US Sanctions Risking systemic collapse

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Date: March 2, 2022

Russia could ask for rubles or gold in exchange for energy. If that occurred Europe would have little choice. The real leverage in the Petrodollar system is on the 'petro' side.
It will be interesting to see how this develops. If energy payments begin moving outside of the SWIFT system, then the Petrodollar will be severely damaged.
Regardless, it's going to be disruptive and we're going to see additional problems. Very likely we will see further money printing and more stagflation.
The United States' attempts to simultaneously take on both Russia and China is a bad idea. We're forcing the two of them together while Europe is trying to play both sides. This situation will end with China and Russia gaining status.
Russian citizens have also been buying gold. This crisis will hurt their citizens, but this isn't Russia's first rodeo. The fact that Putin has done this either means he's lost his mind or he has a plan and found a window of opportunity.
We could see serious spillover effects on bonds and real yields.
The United States can't afford higher rates, and they can't remove Russia's oil without destroying their own markets.
We could see big changes should Russia use their gold as leverage. Possible scenarios that could occur should gold be revalued.
Source: youtube.com

Gold is the Real Safe Haven Asset

Gold is finally outperforming the way one would imagine. It's not always about the absolute performance as it is about the relative performance.
As Bitcoin surged from March 2020 through 2021, the market was convinced that Bitcoin was the "new" digital gold, the new store of value asset.
As Bitcoin surged to new highs at each passing day, this became a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Gold was seen as the stepchild, given no attention whatsoever as traders chased the greed and FOMO 100%+ returns in crypto assets.
Year to date, Gold is now up 6% vs. Bitcoin down 25%.
Source: thestreet.com

BRICS Launches BRICS Pay System

BRICS has unveiled BRICS Pay, a new payment platform developed over the past few years.
This system is designed to boost trade and financial transactions within the bloc, emphasizing the use of national currencies over the US dollar.
BRICS Pay aims to streamline cross-border transactions, reduce exposure to currency exchange risks, and enhance the financial independence and stability of its member countries, marking a significant step in challenging the dollar's dominance on the global stage.

The long awaited Gold Standard is here

Zimbabwe will start issuing digital currency next month that is backed by gold.
On May 8, the public will be able to purchase a digital currency backed by gold from Zimbabwe's central bank.
Additionally, RBZ introduced smaller gold coins in weights of tenths of an ounce, quarters of an ounce, and half of an ounce.
The smallest coin weighs just over 3.11 grams and costs US$188.48 or its equivalent in local currency at the interbank rate.

Iran, Russia planing the token of the Persian Gulf backed by gold

Iran and Russia want to issue a new stablecoin backed by gold.
The potential stablecoin aims to enable cross-border transactions instead of fiat currencies like the U.S. dollar, the Russian ruble or the Iranian rial.
The "token of the Persian Gulf region" would serve as a payment method in foreign trade.
Sources: cointelegraph.com

President Donald Trump "All Currencies will be on an Even Level Playing Field"

All Currencies will be on an Even Level Playing Field much sooner than most people understand or think.
Here is a 3 minute snip from the ~30 minute press conference with PM Abe from Japan.
Go to 1:50 if you want the start of the exact statement:
Source:youtube.com