In either case the weakening effect on the dollar should lift short-term earnings prospects for American exporters and the positive market response should spur consumer spending via the wealth effect.
The Fed's explicit goal has been to lift asset prices as a way to create a "wealth effect, " which is supposed to boost consumer and business confidence.
Ms Mayer found that although doubling the income of poor families would lift most children above the poverty line, it would have virtually no effect on their test scores and only a slight effect on social behaviour.
But while there is pretty much consensus within the scientific community about the protective effect these oils have on the heart, their impact upon the brain - whether to lift depression, curb violent urges, or simply to boost concentration - are less well documented.