debasement
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The so-called debasement trade has fallen out of favor as both a discussion point and an investment concept.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
The yellow metal rallied sharply last year and extended its gains into early 2026, helped by central-bank buying and worries about profligate spending and currency debasement around the world — but particularly in the U.S.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
Time revealed a path forward that doesn’t demand artistic debasement.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
The results cover a period when silver prices surged as investors piled into precious metals in the so-called debasement trade.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
When other entrepreneurs created jukeboxes by arranging for a phonograph to play popular music at the drop of a coin, Edison objected to this debasement, which apparently detracted from serious office use of his invention.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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