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68340 | I thought the value of the U.S. dollar was based upon risk of owning any short or long range bonds.
It's value in relationship to other currency.
A U.S. dollar worth 1/2 the value to an other currency needs to have twice the yield, if risk is equal.
Investors look at the long term expectations of a nation to determine risk.
Our U.S. government sets bond interest rates by controlling the money supply.
Or you could say they control the money supply by setting bond interest rates. | |
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