The Money View: Saving the International Dollar

The video discusses a commodity reserve currency idea, where an international authority holds commodities and issues a reserve currency. This currency serves as a base for national currencies and the domestic banking system. The concept is a generalization of the gold standard. The video also hypothesizes that current global trends might involve households and businesses creating a synthetic commodity reserve currency by holding futures, potentially driving commodity prices away from fundamentals.

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