Fed Policy Lifts Greenback

June 5, 2008 - 11:52am

In his most recent speech, Ben Bernanke spoke about the dollar's weakness and its impact on producer and consumer price inflation. Bernanke has moved from focusing entirely on stability and growth to fighting inflation and the dollar decline. Folks such as Martin Feldstein recently said that the US didn't have a strong dollar policy, but it appears as though the Fed may have switched gears to fight inflation, and sees a strong dollar as a means to do so.

Snapshot asks, will the Fed's stance on the dollar continue to push the greenback higher?

Ben Bernanke - Remarks on the economic outlook
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Brad Setser - Does the US still have a strong dollar policy?

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