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cm0002@lemmings.world to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · 23 hours ago

US Dollar Down 10% Since Trump Took Office — Paul Graham Warns 'You've Become Poorer' Without 11% Net Worth Gain

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US Dollar Down 10% Since Trump Took Office — Paul Graham Warns 'You've Become Poorer' Without 11% Net Worth Gain

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cm0002@lemmings.world to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · 23 hours ago
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Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham warned on Thursday that Americans need an 11% increase in net worth just to maintain purchasing power following the dollar’s significant decline since President Donald Trump‘s inauguration. Dollar Index Shows Sharp ...
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    I bought an ounce for grins at that time and just sold it for 60% gains.

    Im not sure how gold can be up so high along with the stock market. Those two things should he inverse of each other.

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      Wild guess, but perhaps some people see the economic writing on the wall and have moved their investments into gold?

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      Because the arock market has become completely detached from any actual economic indicators.

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      https://www.visualcapitalist.com/central-banks-now-hold-more-gold-than-u-s-treasuries/

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      Are stocks and gold are going up or is the dollar going down?

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        Yes.

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      I would think normally they are static-ish inverse but during transition periods like now there would be pricing gaps for example as people flee dollar to go to gold, velocity on gold changes might be higher

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        6 month streak is a bit of a transition period. That’s 2 negative earning periods for Tesla and for some reason that stock keeps going up.

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