Currency Revaluation RV

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News Date: August 29, 2020

A revaluation is a calculated upward adjustment to a country's official exchange rate relative to a chosen baseline.
The baseline can include wage rates, the price of gold, or a foreign currency.
Currency revaluation can be triggered by changes in the interest rates between various countries and large-scale events that affect the overall profitability, or competitiveness, of an economy.
Sources:www.investopedia.com/

Central banks gold reserves switch

The central banks are increasingly concerned about inflation, and the major ones start giving out signals that they won't let inflation run too hot, even if it means slower growth.
In commodities, the upside potential in gold is more than just a safe haven hedge, as the rising geopolitical tensions and the latest sanctions imposed on the Russian central bank will bring the central banks around the world to reconsider their FX holdings, and start shifting towards a nationless gold.
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The BRICS digital payment system advances

October 17 update:
BRICS Pay officially unveils a new demo, according to its official website.
Users can test it at the BRICS Business Forum in Moscow, linking a one-time QR code card in the app and receive 500 rubles for purchases at BRICS Pay-labeled stores.
October 12 update:
Russia has proposed a new cross-border payment system at a BRICS meeting in Moscow.
The plan includes using local currencies, direct links between central banks, and distributed ledger technology (DLT) for faster, more secure settlements.
It also suggests creating trade centers for key commodities like oil and gold.
This comes ahead of the BRICS summit in Kazan, scheduled for October 22-24.
Older news:
Russia is advancing its plans for a BRICS digital payment system, according to Valentina Matviyenko, the Federation Council Speaker.
In response to sanctions and being cut off from SWIFT, the Bank of Russia has developed its own payment system, which has already seen participation from several countries.
Matviyenko announced that progress on the BRICS digital payment platform is ongoing.
"The creation of the independent financial payment platform BRICS Bridge, a standalone mutual payment system on a firm joint platform, is now being discussed within BRICS.
I have spoken both with the Central Bank and the Finance Ministry, things are moving along nicely," she said in a press conference.

China increased Russian gold import

Russian Gold Rerouted to China Amid Western Ban.
China imported $108.8 million worth of Russian gold in July - a 750% increase from June and a 4,800% increase from the same month last year.
China may be just one of several important new destinations for Russian gold in Asia and the Middle East.
Source: themoscowtimes.com

Russia issued Gold-Backed Crypto Coins

The largest bank in Russia, Sber Bank, just announced that it has issued gold-backed digital assets on its own blockchain.
It is expected that this will attract a lot of new investors and institutions especially as there is a lot of concern about inflation for fiat currencies.
After all, many of the citizens in the country have started to use the blockchain as a method to preserve wealth and to transfer wealth without having any interference from a bank or government.
Sources: procoinnews

The longest partial lunar eclipse of the century next week

The partial lunar eclipse will last three hours 28 minutes and 23 seconds. It is also the longest partial lunar eclipse for 580 years.
Everything you need to know about the longest partial lunar eclipse in 580 years:
The event will begin on November 19 at approximately 2.19 a.m. EST.
a) Everyone in North America will see it;
b) Don't miss the 'max red' moment;
c) Get up earlier to see 'Half Blood Moon';
d) It is the longest partial lunar eclipse this century;
e) The southern limb of the Moon won't turn red.
Sources: insiderpaper.com