The incredibly shrinking dollar

Wed, 10/31/2007 - 4:40pm

Time to cancel that weekend trip to Europe:


Euro-dollar exchange rate, last 3 months

Or to Britain: 


Pound-dollar exchange rate, last 3 months

Oh, and by the way:

Oil surged more than 4 percent to a record over $94 a barrel on Wednesday after a steep drop in U.S. inventories fueled winter supply concerns and the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates.

Under ordinary circumstances, I am vehemently opposed to emoticons, but this calls for a big :( .

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