Jason talks about the real reason that the Fed cut rates despite a supposed economic expansion and not in a recession and why more rate cuts (President Trump would be very happy) sooner than later! Jim Rickards' 2011 (reprinted 2012) book, Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis https://www.amazon.com/Currency-Wars-Making-Global-Crisis/dp/1591845564 President Trump Tweeted again today (he has been Tweeting about this a lot lately) about how the US Dollar was too strong: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1159473909827297281 Trump Slams "Always Wrong" Fed, Says "Not Thrilled At Strong Dollar" https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-08-08/trump-slams-always-wrong-fed-says-not-thrilled-strong-dollar A Brief History of Currency Wars article by Jim Rickards: https://internationalman.com/articles/a-brief-history-of-currency-wars/ Articles on What Is a Currency War? 1) Wikipedia definition of "Currency War:" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Currency_war 2) What is a Currency War? - Definition & History https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-a-currency-war-definition-history.html 3) What Is A Currency War And How Does It Work? https://www.investopedia.com/articles/forex/042015/what-currency-war-how-does-it-work.asp Articles On What Is Beggar Thy Neighbor? 1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beggar_thy_neighbour 2) https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/beggarthyneighbor.asp Please visit the Wall St for Main St website here: http://www.wallstformainst.com/ Follow Jason Burack on Twitter @JasonEBurack Follow Wall St for Main St on Twitter @WallStforMainSt Commit to tipping us monthly for our hard work creating high level, thought proving content about investing and the economy https://www.patreon.com/wallstformainst Also, please take 5 minutes to leave us a good iTunes review here! We only have about 57 5 star iTunes reviews and we need to get to our goal of 100 5 star iTunes reviews asap! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wall-street-for-main-street/id506204437 If you feel like donating fiat via Paypal, Bitcoin, Gold Money, or mailing us some physical gold or silver, Wall St for Main St accepts one time donations on our main website. Wall St for Main St is also available for personalized investor education and consulting! Please email us to learn more about it! If you want to reach us, please email us at: [email protected] **DISCLAIMER- ANYTHING MENTIONED DURING THIS AUDIO OR SHORT VIDEO RECORDING IS FOR INFORMATION & EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE INVESTMENT ADVICE. JASON BURACK AND HIS GUESTS ARE MERELY STATING THEIR OPINIONS ON DIFFERENT TOPICS RELATED TO INVESTING, THE ECONOMY, MARKETS OR COMPANIES. PLEASE TALK TO YOUR INVESTMENT ADVISOR AND DO ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND DUE DILIGENCE ON YOUR OWN BEFORE INVESTING AND MAKING IMPORTANT INVESTMENT DECISIONS.- DISCLAIMER**