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End of Fed’s Tightening Cycle: Bernanke, Majority of Polled Economists See Terminal Rate Hike Ahead
23.7.2023
With just a four-day window to go, the U.S. Federal Reserve appears primed to raise the federal funds rate by 25-basis-points (bps) at the forthcoming Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting scheduled for Wednesday. The market presently maintains the conviction that this quarter-point uptick...
BRICS Currency Not on Agenda for Leaders’ Summit — Nations to Focus on De-Dollarization
23.7.2023
The heavily anticipated BRICS currency is not on the agenda to be discussed at the economic bloc’s upcoming leaders’ summit, according to South Africa’s diplomat in charge of BRICS relations. He clarified that the BRICS members will focus on de-dollarization and promoting the use of national...
BRICS Interest Soars: 40+ Countries Seek Membership as De-Dollarization Efforts Grow
21.7.2023
South Africa’s top diplomat responsible for BRICS relations has revealed that more than 40 countries are interested in joining the economic bloc. Among them, 22 nations have formally applied for membership. He believes that the BRICS group could expand to include more than 50 countries. BRICS...
JPMorgan Warns Dollar Dominance Faces Risks From Political Instability, US-China Tensions
21.7.2023
JPMorgan has warned of the risks to the U.S. dollar’s dominance from escalating U.S.-China tensions and political instability. The global investment bank’s strategists anticipate “partial de-dollarization,” in which the Chinese yuan gradually assumes a more significant role...
Former US President Donald Trump Warns of Economic Depression if He’s Not Elected
20.7.2023
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that the U.S. economy will face “more than a recession” if he is not elected president. Trump also made several other promises, including getting Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to make a deal with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr...
Scientists warn the ‘quantum revolution’ may stagnate economic growth
19.7.2023
There are “traps” lying in wait for innovators at the vanguard of fintech and quantum computing, according to researchers
Nigeria Declares Food Emergency After Sixth Consecutive Increase in Inflation Rate
19.7.2023
The Nigerian government declared a food price emergency after the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed that the country’s inflation rate had gone up by 0.38% to 22.79%. The NBS said the June inflation figure does not “fully capture the impact of the fuel...
Economist Sounds Alarm on US Dollar Losing Reserve Currency Status
19.7.2023
An economist with the Heritage Foundation has warned about the potential calamity of the U.S. dollar losing its reserve currency status. He stressed that “The Biden administration has taken so many actions to dethrone King Dollar that it would be difficult to rank them all by their...
Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman Says US Dollar Dominance Won’t Last Forever but Doubts Chinese Yuan Can Replace USD
18.7.2023
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman says the U.S. dollar’s dominance “won’t last forever.” While recognizing the global de-dollarization trend, he expressed skepticism about the Chinese yuan’s ability to replace the U.S. dollar as the world’s dominant...
India and UAE Break Away From US Dollar: Landmark Agreement Enables Trade Settlements in Rupees and Dirhams
17.7.2023
In a compelling turn of events this Saturday, India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) inked a landmark agreement facilitating trade transactions to be settled in their native currencies, rupees and dirhams, instead of relying on the U.S. dollar. India’s prime minister Narendra Modi visited...
Yellen Champions Ukraine Support as ‘Single Best Thing We Can Do for the Global Economy’ Ahead of G20 Summit
16.7.2023
Janet Yellen, serving as the 78th U.S. Treasury secretary, emphatically declared on Sunday that bolstering Ukraine represents “the single best thing we can do for the global economy.” Furthermore, Yellen expressed caution regarding the premature removal of trade constraints against China,...
Ethereum’s Fiery Path: $6.6 Billion Ether Burned Since the London Hard Fork
16.7.2023
Drawing upon recent data, the Ethereum network has incinerated close to 3.46 million ether, translating to a staggering $6.68 billion in value burned since the London hard fork’s implementation on August 5, 2023. Taking into account the 710-day period that followed, the Ethereum network...
IMF Has Not Seen Specific Proposal on BRICS Currency
16.7.2023
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has not seen any specific proposal on a common BRICS currency. However, the IMF acknowledges the presence of “slow-moving trends” indicating shifts in the currency composition of reserves and trade. The Fund’s statement followed reports that...
Robert Kennedy Jr Says Biden Is ‘Preparing for Ground War With Russia’ as World War III Warnings Escalate
16.7.2023
U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) has explained that President Joe Biden is “preparing for a ground war with Russia” by signing an executive order to mobilize reserve forces to augment Operation Atlantic Resolve. Multiple people have accused Biden of starting...
Robert Kiyosaki’s Warnings: Giant Crash Incoming, End of US Dollar Approaching
16.7.2023
Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has warned that a giant crash is coming, emphasizing that the end of fiat money, including the U.S. dollar, is near. Noting that the USD “will die,” he urged investors to buy gold, silver, and bitcoin. His warnings came as the BRICS economic bloc...
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Calls 2023’s Banking Fiasco a ‘Mini Crisis’, Foresees Consumer Savings Depleted by Year’s End
15.7.2023
Four days ago, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon was interviewed by The Economist and he discussed the recent U.S. banking disaster that occurred last March. At that time, the public witnessed the second, third, and fourth largest bank failures in U.S. history. Dimon asserted that “for the most part,”...
Russia, 10 Southeast Asian Nations Discuss Using National Currencies in Trade Settlements
15.7.2023
Russia is discussing using national currencies in trade settlements with 10 Southeast Asian countries, members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has revealed. The move comes as more and more countries worldwide are seeking to de-dollarize....
Experts Warn of Impending Recession in the US as Survey Reveals 59% Chance by July 2024
14.7.2023
A recently published survey by Bankrate reveals that there is a 3-in-5 likelihood of a recession occurring in the United States within the next year. Bankrate’s survey of economists firmly indicates that the chances of a recession taking place in the U.S. are greater than the chances of...
The economics of Bitcoin halving: Understanding the effects on price and market sentiment
13.7.2023
Discover how a reduction in supply affects the price of Bitcoin, and how market participants perceive and react to halving events in the dynamic cryptocurrency market
Western Sanctions on Russia Demolish Global Trade System, Cause Inflation Surge, Says Russian Banker
13.7.2023
Russia’s second-largest bank’s chairman says by imposing sanctions on Russia, the West has “demolished the global trade system and caused an inflation surge.” Pointing to the U.S. banking crisis as an example, he stressed: “This is virtually the largest financial and banking crisis since 2008,...