April 7, 2022 With the ramifications of the US lead sanctions against Russia playing out, an assessment of initial collateral damage can now be made. The collateral damage being looked at here is that for the US. Besides more fuel being poured on the inflation fire from the purposeful attack on key commodities, the debate regarding the future of the USD as global reserve currency[...]
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Greece May Sign Russia Gas Deal As Soon As Today
It appears that Herr Schaeuble will be left in the cold as following comments from the Greek energy minister that a deal is coming "soon," it is being reported that: *RUSSIA MAY SIGN GAS LINK ACCORD W/ GREECE TODAY: ROSSIYA 24 According to Gazprom's CEO comments on Greek TV, following his meeting with Greek PM Tsipras, Russia will guarantee 47BCM/YR of gas via Greece with the link to be[...]
Putin: More Members To Join BRICS Bank
BRICS are coordinating their policies on key international issues ever more closely, and are playing an active part in shaping a multi-polar world order and developing modern models for the world’s financial and trading systems. – Putin,The BRICS Post Vladimir Putin assumed the annual Presidency of the BRICS last Wednesday and Shanghai will be the host city for the BRICS headquarters.[...]
Russia joins China-led Asian Bank
Beijing’s staunch ally, Russia, on Saturday announced its decision to join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the latest in the growing list of countries applying for membership, including US allies in the European Union. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov, at the 2015 annual conference of the Boao Forum for Asia in the coastal town of China’s southern island[...]
De-Dollarization Accelerates: Russia Launches SWIFT-Alternative Linking 91 Entities
Back in 2013, The NSA was first exposed for secretly 'monitoring' the SWIFT payments flows. This appears to have been among the last straws for Russia (and others) as far as both NSA spying and dollar domination. Last year, following threats to remove Russia from SWIFT by the UK, (which SWIFT rapidly distanced its 'independent-self' from), Russia (and China) announced plans to create its own[...]
Ukraine “Truce” Fails: Withdrawal Deadline Passes, Debaltseve Situation Deteriorating
UPDATE: *POROSHENKO SAYS UN MUST NOT ALLOW FULL-SCALE WAR IN EUROPE As the game of chicken between Greece and the Eurogroup hots up, it appears another - potentially far more deadly - is escalating in Ukraine as neither side is willing to follow through on the terms of the Minsk Summit peace deal - removing heavy weaponry from the frontlines - as a key deadline passes without agreement. As The[...]
Is Russia Planning a Gold-Based Currency?
February 6, 2015 Marcia Christoff-Kurapovna The “perfect-storm” of geopolitical instability, diplomatic isolation, severe currency depreciation, and economic decline now confronting Russia has profoundly damaged Moscow's international standing, and possibly for the long-term. Yet, it is precisely such conditions that may push the country’s leadership into taking the radical step that will[...]
The Market Gage December 17, 2014 – Russian Headlines Impact Precious Metals
“The Market Gage” features insights into the precious metals market from Roy Friedman. Roy has over 30 years of in-depth experience in all facets of precious metals. Precious metals have had a volatile trading week on good volume with most of the moves prompted by headlines that have to do with Russia. As sanctions continue to impact the Russian economy, President Putin has been[...]
With Its Gold “Vaporized”, A Furious Ukraine Turns On Its Central Bankers
As reported two weeks ago, following a stunning announcement by the head of Ukraine's central bank, Valeriya Gontareva, on primetime TV we learned that (virtually) all of Ukraine's gold was gone, or - in the parlance of Jon Corzine - had "vaporized." And as we also predicted two weeks ago, it was only a matter of time before Ukraine's people - the vast majority of whom are innocent pawns in a[...]
Grandmaster Putin’s Golden Trap – Forget Misplaced Sentiment, Position to Profit From the Financial War
By Dmitry Kalinichenko Very few people understand what Putin is doing at the moment. And almost no one understands what he will do in the future.No matter how strange it may seem, but right now, Putin is selling Russian oil and gas only for physical gold. Putin is not shouting about it all over the world. And of course, he still accepts US dollars as an intermediate means of payment. But[...]