“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes,” is a popular quote attributed to Mark Twain, and it’s an important idea to think about the current state of the world amid rising geopolitical tensions and worsening economic conditions. About 100 years ago, circumstances were setting the stage for the Great Depression and World War II, …
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The price of Gold outperformed stocks in annual return (+27.1%)
Spot gold prices closed Friday 9/20 at a new record high of $2,622 an ounce in New York, extending annual gains for the precious metal to 27.1%. It beat the weak performance of the US S&P 500 index, including dividend reinvestment. Gold is on track for its best performance since 2010, even outpacing 2020’s 25.1% …
BRICS: The new global financial order will be achieved by removing sanctions, using cryptos, gold and de-dollarization
Russia will soon turn to cryptocurrencies as the most convenient method to circumvent the heavy international sanctions that have affected the economy amid its ongoing war efforts in Ukraine. “We are taking a historic decision in the financial sector,” said Anatoly Aksakov, head of the lower house, according to Reuters. The State Duma approved the …
The REPO Act poses a problem to US Geopolitical Hegemony
In the wake of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine in 2022, the US government launched its most aggressive sanctions campaign ever. The US government and its allies have frozen about $300 billion of the Russian central bank’s accumulated foreign reserves. It was a stunning display of the political risk associated with the dollar and US …
New world order is coming with Cryptocurrencies, Gold and BRICS
More and more are sounding the alarm about the exploding US national debt, now approaching $35 trillion, or 120% of GDP. Interest payments have become the biggest burden on the national budget, followed by defense spending and transfer payments. In early June, former US House Speaker Paul Ryan proposed that the US government accept stablecoins, …
Gold Overtakes Euro as Reserve – Next Currency is the Dollar
There has been a large increase in the share of gold in central bank purchases since 2009 at the expense of fiat currencies. In fact, by the end of 2023, gold has overtaken the euro, while the next currency to challenge is the US dollar. The dollar’s share of total reserves appears to be slowly …
De-dollarization is constantly being strengthened
The dollar is still a primary currency for spending, liquidity and foreign exchange. But it’s no longer the top savings asset. Gold (now a Tier-1 asset…) will continue to be a high-value reserve (ie, it holds its wealth) better than any amount of money. In any case, the dollar and US Treasuries are now quantitatively …
Gold is the only lifeline from inflation – Inflation is implicit government bankruptcy
The money supply (the M2 index) in the US is rising again and persistent inflation is no longer a surprise. Price inflation occurs when the quantity of currency increases significantly above private sector demand. For investors, the worst decision in this currency disaster environment is to invest in government bonds and hold cash. The destruction …
Stocks in an extreme bubble, everything reminds of the crash of 1929 and 2008
In the American stock market, there are risks of creating a bubble and extreme valuations, at unprecedented levels, due to the over-optimism of the market participants. The barometer index of the US stock market S&P 500 has broken a series of records this year, regaining strength in recent sessions after a weak April. However, the …
The BRICS prepare a Central Bank and buy gold to support the common currency
China, backed by Russia and South Africa, is planning the final assault on the still-strong dollar by introducing a new currency, to be issued by a BRICS central bank that will combine the strengths of the respective currencies of the five largest economies join the group. At the same time, the replacement of the dollar …