Tesla and China
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PREMIUM: Overseas Movement
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Jive Turkey
Lest anyone thinks that the near-dictatorship of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has no consequences, this is what the Turkish Lira has done versus the US Dollar over the years. I suspect I could go into Istanbul and buy a house with the change in my pocket.
China is Failing
Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.
Dedollarisation?
Dedollarisation; the hip new buzz phrase may actually play out this time, for a while
The multitude of analysts that have been waiting for the “death of the dollar” (DoD) for at least a couple of decades now have a new jingle. “Dedollarisation” by global entities trading in goods and services will finally kill old Uncle Buck, or if you like, remove “King Dollar” from his throne.
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