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Ask HN: Can someone calculate the current value of the dollar compared to YTD
I'm curious on how all the trillions in stimulus affected the dollar, in tangible numbers
- ahazred8ta 6y agoThere was a dip in March, but it's been stable-ish since then, fluctuating +/- 1-2 percent. Here's a chart of the dollar versus an average of several foreign currencies: https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/currency https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/currency -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Dollar_Index https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Dollar_Index
- anorphirith 6y agothank you for the links. I learned a lot !. But there's gotta be a better constant than other currencies, following this logic as long as other countries pump a proportional amount to the US, there will be no apparent inflation
- ahazred8ta 6y agoInflation has been about 2% all year. Because demand has dropped, most prices have not gone up. https://inflationdata.com/articles/charts/annual-inflation-chart/ https://inflationdata.com/articles/charts/annual-inflation-c...