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Re:More weakness seen as dollar posts worst year since 2017 by ianai on Sunday January 03, 2021 @08:09PM (#25626921)
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/forex/051415/pros-cons...

“ While a strong dollar benefits Americans in many ways, it can also hurt domestic companies that conduct a lot of their business overseas and their investors.”

Part of why China sucked in the world’s manufacturing capacity was it held down its inflation rate by printing money to keep its currency weak for decades.

Re:More weakness seen as dollar posts worst year since 2017 by bingbong70 on Monday January 04, 2021 @01:52PM (#25636096)
It would be more accurate to say "the US exported its own inflation to China" ... now it is time to pay the price for it since "there aint no such thing as a free lunch" or TANSTAAFL.
Re:More weakness seen as dollar posts worst year since 2017 by nly on Monday January 04, 2021 @03:11AM (#25628795)
The US-China trade deficit is only a few hundred billion, which is peanuts at this scale.
Re:More weakness seen as dollar posts worst year since 2017 by wolfretcrap on Sunday January 03, 2021 @09:36PM (#25627409)
How do you reduce inflation by printing more money?
Re:More weakness seen as dollar posts worst year since 2017 by ianai on Sunday January 03, 2021 @09:46PM (#25627464)
sorry, conversion rate with respect to other currencies