Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency
by dalmo3 on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @07:11AM
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This is why the US is so great. You debase the dollar, the whole world suffers, and you can still claim "we've outperformed our peers". Fantastic.
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Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency
by llamaimperative on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @07:16AM
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The dollar traded at pretty stable levels through the 2020-2024 period, and most countries that could did similar things to their currencies as we did.
Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency
by throwaway2037 on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @09:50AM
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To be clear, it doesn't make sense to say "the dollar traded at pretty stable levels". You need an FX pair to make sense.
There are three big, floating currencies in the world: USD, EUR, and JPY. These currencies are overwhelming used for international trade. The USD<->EUR FX rate has been quite stable (~1.10) for about 10 years. However, the JPY<->USD FX rates has risen dramatically since 2022.
Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency
by llamaimperative on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @10:20AM
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To be clear, it's obvious I'm saying across a basket of all FX pairs, the US traded at pretty stable levels. There is no sign at all of debasement.
JPY, likewise, has performed terribly against a basket of all FX pairs.
JPY is the outlier.