Quote from Chood:
All day, from the moment I get up until my head hits the pillow at night, I wonder at the minute-by-minute, day-by-day dilution of value of the dollars in my wallet. I look at them at sunrise and just know, according to immutable laws, that they're worth less by bedtime -- the result of our (USA's) massive public and private deficits.
The USD, if there are such things as fundamentals, is worth less today than it was yesterday and will be worth less tomorrow than today. Accordingly, I am amazed that the dollar even holds its own against other major currencies, much less gains on them. The problem is that I am in the minority, and others -- people obviously smarter and more resourceful than I am -- have found ways to leverage and combine yielding money (long dollar carry) and anti-money (gold) to not only protect against dilution of value, but actually to increase value. While they are in the majority, it's hard to favor the YEN over the USD.