> Plenty of people want to acquire USD independently of the fact that it can be exchanged for EUR, for example. It's doubtful that any of those people would wa

> Plenty of people want to acquire USD independently of the fact that it can be exchanged for EUR, for example. It's doubtful that any of those people would want to acquire USD if it couldn't be traded for bread, gasoline, or anything else. People want USD, precisely because it can be traded for items.