The House Financial Services Committee says American consumers are helped by a strong dollar, which lowers the price of imports to the tune of up to $45 billion per year in savings. In a $23 trillion economy, is an overvalued dollar really worth it?
The U.S. dollar is 14.3% overvalued against global currencies, contributing to trade deficits costing some six million jobs, many in manufacturing.
America’s international debt continues to grow. According to the federal government’s Bureau of Economic Analysis, our international debt, referred to in government data as Net International Investment Position (NIIP) reached negative $16.1 trillion at the end of 2022, in other words a debt of just over $16 trillion to foreigners. This is equivalent to 69%…
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today announced the launch of the Currency Misalignment Monitor (CMM), a new monthly index that tracks the misalignment of global currencies, including the dollar, in relation to the levels needed to balance global trade. The CMM uses the latest available data to estimate the level of…
Treasury says the dollar is overvalued, but has no plans to fix it. Wall Street will remain the deciding factor in the dollar’s fate. Meanwhile, foreign central banks take action.
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today released an update to the Domestic Market Share Index (DMSI), a new indicator that measures the success of U.S. manufacturing producers in the U.S. home market. The DMSI fell to 66.2 in Q2 2022, down from 67.2 in the previous quarter, indicating that domestic producers…
Currency misalignment reaching critical level WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today formally urged the federal government to address the U.S. dollar’s continuing overvaluation. In a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, and the leadership of the Senate Banking and House Financial Services Committees, CPA highlighted…
A look at what some senior executives are saying this earnings season about the dollar’s misalignment with the major currencies of the world.
CPA economists Jeff Ferry and Amanda Mayoral explain the continued deterioration of market share for domestic producers versus imports.
At a hearing by the U.S. China Economic and Security Review Commission, the Market Access Charge is brought up as a way to balance trade.