to have a stronger dollar would be my number one choice. we need to get ben bernanke out of the way. for me, the thing that scares me the most is him not getting out of the way. i think if you get him out of the way and the market is trying to get him out of the way, what ends up happening, the dollar strengthens, come modmodity pri come down. you start to get some consumption growth in the economy, which is how this economy works. the household balance sheets have been improving. keith, when you say get ben bernan bernanke out of the way? you mean he doesn t need to be pumping $85 billion a month into the economy. i want the guy out of the way. he has to stop with the bond buying. take off the training wheels and let s let it go. michelle, what s your rating on the u.s. economy? i don t know. i would be a little bit more careful than keith and say let s
build in the market. so the outlook should be much more positive in terms of future home prices. that s one of the biggest assets for household balance sheets. starting to see the appreciation is very powerful in terms of building back household wealth and fueling consumer spending and helping to support overall confidence. do you agree with this, keith? big-time. it is the first time that your home and stock market portfolio are up double digits at the same time year to date. that is one of the most misunderstood and positive things that s driving positive consumer confidence. you get a lot of people that are getting very regress sieve. america the things they own are going up in prices. housing prices could be up 12-15% year over year, christine, which i think would be phenomenal. i hope that is in my zip code. keith, michelle, both of you have a great weekend. you as well double irish with a dutch
greece. from ux treem greed to extreme fear. concerns over a global recession already creating volatility for investors. this week saw the biggest single day decline in the dow this year. i would give our economy a b to a b plus. the other guy s is dragging us down. why might you be feeling optimistic. housing prices on the rise, consumer confidence at a five-year high, fewer americans filing for unemployment. will america s comeback continue or will the u.s. be dragged down by a world economy in turmoil? i want to bring in keith mccullough and michelle myer. nice to see both of you this weekend. keith, you say the economy gets a b minus but we could get an a. what makes you so optimistic? how do we get that a? if we did more of the same, it would be awesome. a b plus could be an a. an a is what it is relative to the rest of the world already.
0 major league baseball team. we will talk to him. at 4:00 eastern, they aren t married, they aren t in love but they want to be parents together, friends with kids. we ll take a look at this new type of modern family. first, will a world economy and turmoil derail america s economic comeback. christine romans has answers as your money starts right now. another week of volatility in the markets. the reason? global unrest. uncertainty about the fed s role in propping up the economy. i am christine romans. this is your money. from space, earth appears peaceful. while science points to a u.s. economy that is ready to take off, the rest of the world is struggling to take fights. riots in turkey, slow growth in china, unrest over harsh cuts in greece. from ux treem greed to extreme fear. concerns over a global recession already creating volatility for investors. this week saw the biggest single day decline in the dow this year. i would give our economy a b to a b plus. the other