Thedollarhas been mixed in the past month against currencies from some fast-growing emergingeconomies, and some investorsexpect those currencies tostaystrong.
There's a great deal of talk lately about an alleged 'Beijing Consensus' in which repressive authoritarian dictatorships will allegedly guide mixedeconomies toward global economic domination.
Sales in southern Europe - including Italy and Greece - fell 8% but remained profitable, while in northern Europe they rose 11%, reflecting the mixed fortunes of the various eurozone economies.