Beginning of the end of the USD? "The Inflation Genie is Out of the Bottle" http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-03-08/inflation-genie-out-bottle (Short article, but a few graphs, so just a key quote, and --beware-- the pyramid(?) futures marketing scheme at the end, so perhaps not such a reputable site, unfortunately - but the inflation figures seem genuine enough:) "Put simply, the inflation genie is out of the bottle. Core inflation is already moving higher at a time when prices of most basic goods are at 19-year lows. Any move higher in Oil and other commodities will only PUSH core inflation higher. The Fed is cornered. Inflation is back." See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflation In related news: http://www.pravdareport.com/russia/economics/01-03-2016/133690-russia_gold-0... Russia becomes world's largest buyer of gold 01.03.2016 http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-03-02/global-central-banks-continue-longe... Global Central Banks Continue Longest Gold-Buying-Spree Since Vietnam War (with graphs of central bank gold holdings) https://www.rt.com/business/334498-canada-gold-reserves-economy/ Canada’s golden age is over Published time: 4 Mar, 2016 09:29 "Canada has used up all of its gold reserves. For the first time since 1935 the country is out of gold. ..." (Not much foresight in Canada it seems, or perhaps we can say "insider gold sales to my buddies" by some other name.)