Market Talk – April 17, 2024
ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 decreased 509.40 points or -1.32% to 37,961.80 Shanghai increased 64.31 points or 2.14% to 3,071.38 Hang [...]
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