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<text id=89TT1838>
<title>
July 17, 1989: Business Notes:The Dollar
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1989
July 17, 1989 Death By Gun
</history>
<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
<hdr>
BUSINESS, Page 77
Business Notes
THE DOLLAR
Once a Rocket, Now a Rock
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<p> As the U.S. dollar comes down from its recent flight of
fancy, will the fall be dangerously fast? Only a month ago, the
currency was rising so relentlessly that economists were
concerned that its strength would worsen the trade deficit by
making U.S. exports too costly. That fear seemed misplaced last
week as the dollar plunged to a level some 7.5% below its
mid-June highs, closing the week at 1.87 deutsche marks and 139
yen.
</p>
<p> The reeling dollar reflected fears of recession. The
Federal Reserve Board appears ready to spur the economy by
letting interest rates fall, but that could further undermine
the dollar by making U.S. investments less attractive to
foreigners. Unemployment reached 5.3% in June, up from 5.2% in
May, another sign of a slowdown.
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</body></article>
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