For decades, the dollar has served as the world's main reserve currency, but, argues Barry Eichengreen, it will soon have to share that role. Here's why and what it will mean for international markets and companies.http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110301-714544.html
For thousands of years Precious Metals (PM) such as Gold (Au) and Silver (Ag) have been utilized as real money for exchange, wealth store, and metric of value. While I am NOT an advocate of one single commodity backing our money (like a gold standard), I do believe that the price trend of PMs are the most important indicators of the value of fiat money, plus the crimes of corrupt banking corporations and governments that manipulate PM prices. The "Canary in the coal mine" is Gold - AuCanary.
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Lame Stream Media: WSJ Why Dollar's Reign Is Near An End
The WSJ gets in on the act: softening up the populace for whats next?