Declining US Dollar , best exchange rate ???

Normally when I travel I get the best exchange rate by using my bank ATM card. But if you are talking about a large sum of money you may want to talk to several institutions with large european presence.

As to whether the dollar is "going away for good" or not, that's a whole different question (which you didn't ask). One may just think that the US dollar is at the bottom right now and it's a good time to buy dollar.

Well all the people I talk to say that they can't see a reason why would the USD reverse it's course with this widening trading deficit. It does not look like that the US treasury is going to increase the benchmark interest rates anytime soon. So I'm asking what do you all think about the dollar decline ??

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I can't say with any certainty what the future will hold for the USD, but I wouldn't focus on trade deficit as a sole source of dollar degradation or a "threatened economy".

I am an Economics major (Austrian economics, that is) and a libertarian, so I happen to like the Cato Organization alot, but maybe my bias has clouded my vision.

I have also read numerous studies that suggest we run an ever increasing trade deficit because or economy is evolving into a service based economy. It is hard to outsource occupations like Engineers, Doctors, Lawyers, DHR case workers, CPAs, Chefs, Writers, etc, etc. As more people turn to service based jobs we import more of our mfg goods. A service based economy enjoys higher average wages and fewer employment problems. Look at the nation's employment history of steel workers, motorcity auto workers, and farmers to name a few.