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Re:Since mid-April, the Fed has withdrawn ~$140B of liquidit... by ecommerceguy on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @04:06PM (#32930810)
You say "relative to nearly every other currency since then", I say "race to the bottom". To each their own.
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Re:Since mid-April, the Fed has withdrawn ~$140B of liquidit... by colinmhayes on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @04:10PM (#32930861)
Having a strong currency isn't necessarily a good thing. It makes it much harder to export goods and services.
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Re:Since mid-April, the Fed has withdrawn ~$140B of liquidit... by baremetal on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @04:16PM (#32930941)
What does america export? Agricultural products. People have to eat. Agricultural products have pricing power, especially in the current global environment.

Food, beverage and feed: $133 billion. ... Crude oil, fuel and other petroleum products: $109 billion. ... Civilian aircraft and aircraft engines: $99 billion. ... Auto parts, engines and car tires: $86 billion. ... Industrial machines: $57 billion.

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Re:Since mid-April, the Fed has withdrawn ~$140B of liquidit... by NovemberWhiskey on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @04:32PM (#32931131)
Services: ~$700 billion.
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Re:Since mid-April, the Fed has withdrawn ~$140B of liquidit... by baremetal on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @04:37PM (#32931196)
yeah services are gonna take a hit.
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