Japan, with its huge debt and the yen’s slide, is bidding to be the star of the biggest economic and financial crisis in human history. The political career of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is sinking almost as fast as the yen these days — and the two developments are closely linked. The yen has …
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China: $8.1 trillion in losses in the world’s largest banking system
China’s banking system is the largest in the world, with assets of $70.3 trillion – more than those of the US and the European Union combined. Officially, “non-performing loans” (NPLs) do not exceed 1.52%. However, the reality of the Chinese economy – with house prices having fallen by 23% since 2021, new prices falling for …
China is gradually abandoning American debt, fearing a collapse of the US economy
For the first time since the end of World War II, the dollar is no longer seen as the sole and undisputed foundation of the international economy. It is not yet a collapse. But it is a gradual erosion of confidence that is spreading from the world’s largest economies to the central banks of emerging …
Inflationary pressures & Εconomic turmoil from the Persian Gulf are fueling a global power realignment towards China-Russia
Approximately, 20 million barrels of oil and condensate pass through the Strait of Hormuz every day, an amount that corresponds to almost 20% of global consumption. At the same time, approximately 25%-30% of the world’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade is transported through the same sea route, making the region the most important energy hub …
China’s $1.2 trillion trade surplus & EU’s industrial decline are pushing the euro aside and the yuan is taking its place
Despite the undisputed dominance of the US dollar in the international financial system, developments in recent years have intensified discussions about the de-dollarization of the global economy. And while the dollar still holds the top spot by a wide margin, a new question is gaining increasing importance: can the Chinese yuan overtake the euro and …
The FED’s $ liquidity swap line to the Gulf countries is to obey the $, so that they do not head towards the CN¥
-The White House narrative is simple: The war with Iran has shattered the Persian Gulf economy, and the US is offering its allies a lifeline. -The mainstream media narrative: -The real question: who gets access to the Fed’s balance sheet — and on what political terms. Mainstream media coverage points vaguely toward the instability of …
Will the FED provide liquidity to the Persian Gulf countries, or will China do it with the yuan?
The development that the United States will be forced to provide dollar liquidity to the United Arab Emirates and other Persian Gulf states affected by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz will be very bad news for the “petrodollar”. The Federal Reserve (Fed) has used swap lines with foreign central banks as a key …
The Structural cost of the Yuan’s dominance in the Global monetary system prevents China from becoming a Global leader
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ambition to turn the yuan into a global reserve currency, potentially displacing the dollar from its hegemonic position in the international monetary system, has been a hot topic of discussion in recent years. As The Liberal Globe, we have reported on the questioning of the dollar system both because of its …
Innovation, Green Technologies & resource transfer to high-tech production make China a Global leader in the Economy
The global economy is currently witnessing one of the most fundamental structural shifts in recent decades, taking place at the heart of the Asian market. As the world’s second-largest economy redefines its strategy, the dynamics of international trade and industrial production are changing. At the recent China Development Forum in Beijing, the message was clear: …
The U.S. is not “investable” – The withdrawal of funds from Scandinavia, and the Debt avalanche
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, President Donald Trump said out loud what normally goes unsaid, and in doing so, revealed a deep and dangerous vulnerability that the entire system has been trying to hide. Specifically, in an interview with Fox Business’s Maria Bartiromo, when asked about the possibility that European countries might respond …