Yes yes yes… we may see the games go on for a bit longer, gold/silver down, USD index up for a bit… blah blah blah…
The US debt is not going to get sorted out with any ORGANIC REAL GROWTH - PERIOD !!! IT CANNOT RETURN.
The only route to get debt down is INFLATION. IT WILL COME JUST A MATTER OF WHEN. IT CANNOT - REPEAT - CANNOT BE DELAYED FOREVER.
China and Russia are just doing their thing which I think they are allowed to do as independent countries ? ? ? They are not obliged to DANCE TO THE TUNE OF THE USA PIPER IF THEY DON'T WISH TO - PERIOD. They are seeking out an alternative way to operate their affairs - ECONOMIC/FINANCIAL - SIMPLE.