Is the US economy going down the drain?

the US dollar is doing poorly compared to many other currencies such as the Euro or the Canadian Dollar. If the US economy goes into a recession what would happen, and would it have any effect on the world or not?
I know it has to globalization lol, but what are the main causes for this change in value to occur?

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