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For now, the yen is winning “the race to the bottom”. A very enlightening comparison to gold. Doesn’t Japan hold a lot of US debt instruments that might be used to prolong the inevitable?

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You are correct Mark. They have the ammo to defend the yen. But I'm not sure if they can win the war without 'fixing' their interest rates. Right now I think they haven't settled on a plan of action beyond skirmishing with currency specs

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