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John Fletcher, technical analysist of derivatives, ETFs & equities with Charles Stanley, examines th...

John Fletcher, technical analysist of derivatives, ETFs & equities with Charles Stanley, examines the future of the US dollar If my A-level physics can be remembered, according to Newton's third law of motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Recently, the US President Elect Barack Obama, announced a massive stimulus package that looks to eventually exceed $1 trillion. These funds would be invested into massive projects to build roads and bridges and to make public buildings more energy-efficient and extend high-speed internet across the nation, to name ...

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