Well, for years, I have pointed out, the trigger for the true US monetary meltdown will be the end of the USD/FRN as international reserve currency. We may finally be reaching that point:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-20/pboc-says-no-longer-in-china-s-favor-to-boost-record-reserves.html
The People’s Bank of China said the
country does not benefit any more from increases in its foreign-currency holdings, adding to signs policy makers will rein in
dollar purchases that limit the yuan’s appreciation.
“It’s no longer in China’s favor to accumulate foreign-exchange reserves,” Yi Gang, a deputy governor at the central
bank, said in a speech organized by China Economists 50 Forum at
Tsinghua University yesterday. The monetary authority will
“basically” end normal intervention in the currency market and
broaden the yuan’s daily trading range, Governor Zhou Xiaochuan
wrote in an article in a guidebook explaining reforms outlined
last week following a Communist Party meeting. Neither Yi nor
Zhou gave a timeframe for any changes.
What will be…will be! Why?
8 hours ago