Gold and the US Dollar: The Long Term Perspective

Although in recent months the US dollar has been strong and gold weak, this is a very short-term perspective. In the long run, gold far outperforms, the Federal Reserve managed dollar.

(Chart via Gold-Eagle)

The Beginning of the End of Dominance for the U.S. Dollar

By Andrew Topf

Recent trade deals and high-level cooperation between Russia and China have set off alarm bells in the West as policymakers and oil and gas executives watch the balance of power in global energy markets shift to the East.

The reasons for the cozier relationship between the two giant powers are, of course, rooted in the Ukraine crisis and subsequent Western sanctions against Russia, combined with China's need to secure long-term energy supplies. However, a consequence of closer economic ties between Russia and China could also mean the beginning of the end of dominance for the U.S. dollar, and that could

Blockbuster Negative News Out of Asia Concerning Future of the US Dollar

By Simon Black

This morning some of the biggest financial news of the year made huge waves all over Asia.

Yet in the Western press, this hugely important information has barely even been mentioned. (CNBC.com, for example, has yet to report on this story as of 11:45am Eastern...)

So what's the news?

The End of the US Dollar Imperium; What Will It Look Like

Jeff Deist and Patrick Barron address the issue of monetary imperialism. How does the US use the dollar as a weapon of economic and cultural power? How long can it last? What might the unprecedented collapse of a worldwide reserve currency look like? And how do the BRIC nations and Asian central banks fight back?