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Re:The ballooning money supply may be the key to unlocking i... by des429 on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @02:23PM (#24768382)
Because what's the alternative to US treasuries? Everything else in the world is either more unstable or offering zero yield.
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Re:The ballooning money supply may be the key to unlocking i... by david927 on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @04:07PM (#24769752)
Gold

Zero yield is golden for the next x number of years. A ship in the harbor isn't making you money but it's also not getting destroyed in the storm.

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Re:The ballooning money supply may be the key to unlocking i... by alexjray on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @02:29PM (#24768477)
Gold?
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Re:The ballooning money supply may be the key to unlocking i... by farseer on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @03:02PM (#24768960)
For all you know the gold price can halve if there is an economic recovery sooner than expected. The same drastic movement (either way) is not going to happen to US bonds.
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Re:The ballooning money supply may be the key to unlocking i... by AnimalMuppet on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @05:49PM (#24770717)
If there's a big jump in inflation, the same drastic movement is exactly going to happen to US bonds.
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