Greenspan- Trade deficit is threat to investment

Saturday, November 20, 2004

WASHINGTON -- Swollen trade deficits eventually could threaten the economy by souring foreign appetites to invest in the United States, Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan warned Friday. The dollar, already sliding, took another nosedive after his remarks.

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