If the Treasury stopped printing money for a week or so, would that increase the $ ?

[Cicero]

Wouldn't it? Cause there wouldn't be so much in circulation, if so, why dont they just do that?

[britishboy]

yes it would and im not sure maybe because others would to? or because the poor would be hit and will only benifit government and the rich, making a government unpopular

[Taryn98]

The treasury doens't just print money. Although yes they physically print new bills, they also take old bills out of circulation and destroy them so the overall amount in circulation remains relatively the same.

They can in fact "print" money if they want but that just dilutes the value. Quantitative easing is more so what they've been doing in the last several years.

[Danny_boi 16]

the United States Treasury does not print notes that are for commerce in the country. the US Treasury Bonds and Bills that's financed the US debt. The job to printing notes belongs to the Federal Reserve. Even if the Federal Reserve stopped printing money even for a few moments it would do absolutely nothing. Under the Richard Nixon administration the US dollarwas removed from its gold backing which means the US dollars only backing is in the GDP and face of the country. It would not increase the value of the dollar in fact it is arguably hey fact that candy to the value of a dollar only because the Federal Reserve is a seperate entity from the federal government.

[tovaris]

it the USA stopped printing notes it wouldent reduce the no. of $in circulation because they would stop taking out old bils, besides it is in their interest to keep the walu of the USD low to help export.