Jeffrey Mosher sits in for Chris Holman as Michigan Business Beat catches up with our frequent guest for financial insight, Stephen Hicks, Co-CEO, Siena Wealth Advisors, based in Grand Ledge, which serves all of Michigan. This time around Stephen takes a trip around the globe reviewing the pulse of not only the American economy, but the latest on Europe, Japan, and the BRIC countries (Brasil, Russia, India, and China). He then reviews the impact of a strong U.S. dollar, and how that is impacting international trade.