The raising of the value of the Yuan can make it less expensive for China to import oil and other commodities but can also increase the price of oil to the U.S. consumers as the value of the dollar continues to decline.

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These companies make up more than half of the value of Hong Kong's markets, from less than 5% in 1993.

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That, figures Feltus, will make them less likely to wind up underwater and less likely to turn in the keys than homebuyers who financed the entire value of their homes, or close to it, in later years.

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