Friday, 29 July 2011

Dollar Plunges Amid US Debt Impasse

'The dollar sank further against the euro on Wednesday both in Asian and European markets, sending the EU single currency to the high levels of $1.4520 and $1.4530, AFP reported. This comes after the White House threatened that President Barack Obama would veto a Republican plan on raising the debt ceiling.

The plan proposed by House Speaker John Boehner would impose $1.2 trillion in spending cuts, and establish a select congressional commission to propose an additional $1.8 trillion in savings by Thanksgiving, November 24, 2011. The plan, in general, aims for about $3 trillion in spending cuts over 10 years.'

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