# Professor Robert Whitelaw discusses the current weakness of the US dollar

1 Faculty News July 18, 2017 ![Marketplace Logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/marketplace_logo.jpg?itok=IIav3Udj)>

Excerpt from [Marketplace](https://www.marketplace.org/2017/07/18/economy/domestic-politics-not-only-reason-weak-dollar) -- "People perceive the US economy as the most desirable place to invest."

[Listen here](https://www.marketplace.org/2017/07/18/economy/domestic-politics-not-only-reason-weak-dollar)