A falling greenback is generally good for the growing world. As a result of poor international locations borrow extra within the buck than wealthy ones, their debt payments turn into much less burdensome. On the similar time, imports turn into cheaper, offering a balm to overseas reserves which might be typically stretched, and traders turn into extra optimistic. So it was from 1971 to 1978 (the final time poor international locations actually splurged on infrastructure) and from 2004 to 2008 (when commodity exporters turned unexpectedly flush).
