Maybe he knows the fed won’t cut the fed funds rate….

Paulson says economy healthy

updated 10:33 p.m. ET, Fri., Dec. 7,2007
SOURCE: Reuters

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Friday Washington was following a strong dollar policy and indicated he expected it to rebound, emphasizing the U.S. economy’s long-term strength should help the currency.

But Paulson warned in a radio interview in Cape Town that some aspects of the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis would become worse before getting better.

Paulson is in South Africa partly for a weekend meeting of finance chiefs from the Group of 20 economies, some of whom have expressed concern that the dollar’s falling value is putting strain on their ability to export.

“We have very much a strong dollar policy … that’s in our nation’s interest. Our economy, like any other, goes through its ups and downs but I believe the U.S. economy will continue to grow and its long-term strength will be reflected in our currency markets,” Paulson told 567 Cape Talk radio.

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