Trump is seriously considering a capital gains tax cut

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News Date: August 11, 2020

Donald Trump is considering a capital gains tax cut in an effort to create more jobs.
- We are looking at also considering a capital gains tax cut, which would create a lot more jobs, said Trump Monday during a White House news conference.
Sources:www.youtube.com, bloomberg.com

Principles of BRICS expansion

Russian Foreign Ministry: BRICS countries discuss principles of alliance expansion.
Ivan Nechayev, deputy director of the information and press department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said at a briefing on Thursday, August 11, that the establishment of criteria for the accession of new BRICS members is already underway.
Iran and Argentina applied to join the BRICS, and later it became known that Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, and Algeria would also like to become part of the alliance.
In addition, Cuba's ambassador expressed the need for economic cooperation with the BRICS.
Sources: tvbrics.com

Russia is increasing its reserves with safe assets

According to the head of the central bank, Russia is increasing its reserves with assets that the West cannot sanction.
Elvira Nabiullina, the governor of the Russian Central Bank, stated on Tuesday that Russia is increasing its foreign reserves using assets that are immune to Western sanctions.
The central bank has previously stated that it believes that cash-held foreign currency, gold, and the Chinese yuan are safe.

ZiG Enters Circulation

Zimbabwe introduced its new gold-backed currency, the ZiG, into general circulation on April 30th.
This move has been met with joy by Zimbabweans who have expressed relief at being able to withdraw ZiG notes and coins from banks for the first time.
While the currency was initially introduced electronically in early April, the availability of physical banknotes and coins marks a significant step forward for the transacting public.
Zimbabwe launched the gold-backed currency

Ripple partner Nium takes on SWIFT

The new solution, which leverages Ripple's blockchain network Ripplenet, claims to lower settlement costs for Financial Institutions by up to 90% for international brokerage account transactions when compared to transactions settled via the SWIFT International Payments Network.
XRP powers NIUM's alternative to swift.
Nium has pointed to three major benefits of its global payments network and new brokerage solution: cost savings of up to 90%, improved customer satisfaction, and increased demand for new partnerships.
Source: financefeeds.com

Visa Files Patent For Blockchain Digital Fiat Currency

Visa International has filed for a cryptocurrency system patent that is meant to replace physical currency. The system, which utilizes both central banks and commercial banks, leverages a private blockchain to improve the payment ecosystem. The filing is for a fiat-linked cryptocurrency system using a private distributed ledger technology (DLT).
Source:bitcoin.com