The Treasury has stated that it wishes to maintain a cash buffer of $US500 billion ($628.6 billion) in normal times as a reserve to cover terrorist strikes, natural disasters, market shocks,

Westpac’s Imre Speizer says the US dollar index did dip slightly after US data showed that fewer jobs than expected had been added to the economy in August, although the drop

However, the weaker dollar has made U.S. goods cheaper to purchase for overseas buyers, making American manufacturers more competitive. U.S. multi-national corporations, which earn a significant portion of their profits from

The bad news just keeps piling on for the dollar.

The US dollar index has fallen every month since February. This is its longest losing streak in 14 years. At some