debasement
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Debasement refers to investors’ and traders’ concerns about the value of the dollar and other currencies.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026
Debasement happens when a monetary regime loses credibility—think Zimbabwe in the early 2000s or Argentina over much of the past half-century.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
Debasement fears seem to be everywhere—except the one place they should be most obvious: bonds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
Debasement of paper currencies “is forcing people to start to look at gold,” Boyd said.
From BusinessWeek • Jul. 28, 2011
Opinions of the Roman Philosophers.—Coalescence of the new and old Ideas.—Seizure of Power by the Illiterate, and consequent Debasement of Christianity in Rome.
From History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by Draper, John William
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