Currency Component

The dollar is down by over 30% since 2002. Our .gov prints them to pay for stuff and they become worth less.
China has over 1 trillion of these depreciating dollars in reserves as well. When they enter the market place to buy raw materials, it bids up the price, just as Iraq.gov buying 5.56mm with newly printed dollars bids up the price.
Anyone get a 30% raise lately? Thought so.
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