Dollar Index Slides to Lowest in 14 Months

The Dollar Index has fallen to its lowest level since August 2008, dropping to 75.767. The Dollar Index measures the U.S. dollar against the Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, Swiss franc, yen, pound and euro.

Low interest rates and U.S. dollar value have investors treating the greenback as a carry trade, and are selling of their dollars in order to get better returns on higher-yielding currencies.

While the U.S. asserts they want a strong dollar, their practices contradict that assertion, and foreign countries are concerned over their own manufacturing bases which are dependent on a stronger dollar to sell goods in the U.S. at a decent profit.

Of course U.S. manufacturers would like a weak dollar to continue, as that would help prop up the industry; strengthening it and eventually creating more jobs, while also shrinking trade deficits.