No one is claiming that the US dollar is no longer the primary reserve currency of the world. No one was claiming a "sell off". What is at issue is the decline of the US dollar as to primary reserve currency as one nation after another sidesteps the use of the US dollar as a reserve currency. Brazil and Australian have both worked out deals with China in the last couple of weeks for instance. as the US becomes less of a player, its power and influence will wain, and its interest rate will go up. The latter will depress the economy. 'Concern' would be a better word choice than 'panic'.Quote:
Originally Posted by ghettopalmetto
I think that you were also confusing my comment, "Less demand for US dollars internationally will drive those dollars home. A larger domestic supply of dollars chasing after the same amount of goods and services will drive prices up."
with a "sell off" which is different. As fewer nations will be demanding dollars for trade, there is less demand for those dollars so they come home to roost. I think we should expect more foreign takeovers of US business and real estate as a logical way of getting rid of those dollars. More demand for US properties will lead to higher prices [[supply/demand). That isn't all bad although we will lose some control.
In a partial audit of the Federal Reserve a couple of years ago, it was revealed that the Fed had printed and distributed $16T and that some of those trillions had been distributed to foreign banks. That should partially answer your questions about increases and dampening interest rates. Unemployment hitting 12% across the Euro-zone is another reason the dollar is hanging on.
