Gold and crypto currencies hit record levels largely because the dollar no longer seems a reliable investment for capitalists. This is not only because of the rise of BRICS, but because of Mordor’s freezing the assets of foreign countries has undermined confidence in the dollar as an international currency. All this has next to nothing to do with the real economy which is either rising slowly (China), stagnant or in recession (Germany, Britain, Japan).
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