Mnuchin coming out and saying “we will protect the dollars’ reserve status” is as empty a statement as you have ever heard! How are they going to do that, print another couple of trillion for stimulus? The only thing they can do that might cause a very short term spike in the dollar is to rattle the sabers of a possible conflict with China. They will probably do that(just hope it doesn’t break out into an actual shooting incident). Any spike will be short lived and another opportunity to buy gold and silver if they selloff as a result.(no guarantee it actually helps the dollar)