Is the U.S. dollar about to reverse course?

Written by Mike Fitzpatrick


Forrepparttar first time in several yearsrepparttar 111689 U.S. dollar has managed to gain value againstrepparttar 111690 world’s other major currencies. Duringrepparttar 111691 first three months of 2005,repparttar 111692 U.S. dollar is up approximately five percent against bothrepparttar 111693 yen andrepparttar 111694 euro. The gains forrepparttar 111695 dollar should be considered significant when consideringrepparttar 111696 United States still faces a growing trade imbalance. So far this year, currency traders have shifted their focus fromrepparttar 111697 United States’ large trade and current account shortfalls towardrepparttar 111698 higher rates of returns being offered on U.S. debt. The recent strength shown inrepparttar 111699 dollar has somewhat shifted sentiment withinrepparttar 111700 financial markets aboutrepparttar 111701 future direction ofrepparttar 111702 currency. A Bloomberg survey released earlier this week shows thatrepparttar 111703 major currency traders expect to see dollar weakness resume later inrepparttar 111704 year, butrepparttar 111705 sentiment among dollar bears is much weaker than it was atrepparttar 111706 start ofrepparttar 111707 year.

The strength shown inrepparttar 111708 U.S. currency thus far in 2005 should prove to be short-lived. The strong Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth duringrepparttar 111709 past eighteen months will begin to show signs of moving closer to more normal levels overrepparttar 111710 next couple months.

Blessing the Money You Spend

Written by Sam Stevens


A young girl opens a birthday card from her grand mother and folded insiderepparttar card is a crisp $100 bill along with congratulations and sincere wishes and hopes for happiness. A successful store rewards its customers who spend more than $20 with a bonus service or gift. A woman I know writes hearts on her cheques and blesses her creditors each time she makes a payment on a loan. These individuals don't know it but they are practicing a classic cosmic law of prosperity as well as blessing others with their good wishes. The young girl's confidence is increased andrepparttar 111686 $100 brings her hundreds of more dollars as she gets her first job. The store experiences increased business as customers rememberrepparttar 111687 kind gesture and return again and again to re-experiencerepparttar 111688 friendly vibration represented byrepparttar 111689 initial bonus or gift. One month,repparttar 111690 woman is unable to make her loan payment on time, yet mysteriously,repparttar 111691 payment is held for her without penalty. The types of actions describe above can be truly described as Money Magic at it's highest level. Most people think a money spell is about receiving money, however you can also spread blessings and increase your own good fortune by attaching and focusing a magical energy torepparttar 111692 money you send out. The key to this law of prosperity is to bless rather than curse or resentrepparttar 111693 money you have to pay others. The key is to see money as energy as opposed to a tangible object. One practice in magic is to gather, build and then release energy to achieve a particular purpose. That is why businesses often displayrepparttar 111694 first few dollars that they earn and tape them aboverepparttar 111695 cash register. This money represents "good luck" and additional good fortune. It is no coincidence that we callrepparttar 111696 coins jingling in our pockets "change,” as money can be used ritually to effect positives changes in your life. However our subconscious perceptions of money can stop us from being rich. Instinctively or subconsciously we may resent our bills orrepparttar 111697 money we must give to others. Money that is sent out with thoughts of resentment, anxiety or desperation tends to draw more resentful, anxious or desperate situations torepparttar 111698 sender.

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