> no, the move away from the dollar will not hurt the US I doubt that. The US has been able to both support a trade imbalance and print money at prodigious ra

> no, the move away from the dollar will not hurt the US I doubt that. The US has been able to both support a trade imbalance and print money at prodigious rates that would be unsustainable for any other country. I remember articles from economists pointing this out going back to the eighties. One important reason for this is that not all dollars the US prints inflate the local money supply. Instead, they go out into the world where they are used by other countries to trade amongst themselves, without US involvement (and reserves). It's like writing a check that is never cashed. Cool if you can pull it off. You mention foreign investment. Well, if the value of the dollar goes down, because demand for those dollars is lower, those investments also become less attractive. Could cascade.