Bucking the Dollar’s Decline
The main argument supporting inflation is based on the current prices in the commodity markets. The argument postulates that the massive injections of capital through low interest rates and the
government’s active purchase of long term treasuries is debasing the U.S dollar and making our products cheaper on the international market. The logic is sound in assuming that price paid has a
direct relation to the exchange rate. However, since 2007, the U.S. Dollar Index is down less than 5%. This doesn’t seem so bad on the surface until one considers that because the U.S. Dollar Index
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