The dollar -- At long last the buck will bottom in 2008.

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In the last three years the buck is down 40% against the euro and Australian dollar and down 10% relative to the Singapore dollar.

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If you look at the Congressional Budget Office testimony that was released today, it said that in terms of bang for the buck, so in terms of how much kick you get from a dollar of budget costs, direct spending, like investing in roads and schools and other - the electricity grid is actually more effective than tax revisions.

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Unlike live wine auctions, where bids are often raised in hundred-dollar increments, an online bid can be upped by just a buck, though the exact amount varies from one site to another.

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Thus, if a fundamental reason for the dollar to rally should emerge, there could be some fireworks in the buck as the fast-money rushes to cover their shorts.

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Yet the chief reason they campaign for a measured U.S. buck-weakening program is to "correct" our growing external deficit and avoid a dollar crash and financial market chaos.

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With the prices of stocks, emerging markets, and commodities (ALL commodities) tied to the movement in the dollar, well, the computers had already been prepped on what to do when the buck bagan to rise.

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It was one of those funny days when the dollar and precious metals moved in the same direction, but with not as much pep in the buck.

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