Dollar standard rejected in the era of gold

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News Date: September 18, 2020

Peter Schiff said he thinks we are about to see a gold bull market rivaling the 1970s because the world is going to reject the dollar standard and go back to a gold standard.
Ray Dalio:Within the next five years you could see a situation in which foreigners who have been lending money to the United States wont want to, and the dollar would not be as readily accepted for making purchases in the world as it is now.
Sources:twitter.com, www.zerohedge.com

Developing the BRICS currency

BRICS Group Works On A New Form Of Currency, looking At Basing Financial Reserves On A Basket Of Their Own Currencies.
State Duma Deputy Chairman Alexander Babakov said Thursday the BRICS alliance is actively engaged in developing its own currency and is set to present its proposals at the upcoming summit in August.
Putin suggested a new global reserve currency backed by hard assets and BRICS countries accumulated a great amount of gold.

Fed testing FooWire blockchain with Hyperledger

Federal Reserve detailed FooWire distributed ledger experiment designed to test whether the technology is suited for payments application.
The team built the system using Hyperledger Fabric, a popular DLT platform, because it generally met the team's design requirements of a closed network, mature technology, and enterprise readiness. The experiment highlighted the potential of DLT for certain payment uses, the quick speed with which a system could be implemented, the potential simplicity of smart contracts, and the range of functionality offered by such platforms. It further highlighted the need for more experimentation to better understand the possibilities for wide-scale adoption and use of any DLT platform for payments.
Source:www.federalreserve.gov

BRICS planning SWIFT competitor

The BRICS nations, have announced plans to establish their own money-transferring network, aiming to challenge the SWIFT international payment system.
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov revealed this ambitious strategy in an interview with TASS news agency.
This initiative is geared toward enabling seamless cross-border transactions among BRICS member countries, reducing costs and risks associated with external financial intermediaries.
It also seeks to promote the use of BRICS currencies in international trade, potentially diminishing the dominance of the US dollar.
The BRICS network aims to rival SWIFT's capabilities by developing advanced payment infrastructure and cybersecurity measures.
While benefiting BRICS nations, it could also enhance competition and efficiency in the global financial system, benefiting businesses and individuals worldwide.
This move signifies the BRICS nations' determination to reduce reliance on Western financial systems and assert more influence in global finance.

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.

BRICS Common Currency report

The planned BRICS cross-border currency is an important step in challenging the dominance of the U.S. dollar, according to Zhou Yu, director of international finance Research at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, revealed a recent report from China's Global Times.
Zhou states that the recent moves to support local currency settlement have given the BRICS countries a competitive advantage in reducing the dominance of the dollar in international trade.
Iran, Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt are among the potential countries to join and adopt the BRICS currency in 2023.