Investors are warming up to the U.S. stock market in the New Year, eager to get in on gains they missed while cautiously sitting out 2010. But anxiety hasn't totally evaporated, as fears over the declining U.S. dollar raise questions about the safety of U.S. equities.
The U.S. Federal Reserve likely will maintain interest rates near zero and continue its quantitative easing policy, contributing to the greenback's weakness.
"I fully expect the dollar to continue to disintegrate in 2011,"said Money Morning Chief Investment Strategist Keith Fitz-Gerald.