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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", sykesix asked the members: "What do you do if you arrive early at movie besides go to the snack bar?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: mungofitch ✹✺🐝🐝🐝 SILVER
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Subject: Re: OT: Reported U.S. Inflation
Date: 10/09/25 6:10 AM
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Gold is now at $4054 per troy oz ... Bitcoin is over $123K USD.
These are not prices based on presumed inflation, but rather on the implied threat to the value of the USD that a bond default would inflict.


Well, maybe, maybe not.
Like most disinterested observers, I would agree that the legislative/regulatory/customary systems underpinning the US dollar are not as trusted as they were.

But these price moves are also easily explained as simple bubble/momentum/FOMO exuberance. Rationality goes out the window when you see your neighbour making a lot of money without effort.

Jim
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