debasement
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The debasement trade, in vogue last year, is the strategy that holds that the dollar will weaken in value, while so-called hard assets, like gold that cannot be printed by a central bank, will rise.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Meanwhile, the Fed’s hawkish stance “appears to have derailed the debasement trade, where assets such as gold were favored over currencies vulnerable to inflation, fiscal and monetary excess.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
It looks like the so-called debasement trade, fleeing the dollar and other fiat currencies for gold, is over for now.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Gold is likely a potential hedge against duration exposure and currency debasement, as debt and inflation keep long-term yields higher, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
When other entrepreneurs created jukeboxes by arranging for a phonograph to play popular music at the drop of a coin, Edison objected to this debasement, which apparently detracted from serious office use of his invention.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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