A mini-Summit on January 5, 2023 was attended by the new president of Argentina, Javier Millay. The reason for the meeting he had with the technical staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which took place on the very day that the price of gasoline rose by 27% and meat, a staple food in Argentina, …
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The number of countries replacing the dollar in their international transactions is increasing rapidly
De-dollarization is a historical process that seeks to end US hegemony in global trade and financial transactions by shifting to alternative methods of transactions, such as national currencies and regional payment systems. 1/3 of UN member states have already opted for de-dollarization and decided to rely on national currencies to make payments. Representatives of at …
Why will Money remain Expensive for Decades?
What is the most important price in the world economy? That of an oil barrel? A microchip? Or maybe a Big Mac? More important than any other is the price of money. For more than three decades, it was falling. Now it’s going up. Forces that were driving the price of money lower have reversed …
The Governments Total War against Gold
Gold has been a reliable means of payment in cultural and religious communities for thousands of years. As early as 1200 BC, the Chinese were already using gold as a medium of exchange (Source: Anthony C. Sutton “The War on Gold”). In stark contrast to gold, Sutton illuminates the devastating effect on economies of unbacked …
The Challenges that the US Economy will face in 2024
US economic data show fiscal derailment as debt servicing costs rise, which will cast doubt on US geopolitical commitments to Ukraine and Israel, but also set the stage for tax hikes and deflation pressure on stock prices. This highlights that in 2024 the focus will not be on the question of rising interest rates – …
The big risks that threaten the Markets for 2024
The pursuit of prediction verification is like a game, because rare and catastrophic extreme events are unpredictable. Therefore, it is better to approach accepting in advance the reality of market risks and to prepare for their possible appearance. 1. Expansion of the conflict in the Middle East After the Hamas attack on Israel on October …
The FED serves Wall Street (and capital gains taxes), not the Real Economy
Nobody likes tough macro events, especially during the holiday season, but some things need to be said, according to Trust Economics. As you know, US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has promised that 2024 will be the year of interest rate cuts. In this regard, it should be pointed out that Powell is neither a …
Good Luck Argentina: A Promising Liberal Experiment Begins
Argentina is perhaps the only example of a country that, while it was among the 10 richest at the beginning of the 20th century, was driven into poverty by the populist state diet economic model of the Peronists. A country rich in natural resources followed a failed development model based on industrialization behind a wall …
The FED Won’t Help ‘Bidenomics’ – Interest Rates and the 2024 Elections
In recent years, Jerome Powell stood firm on the monetary principles he espoused: The Fed was prepared to do whatever it took until inflation returned to its 2% target. On Tuesday, December 12, 2023, Powell showed signs of a change in attitude. The reasons are obvious and it is certainly beyond any economic logic. At …
Russia has abandoned the dollar and is increasing its foreign exchange reserves in yuan
In a state of war economy, Russia has survived and is victorious in a currency war that was declared against it by the West. Urals oil exports in local currencies, mainly with China and India, as well as the failure of sanctions on Russian energy goods boosted the country’s foreign exchange reserves and prevented the …