What your money buys in gold: USD, EUR, GBP, JPY and SEK, 1971–2026
Educational analysis of currencies measured in gold, not investment advice. No trading signals; descriptive only. Currency news is usually a contest: the dollar against the euro, the krona against the pound. Someone always “wins”. This post steps outside that contest and measures five major currencies against something no central bank issues: an ounce of gold. […]
Why your krona paycheck buys less: prices, houses and gold, 1981–2025
Ask a Swede whether their krona paycheck goes as far as it used to and most will say no. The data give a more precise answer: it depends on what you measure the paycheck against. Against ordinary consumer prices, the average Swede’s income buys more than it did in 1981. The sense that it buys […]
Safe as houses? Swedish homes, debt and the krona measured in gold, 1975–2026
Not investment advice. Nothing here is a buy or sell signal. The popular view is that a Swedish house is “always a safe, good investment”. Here is what the data shows, measured in kronor and in gold, from 1975 to 2026. Every figure is an index (1981 = 100) unless stated otherwise. Houses and debt […]