As our currency falls and erodes the purchasing power of a dollar, gold continues to rise.

I guess Zillow can now use its stock currency to make acquisitions in this space and increase its product offerings and audience.

Eventually this will likely lead to the Dollar losing reserve currency status.

Last year when I went over to China the exchange rate was 7/1 and 12 months later it was 5/1.What do you think about holding savings in a different currency?

To protect the depositors, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with Umpqua Bank, Roseburg, Oregon, to assume the insured deposits of the Bank of Clark County.http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/press/2009/pr09005.htmlNational Bank of Commerce, Berkeley, Illinois, was closed today by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was named receiver.

One important item is the currency exchange and transfer fees.

In my opinion, no matter how you slice it, giving a central cartel of bankers the ability to expand and contract a fiat money supply, complemented by a fractional reserve banking system... well, based on world history, there is zero probability of our currency surviving.

Well there would not be any 'nominal' prices if the free market was allowed to regulate the currency.

In inflation, you want to own 'stuff' as that will "increase" (in currency terms anyway).

I can see the headlines now: "China seeks safe haven in Wisconsin Farve Currency":