euro if Greece defaults.  (NewsLanc editor’s note –  The dollar had fallen as low as $1.50 to the Euro in 2008 / 2009.  It is currently around $1.35) …

The U.S. Labor Department will report on April 2 that 190,000 jobs were created this month, the most in three years, according to the median estimate of 62 economists surveyed by Bloomberg. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index has gained 5.6 percent in March, and the latest report on consumer prices showed the cost of living was unchanged in February, ensuring inflation won’t cut off the recovery…

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