Sunday, January 28, 2018

Dollar Devaluation

A year ago the US dollar was worth 4 Israeli sheqels, today 3.38 and it is sinking. What happened? I assumed Israeli exports are flooding the country with dollars, but it is the dollar that lost value. What happened to America that its currency got devalued 20%? Nothing, there is no crisis, in fact, there is raging optimism thanks to Trump's pro-business policies.

The most probable cause, I assume, is the world's panic of a North Korea vs USA nuclear exchange. The Europeans succeeded in creating a crazy image of Trump and frighten themselves and the world. They are selling their dollars. For America, this is an export bonanza.

2 comments:

  1. Isn’t a devalued currency a good thing for a industrialized exporting economy? Japan, South Korea and China have all extremely devalued currencys.

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  2. Not really. Your imported materials (oil, metals, chips) become expensive. And foreigners buy your best real estate and fuck your best whores.

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