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forgotoldacc ◴[] No.44462155[source]
Looking at the scale of a few years, the dollar has been insanely overvalued post-COVID.

Historically, the euro has generally been a good bit more valuable than the dollar. But in 2022, the dollar was more valuable than the euro at a point. Recently it's been bouncing around at nearly 1 euro=1 dollar.

Then there's the yen. Used to bounce around between 1 dollar = 100~110 yen. Recently reached 1 dollar = 162 yen.

The dollar losing its value is a return to the pre-covid norm. Lots of countries pumped money into the US to make money off skyrocketing stocks and high interest rates, and now they're pulling it back into their countries. It's a high that can't last forever. And if it did last forever, that would not be good for the world as a whole since it would mean every country is supporting the US at the cost of devaluing themselves.

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1. corimaith ◴[] No.44462664[source]
>it would mean every country is supporting the US at the cost of devaluing themselves.

That's what they want as export based economies.

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2. forgotoldacc ◴[] No.44462746[source]
Not when you get to the point where your currency is so devalued that importing raw materials necessary for those exports becomes expensive, and basics like food and fuel become unaffordable for locals, as is the case in Japan.

A balance is necessary, and things have been off balance recently.