text: a senior economist predicted the u.s. dollar would decline another 30 pct by year-end but said he foresees no significant change in u.s. interest rates. the market recognizes another 30 pct dollar depreciation is necessary said rudiger dornbush of the massachusetts institute of technology. he said the only thing preventing the dollar from dropping far below current levels was intervention by central banks in definace of market forces. he said artifical support of the dollar had put the worlds financial markets in an excessively volatile position however and predicted that within about four months it is going to be very difficult to keep the dollar in place. the forecasts dornbush added are for a steady deterioration from now on. dornbush a university of chicago-educated economist works with the national bureau of economic research as well as mit. he spoke here at the invitation of panamas national banking association sponsor of a three-day international banking convention that got under way yesterday. dornbush discarded fears of soaring u.s. interest rates because of the declining dollar. the u.s. cannot raise interest rates. if it raises interest rates all the debts will bounce in the foreign sector ... and all over latin america he said. Reuter
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