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		throwaway2037 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its riva... `> FED prints dollar. It gives them to BlackRocks of the world.` This in nonsense. No such thing happens in the US. Also, as I understand, the Federal Reserve is winding down QE from the last 10+ years.

jumping_frog 10 months ago [–]

I was just highlighting a scenario of cantillon effect on the back of reserve currency status. But such a convergence of factors is possible, don't you think? Or atleast it could play out in this manner.

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