> Why is the US dollar staying strong and gold prices often
> declining. Are not the numbers of US dollars being vastly inflated by
> the bailouts and huge defence spending Etc. Why arenèt people fleeing
> to gold for safety rather than the American buck.
I think that some people think that since the problem started in the U.S., it will be ameliorated in the U.S. first, Like a flu outbreak, wherever it started will be healthy again first.