From Richard Russell in Dow Theory Letters:
Now I'll let you in on an awful secret. The US, despite all its BS talk, really wants a lower dollar. The fact is that the US is doing absolutely nothing to defend the dollar.
Of course, if the Fed wanted to defend the dollar they could halt their mass printing of dollars, and they could raise interest rates. And Bernanke could win the 800 meter race at the next Olympics at Rio.
But let's be rational - how in God's name is the US going to pay off trillions in debt? By raising taxes? Impossible. They could renege on the debt like Argentina - unthinkable. But there is a way - they'll try to minimize the importance of the debt with a cheaper devalued dollar.
That's the time-honored US way, but loyal Americans don't believe it. If they did, gold would be selling at $4000 an ounce.
Now I'll let you in on an awful secret. The US, despite all its BS talk, really wants a lower dollar. The fact is that the US is doing absolutely nothing to defend the dollar.
Of course, if the Fed wanted to defend the dollar they could halt their mass printing of dollars, and they could raise interest rates. And Bernanke could win the 800 meter race at the next Olympics at Rio.
But let's be rational - how in God's name is the US going to pay off trillions in debt? By raising taxes? Impossible. They could renege on the debt like Argentina - unthinkable. But there is a way - they'll try to minimize the importance of the debt with a cheaper devalued dollar.
That's the time-honored US way, but loyal Americans don't believe it. If they did, gold would be selling at $4000 an ounce.
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