De-dollarization: the bull and bear case — who argues for it, and against
The US dollar is losing its reserve-currency dominance toward a multipolar / gold-anchored system.
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🐂 In favour · 14
608 channels
Andy Schectman argues that the dollar's purchasing power has collapsed to a tiny fraction of its former value.
"If you did that every day, every business day for 54 years, the initial $100 investment would be worth $6.97 today"
▶ 2026-07-15 jump to moment
496 channels
Jeff Snider argues that the Fed lacks control over the eurodollar system, implying cracks in dollar dominance.
"The Fed doesn't have anything the euro dollar actually needs."
▶ 2026-07-12 jump to moment
359 channels
Peter Schiff argues that persistent worse-than-expected inflation is not bearish for gold, implicitly favoring gold over dollars.
"the fact that inflation keeps coming out worse than expected is not bearish for gold"
▶ 2026-07-16 jump to moment
308 channels
Michael Oliver argues that the dollar is in a state of technical demise and likely to go much lower.
"the dollar is in a state of technical demise that likely is to go a lot lower in the dollar index"
▶ 2026-07-12 jump to moment
247 channels
Alasdair MacLeod argues that central banks no longer need US permission to export gold, implying diminished dollar hegemony.
"You no longer need to ask uh our permission, you know, the central bank's permission to export gold"
▶ 2026-07-18 jump to moment
218 channels
Lynette Zang argues that the dollar's purchasing power has collapsed to under 3 cents, indicating severe dollar weakness.
"out of that original dollar's worth of purchasing power, we've now broken 3 cents officially, and we sit at .029"
▶ 2026-07-17 jump to moment
149 channels
Rafi Farber argues that gold skyrocketed 100% when authorities announced plans to flood the market, suggesting a shift away from dollar reliance.
"immediately when they said they're going to flood the market with a bunch of gold skyrocketed 100%"
▶ 2026-07-19 jump to moment
65 channels
Steve Hanke argues that gold will reach around $6,000 an ounce by the end of this bull market, signaling a shift toward gold.
"the end at the end of this bull market will see us up around 6,000 an ounce"
▶ 2026-07-12 jump to moment
60 channels
Luke Gromen argues that central bank gold buying (thousand tons a year) with 15% price growth indicates a structural shift toward gold.
"call it a thousand tons a year, and then you've got a I don't know 15% growth rate of in the price"
▶ 2026-07-12 jump to moment
43 channels
Michael Pento argues that the Fed must continually monetize debt, undermining dollar credibility.
"The Fed has no choice. They must continually monetize this debt."
▶ 2026-07-16 jump to moment
41 channels
Todd Bubba Horwitz argues that gold markets have already priced in rate hikes, suggesting gold's strength against dollar policy.
"the gold markets have priced in the interest rate hikes"
▶ 2026-07-08 jump to moment
39 channels
Mark Thornton argues that the dollar's long-term value trend is clearly downward.
"the charts clearly show that the um value of the dollar the long-term trend is down"
▶ 2026-07-16 jump to moment
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🐻 Against · 4
491 channels
Rick Rule argues that gold's weakness is 90% due to the US dollar's relative strength from higher interest rates, implying the dollar remains dominant.
"90% of the weakness in the gold price is around the relative strength in the US dollar as a consequence of higher nominal interest rates. I think 10% of it is just morons chasing momentum both ways, up and down."
▶ 2026-07-17 jump to moment
300 channels
Clive Thompson argues that we are in a bear market for gold (20% decline), contradicting the thesis of gold's ascendancy replacing the dollar.
"we we're in a bad market for gold, because a bear market is a it's not a strict definition, but most people view it as a 20% decline"
▶ 2026-07-12 jump to moment
54 channels
Jim Rickards argues that there is a global dollar shortage and liquidity crisis, which suggests ongoing dollar demand rather than a loss of dominance.
"there's actually a a global dollar shortage and the beginnings of a global dollar liquidity crisis"
▶ 2026-07-16 jump to moment
37 channels
Peter Boockvar argues that rising real rates are the biggest drag on gold, implying dollar strength still controls gold's fate.
"I think gold's a buy on this pullback. It's the rise in rates, real rates that have been sort of the the the biggest sort of bugaboo for for gold here"
▶ 2026-07-15 jump to moment
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