[quote]Why just the mention of selective facts that give the impression that the worst is behind us? [/quote]

Because it is? Notwithstanding the fact that mortgage interest rates are 0.5% lower than they would’ve been if not for gov’t intervention…

BTW, if you’re confident that there will be a dollar collapse some time soon, you can probably make a lot of money in the futures market … I took a peek at forex futures and there is no indication of an upcoming dollar collapse there. Evidently, institutional forex traders are oblivious to the danger. Time to show those Wall Street types that they can be bested by a faithful Bloomberg reader.