Odds ‘n Sods:

US Dollar Trades Near Record Low Against Euro Before Durable Goods. When I checked last, the US Dollar Index was down to 78.56. Some analysts suggest 75 or perhaps even 72 as the next support level.

  o o o

Dr. Gary North asks: Has the Fed Lost Control Over Money?

   o o o

From The Boston Herald, by way of SHTF Daily: Despite Fed cuts, mortgage rates rise

   o o o

Stephen in Iraq sent us this: Subprime Panic Freezes $40 Billion of Canadian Commercial Paper