Ernest HoffmanErnest Hoffman is a Crypto and Market Reporter for Kitco News. He has over 15 years of experience as a writer, editor, broadcaster and producer for media, educational and cultural organizations. Ernest began working in market news in 2007, establishing the broadcast division of CEP News in Montreal, Canada, where he developed the fastest web-based audio news service in the world and produced economic news videos in partnership with MSN and the TMX. He has a Bachelor's degree Specialization in ...

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explain to me why we have seen in the last few months weakness in the dollar. That's a that's a great question and of course the Treasury Department has the job of is responsible for the role of the dollar. I don't know.I think the I would go back to the thought that markets have been digesting an unusually challenging set of circumstances and have have reacted the way they've reacted. The dollar is kind of stabilized now. In fact, it's moved back up here in in the last couple of weeks a bit.And you know, t ...

What do you make of the action that we're seeing in the pre-market here in the US. We're seeing the major indices down right around one 1%. Surprised we aren't seeing a bigger reaction.That's exactly what I was going to say that I would have expected more. And I think that given what we're seeing, the potential rise in oil prices certainly complicates um the desire for this administration to bring in lower prices. Inflation is already a problem.Margins within the S&P 500 are under a lot of pressure. And one ...