What the Iran War Reveals About the Dollar, Gold, and the End of US Exceptionalism – Ep 289

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of the Iran war on the US dollar, gold, and the concept of US exceptionalism.

The Iran war exposes a quiet rewriting of the rules that made the US exceptional. Why we own oil, why we hate owning gold, and why crypto still isn't for client accounts. The post What the Iran War Reveals About the Dollar, Gold, and the End of US Exceptionalism – Ep 289 appeared first on The Intellectual Investor - Value Investing by Vitaliy Katsenelson .

People in this episode

Host: Vitaliy Katsenelson

Topics covered

• Iran War
• US Exceptionalism
• Dollar
• Gold
• Crypto
• Oil

Keywords

• Iran War
• US Dollar
• Gold
• Crypto
• Oil
• Exceptionalism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: US

Products: gold, crypto, oil

Places: Iran

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