Jack the Pipper

Well, this is something we haven’t exactly seen in a while. The US dollar is making good on positive fundamental developments; granted it’s being helped along a bit by ongoing worries in Greece.

So we’ve been harping on the rising concerns in Europe and what they may ultimately mean for the euro. But it’s clear that the worries are not confined to the EMU.

I am looking around this morning and there are all kinds of economic tidbits and news stories that, in isolation, could prove meaningful. But one item is particularly catching my attention … and everyone else’s, it seems.

In one of several brilliant campaign moves, Barack Obama enlisted the service of several big names to lead his economic decision-making. Why? Well, probably because he realized that he had no relevant experience of his own from which to lead.

Today’s US price data a bit hotter than expected this morning. China boom numbers out last night. And guess what, the dollar likes what it sees.

In The Wall Street Journal yesterday, Mr. Brown and Mr. Sarkozy, of Britain and France respectively, penned a piece for WSJ readers. Let’s start with this …

ECB fiddles while Athens riots. It just doesn’t work as well as “…Rome burns.” But I think you get the picture

I’ve included a link at the end of this article where Jack is talking to HoweStreet.com … discussing the expectations for the US dollar and its counterparts, as well as our perspective on Japan, UK, Eurozone and the potential for global market fallout from Greece.

I spoke to my father-in-law this weekend; he called to tell me he is digging through his walls now to see exactly how much inventory of gold he has on hand; his yard sale may begin soon if we see a couple more days like last Friday.

“Houston this morning broke a record with the earliest snowfall ever recorded in the city’s history,” the Houston Chronicle reported.