gold and the dollar

Gold Price, Inflation, Dollar Collapse, & BRICS

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GOLD PRICE, INFLATION, DOLLAR COLLAPSE

Expectations for gold to move higher in price are often tied to worsening inflation and a possible collapse in the U.S. dollar.

That sounds logical and there is historical precedent to support such expectations; but, some clarification is necessary first.

DEFINITION OF INFLATION 

Inflation is the debasement of money by governments and central banks. The inflation is intentional and all governments inflate and destroy their own currencies.

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Gold – US Dollar vs US Dollar Index

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When it comes to analysis of gold, the U.S. Dollar Index finds nearly universal acceptance. Or rather, when most analysts refer to comparison/correlation of the U.S. dollar to gold, they usually illustrate their point with a chart of the U.S. dollar index.

While they won’t say it straight out, most of them see the U.S. Dollar Index as a proxy for the U.S. dollar. But, is it?

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