Welcome To The Currency War, China Edition
Here’s one for the “seriously, you’re surprised?” file: China pegs its currency, the yuan, to the dollar, the dollar soars, taking the yuan with it…and
Here’s one for the “seriously, you’re surprised?” file: China pegs its currency, the yuan, to the dollar, the dollar soars, taking the yuan with it…and
The premise of a currency war is that by devaluing its currency a country is able to sell things overseas more cheaply, which gooses its
The term gets tossed around a lot, but the meaning and consequences of a “currency war” aren’t intuitively clear to most people. Especially confusing is
Twelve short months ago, the immediate future looked like a lock. Overvalued equities had to fall, ridiculously-low interest rates had to rise, and beaten-down precious
The dollar is on a tear. And the world is scrambling to figure out what it means. Beginning with the always-interesting Martin Armstrong in a
By now it’s an article of faith within the sound money community that most major countries have borrowed so much that they’re left with only
In one sense, energy doesn’t matter all that much to what’s coming. Once debt reaches a certain level, oil can be $10 a barrel or
As it tries to punish Russia for the latter’s dismemberment of Ukraine, the West is discovering that the balance of power isn’t what it used
It’s amazing how quickly China went from being the world’s savior to its biggest danger. To recap: When the developed world stepped off a cliff
Based on the past few weeks’ stock market action, Japan’s decision to flood the world with yen looks like a raging success. It’s not of
Most of the recent “currency war” talk refers to countries trying to lower the value of their currencies to gain a trade advantage and/or make
Say you’re an up-and-coming superpower wannabe with dreams of dominating your neighbors and intimidating everyone else. Your ambition is understandable; rising nations always join the
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