The dollar is strengthening against all major currencies except the yen. That the currency of the nation where the subprime crisis originated — and where the Big Three automakers are begging for federal help to survive — should get stronger appears strange.
Why is this happening?
It's because the dollar, the world's de facto reserve currency, is experiencing a shortage as a result of the global credit crunch.
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