GM. The US government is incapable of keeping its lights on yet most people accept as sacred and inviolable its ability to control the currency.

While I wonder if there will be a "Trump-Xi" agreement reached this week, what are the odds China continues to restrict defense imports of rare earths? #asknostr

GM to everyone who prefers their money offering yield. The US Treasury will reward you for letting them take risks. Those risks have compounded to over $200 trillion of insolvency and 40% of the population expecting a civil war in the next 10 years. Everything's working great for the dollar, nothing to see here.