Broadly it means that when the dollar weakens such that the price of gold spikes, what is limited capital seeks safe-haven in hard, unproductive assets like gold, oil, art and property.

广义来说，它意味着当美元走弱时，资本会寻找硬资产作为避险天堂，他们会投向非生产性资产，比如黄金、石油、艺术品和地产，黄金的价格会因此飙升。

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In short, when the dollar is in decline limited capital tends to flow toward hard assets such as gold, land and rare art that already exist, and away from the stock and bond income streams that will fund the creation of wealth that doesn't yet exist.

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