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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SD51555, post: 2013838, member: 71871&quot;]This is purely a monetary phenomenon.&nbsp; Suddenly the Fed has created a strong dollar environment.&nbsp; For decades, we heard how a weak dollar was good for exports.&nbsp; I always thought it silly to try to have strong exports when we run a massive trade deficit.&nbsp; A narrow band of the economy wins on exchange rates while the rest of us pay through the nose at Walmart, the gas pump, and the grocery store.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Now that the strong dollar has arrived, commodities have fallen accordingly.&nbsp; Also look for your international exposure stocks to start noting earnings misses based on exchange rates, or at least negative effects from it.&nbsp; Grains, energy, metals, all in the toilet right now.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As soon as we jump back into the race to the bottom on currency debasement, prices will stabilize.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.moneynews.com/Markets/gold-silver-dollar-precious-metal/2014/10/31/id/604531/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.moneynews.com/Markets/gold-silver-dollar-precious-metal/2014/10/31/id/604531/" rel="nofollow">http://www.moneynews.com/Markets/gold-silver-dollar-precious-metal/2014/10/31/id/604531/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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