Inefficient monetary and fiscal programs mean that a lot more money may need to be spent and printed to achieve what policy makers would like to achieve. Amongst the unintended consequences caused by such policies may be a weakening of the US dollar.

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China’s huge arsenal of reserves is increasing its global influence. The trouble is, China is trapped in an arrangement of its own making. As China and other Asian nations buy more and more US treasuries, it becomes harder to unload them without causing huge capital losses. That’s one of the biggest bubbles building up.

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The Greek debt crisis has spread to Spain and Portugal in a dangerous escalation. Europe’s monetary union is now facing a severe crisis.

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