A weaker dollar has been a boost for stock prices, especially for corporations who rely on exports and overseas operations for increasing revenues.

The policy burden not only bring soft budget constraint to affect the principal′s utility function, but also cause the problem of asymmetric information that induces managers to seek gray income .

With U. s. consumer spending softening, personal incomes faltering, and the dreaded "r" word back in the headlines, pessimists are wondering if America is about to follow in Japan's footsteps.