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Just in case anyone's interested in the source of Morgan's quote:

“Money is gold. Nothing else.”

Testimony of J.P. Morgan Before the Bank and Currency Committee of the House of Representatives, at Washington D.C. Appointed for the Purpose of Investigating an Alleged Money Trust in “Wall Street”, December 18 and 19, 1912. p 48.

Source: https://www.loc.gov/item/13001206/

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Nice take and nice charts. You've tied together something that most who complain about "government money printing" never tie together. "Printing" is the supply side. You can print all you want as long as the demand is there.

But, what they've done recently is attack demand. By sanctioning Russia, they've sent a message to everyone: 'You could be next if you don't get in line.' That attacks the demand side. Countries and others think twice about whether they want to be the next one censored. It's the most foolish think our government has done, monetarily, in decades. Stated differently, they've undermined the credible neutrality of the dollar.

As you say, demand for the dollar won't evaporate. There are trillions of cross-border transactions still denominated in dollars because . . . there's no better alternative. But, better alternatives are sure to arise -- eventually -- when the existing alternative is continually debased, and when those who use it feel threatened.

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