We will be in a depression that makes 1929 look like child’s play or we will experience Weimar Republic inflation
An unprecedented signal from senior Chinese leaders that the Asian economic giant might abandon the U.S. dollar sent shockwaves through the markets today as the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 360 points and the greenback fell to a record low against the euro.
Xu Jian, a Chinese central bank vice director, told a conference in Beijing, “The dollar is “losing its status as the world currency.” Meanwhile, at the same meeting, Cheng Siwei, vice chairman of China’s National People’s Congress, said, “We will favor stronger currencies over weaker ones, and will readjust accordingly.”
Craig R. Smith, CEO of Swiss America Trading Corp., told WND he’s been in the investment business for 30 years and has “never seen people more nervous.”
Alarmed by today’s economic news, he dispatched a note to brokers with a warning of ominous potential consequences if China and other trading partners abandon the dollar.
“If that were to happen, all bets are off, and we will be in a depression that makes 1929 look like child’s play,” he said, “or we will experience Weimar Republic inflation as the dollar makes extreme moves toward devaluations.”