Why an Empire that Borrows from its Rivals is Doomed to Fail

Wall Street suffered its first reversal in eight days yesterday. The Dow dropped a modest 7 points.

For its part, gold rose $1.30 and the dollar fell.

More importantly, the latest news is that inflation rates continue to fall. Producer prices went down 0.8% in the last two months – and the rate of decline is accelerating. It won't be long before the US is in outright deflation – just like Japan.

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