Currency Manipulation [Long Run Strategy]

Day 1,773, 14:29 • Published in Ireland Canada • by Aries Prime

Ever since airstrikes we have seen the value of our currency appreciate measured by gold prices and wages. I wanted to briefly share with you some points and what my advice would be in the future.

1. Airstrikes will continue to contract the money supply.
2. Gold prices and wages will continue to fall in response.
3. Food and Weapons SHOULD fall but prices seem sticky so there may be a lag effect as well as consistent demand for things like weapons.
4. Eventually the currency will become so deflated that the mods will have to inject currency back into the game through buying up goods on the market or some other tool.

This is what we already know and from what I have gathered from game mechanics and talking with players it can be safely assumed that #4 will come to pass eventually the only thing that is questionable is when it will happen. Below are my suggested steps if you want to profit from the situation.

1. Any goods you may have stockpiled, such as weapons, SELL NOW. These prices will not stay relatively high for long and you will need the IEP for the next steps. Selling gold is also an option but since gold is always a high demand and useful asset it may be better to keep some on hand.
2. Hold all IEP you have and use it sparingly. You will need that cash liquid for when gold prices plummet even more.
3. As soon as the mods enact a system to increase the money supply BUY GOLD. Gold will be at the lowest point right when this happens so please jump on the opportunity immediately if you want to make some money. It may be wise to buy up gold once the price drops to a level you feel comfortable with or if you have knowledge of when the mods will increase the money supply.
4. Wait for a number of days until you feel ready to sell your gold at a considerable profit. My advice would be to wait until the mods stop increasing the money supply since gold will be worth the most IEP at this point although it may take considerable time.

*I did not take foreign markets into consideration but they make be a good place to sell goods if their prices are currently higher

This is a long term plan and can take anywhere from a week to a few months. Based on a rough analysis of the monetary market though we have seen it drop considerably in past weeks due to airstrikes so I would not expect it to take too much longer, a month max, but I could be wrong. Any comments or revisions are welcome since I am fairly new to the economic mechanics of this game.