The current bull market in gold began in the spring of 2024, fueled largely by aggressive Chinese traders who invested in futures contracts on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE), while Western investors remained on the sidelines. In just six weeks, from March to April, these traders drove gold prices up by $400, or 23% – …
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US: Middle Income class anger boils over poverty, 2025 to be a year of upheaval
Trust Economics estimates that 2025 will be a year of upheaval and multiple crises, adding that anger is overflowing in the nations of the world… As it notes, when the euphoria surrounding the elections and executive orders subsides, the new US administration will have to deal with the annoying little problem of the US debt …
The $16 trillion AI “bubble”!!!!!
Investors have been betting heavily on an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven future over the past two years, as technology stocks have led the S&P 500 index up 60%. As of January 24, 2025, the cumulative market capitalization of Nvidia (NVDA) and other major AI infrastructure companies was nearly $16 trillion. But there has also been a …
Inflationary money: foundation of uncontrolled state growth – destruction of economic & social freedoms
The rulers and the ruled in the Western world have long succumbed to a particularly demonic temptation: the replacement of commodity (or precious metal) money with unbacked, state-issued money, known as fiat money. In a sense, they have been seduced by the alluring prospect of securing the power to increase the quantity of money arbitrarily …
Russia: Oil – natural gas with Bitcoin and foreign exchange reserves in digital gold
Bitcoin and the BRICS group are seen as weapons to reduce Russia’s dependence on the dollar, according to President Vladimir Putin’s monetary strategy. Due to the inability to access the global financial system and international markets, Russia has to choose alternatives, such as trading in local currencies of allied states and even using its gold …
The return to the gold standard and blockchain are killing the dollar
The changing dynamics of global trade and the economy have intensified the search for a stable, universally accepted unit of account for international settlements. Recent geopolitical tensions, such as Russia’s exclusion from the SWIFT payment system, have accelerated efforts to find alternatives to the dollar. In response, the BRICS nations – which include Brazil, Russia, …
Bitcoin surpasses $100,000
Bitcoin not only broke but also significantly surpassed the long-awaited milestone of $100,000 in the early hours of Thursday, December 5, reaching $103,844.05, now recording a jump of more than 140% in 2024 and 48% since the US election. The jump was triggered by Donald Trump’s announcement that he plans to appoint cryptocurrency “friend” Paul …
Russia will spend $535.5 million to replenish its reserves of precious metals – dedollarization
The question is whether a central bank – systematically indulging in unprecedented purchases of gold – can have the same strategy in other precious metals. The Russian government is considering spending 51 billion rubles ($535.5 million) over the next three years to replenish its reserves of precious metals. The figures come from figures in the …
Russia’s unknown movements in metals
Last week an article by the Russian news agency Interfax reported that the State Fund of Russia plans to acquire gold, silver, platinum, palladium and precious stones. Russia’s decision to add silver to its reserves sets it apart from most other central banks, which have focused heavily on hoarding gold while neglecting silver. Along with …
BRICS: US dollar reserves below 60% for first time in thirty years
This news, combined with the unreal US debt that exceeds 33 trillion, is the most important indicator for geopolitical events and their projection in the immediate future. Note that every day that passes the beast called “US debt” grows by 100 million dollars(!) and most American economists agree that it is now impossible to service. …