Egyptian pound is experiencing a run -
http://www.reuters.com/a...y-idUSL5N0BA2EZ20130210 Shortly I expect the Egypt CB to devalue the currency and put a fixed rate and ban forex trading as currency wars continues...
So far the top contenders as 2013 unfolds are Argentina, Venezuela, Egypt, Malawi. Soon to join Tunisia, Mali. Also closely watching the rand and brasilia real, S.korea won, Singapore dollar, Malaysian ringgit. Super mario of ECB pulled the brakes on the euro bulls last week.
The more the USD gets devalued, the more the exporting nations will devalue their on ccys to boost their USD reserves. One ugly fight it will be with the massive $, €, ¥ current printing programs until the petrodollar hegemony is overhauled or alternatives spring up with currencies backed up by real assets and not paper IOUs. The fight will then shift to resources grabbing...
$15/barrel oil... The commodities lehman moment arrives as well as Sovereign debt volcano!