{"id":27297,"date":"2025-01-04T15:33:16","date_gmt":"2025-01-04T14:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michelsanti.fr\/?p=27297"},"modified":"2025-01-04T15:37:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T14:37:28","slug":"the-dollar-is-our-currency-but-its-your-problem-john-connally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michelsanti.fr\/en\/us-power\/the-dollar-is-our-currency-but-its-your-problem-john-connally","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The dollar is our currency, but it\u2019s your problem&#8221;, John Connally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/unnamed-file.jpg?resize=1170%2C660&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1170\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/unnamed-file.jpg?w=1900&amp;ssl=1 1900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/unnamed-file.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/unnamed-file.jpg?resize=1024%2C578&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/unnamed-file.jpg?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/unnamed-file.jpg?resize=1536%2C867&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/unnamed-file.jpg?resize=1200%2C677&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>80% of the dollars in circulation have been created\u2026 in the last 5 years!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Such an acceleration, unprecedented in the macroeconomic history of the world\u2019s most powerful country, raises the question: could it harm the dollar\u2019s status as a reserve currency?<\/p>\n<p>In my opinion, the opposite is true\u2014the dollar, once again, is being used as a weapon.<\/p>\n<p>This intense monetary creation is fueling the massive Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) with $800 billion in spending, widespread acquisitions of companies in Europe, and the United States\u2019 global geopolitical strategy.<\/p>\n<p>One observation: they are capable of multiplying, and exponentially increasing their monetary creation, <em>without inflationary pressures<\/em>, which leads to the conclusion that these dollars are not merely flooding the economy but <em><strong>are being used wisely<\/strong><\/em>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27306\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/michelsanti.fr\/en\/us-power\/the-dollar-is-our-currency-but-its-your-problem-john-connally\/attachment\/printed\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/printed.jpg?fit=1176%2C1900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1176,1900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"$ printed\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/printed.jpg?fit=634%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27306\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/printed.jpg?resize=1170%2C1890&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1170\" height=\"1890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/printed.jpg?w=1176&amp;ssl=1 1176w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/printed.jpg?resize=186%2C300&amp;ssl=1 186w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/printed.jpg?resize=634%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 634w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/printed.jpg?resize=768%2C1241&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/printed.jpg?resize=951%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 951w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 80% of the dollars in circulation have been created\u2026 in the last 5 years! Such an acceleration, unprecedented in the macroeconomic history of the world\u2019s most powerful country, raises the question: could it harm the dollar\u2019s status as a reserve currency? 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This gigantic reflation, orchestrated to the sound of 10 to 12 trillion dollars being injected into the system, has been the main and fundamental source, having authorised a global assessment,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Central Banks&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Central Banks","link":"https:\/\/michelsanti.fr\/en\/category\/central-banks"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Burning_Money.png?fit=696%2C531&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Burning_Money.png?fit=696%2C531&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Burning_Money.png?fit=696%2C531&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":13611,"url":"https:\/\/michelsanti.fr\/en\/money\/what-is-money-in-2015","url_meta":{"origin":27297,"position":2},"title":"What is money in 2015?","author":"Michel Santi","date":"April 28, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Money is only a means of payment. Moreover, any vehicle generally accepted as payment for goods and services is by definition comparable to money. This broader definition of money allows us to find several other means of payment in circulation and in use in our societies and economies. 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In such a situation, China would see itself short on dollars, unable to support its own currency! As for many other sovereign nations, the Yuan\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;China&quot;","block_context":{"text":"China","link":"https:\/\/michelsanti.fr\/category\/china-2"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tigre-de-papier.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":27702,"url":"https:\/\/michelsanti.fr\/en\/ecb\/rearm-europe","url_meta":{"origin":27297,"position":4},"title":"Central Banks: The Hidden Engine of European Rearmament","author":"Michel Santi","date":"March 9, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"In 2015, during a joint NATO exercise, German soldiers were faced with such a severe weapon shortage that they had to replace unavailable machine guns... with broomsticks. Ironically, their leader at the time, Ursula von der Leyen, now President of the European Commission, is now trying to embody the continent's\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;ECB&quot;","block_context":{"text":"ECB","link":"https:\/\/michelsanti.fr\/en\/category\/ecb"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Capture-decran_6-3-2025_175751_mexicodailypost.com_.jpeg?fit=1200%2C878&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Capture-decran_6-3-2025_175751_mexicodailypost.com_.jpeg?fit=1200%2C878&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Capture-decran_6-3-2025_175751_mexicodailypost.com_.jpeg?fit=1200%2C878&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Capture-decran_6-3-2025_175751_mexicodailypost.com_.jpeg?fit=1200%2C878&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Capture-decran_6-3-2025_175751_mexicodailypost.com_.jpeg?fit=1200%2C878&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":19061,"url":"https:\/\/michelsanti.fr\/en\/european-union\/a-precarious-euro-in-a-europe-with-no-ambition","url_meta":{"origin":27297,"position":5},"title":"A precarious euro in a Europe with no ambition","author":"Michel Santi","date":"November 8, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The dollar has been an integral part of America\u2019s foreign policy for decades. 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