Market Talk – July 26, 2024
ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 decreased 202.10 points or -0.53% to 37,667.41 Shanghai increased 4.16 points or 0.14% to 2,890.90 Hang [...]
Assets v Currency
QUESTION: Hello Mr Armstrong. I read your blog daily, and i can t say thank you enough.
on interest rate, you say market rallied when they got the rumors of roosevelt devaluating the dollar creating a currency inflation. am i wrong when i understand they feared losing money so they bought tangible assets?
best regards from France
M
ANSWER: Correct. Tangible assets are always the hedge against a decline in the currency. This is why gold has been rising more so in other currencies than US dollars.
M
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