Trump predicts a market crash in the next 12 months
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News Date: January 9, 2024Former President Donald Trump anticipated a US economic crash and expressed a hope that it would happen within a year, prior to a potential second term in office, if he were to win the November election.
'When there's a crash, I hope it's going to be during this next 12 months because I don't want to be Herbert Hoover. The one president - I just don't want to be Herbert Hoover,' Trump stated in an interview Monday on Lindell TV.
In 1929, during Herbert Hoover's first year as president, the US stock market crashed, triggering the start of the Great Depression, leading to widespread economic hardship and unemployment across the nation.
Polyus gold miner to switch the currency to rubles
Polyus wins bondholder approval to switch currency for Eurobond payments.Russia's largest gold miner Polyus has received permission from holders of three Eurobonds to make payments on the debt in Russian roubles or another alternative currency, the company said on Friday.
Sources: reuters.com
Zimbabwe interested in SWIFT alternatives
The Zimbabwean government would like to become a member of the BRICS economic bloc, the speaker of the ruling party ZANU-PF said on Wednesday."We made it clear that we would like to become a member of the BRICS," Christopher Mutsvangwa told Russia's RIA Novosti news agency.
The official added that his country is interested in developing alternatives to the Western-dominated SWIFT payment network.
In his view, BRICS could contribute to that.
SpaceX launched another 49 Starlink satellites
It's been a busy January! No better way to start the New Year.SpaceX launched another batch of 49 Starlink satellites to orbit aboard a flight-proven Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center (KSC).
This was the third mission for SpaceX in 2022, as the company had already launched the Starlink Group 4-5 and Transporter-3 missions this month.
In addition, this mission marked a quick turnaround for LC-39A, as Starlink Group 4-5 also launched from the same pad on January 6.
Source: SpaceForceDoD
Zimbabwe introduces new digital currency backed by gold
Zimbabwe to create new digital currency backed by gold.As part of efforts to stabilize the local currency, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is preparing to launch a digital currency backed by gold that will be accepted as legal tender for transactions in the nation.
The RBZ will take the first steps toward using the nation's gold reserves to anchor the Zimbabwe dollar with the introduction of the digital gold tokens, a kind of electronic money backed by gold stored at the RBZ.
Gold's role in the Global Monetary Reset
Gold will play a big role in the coming global 'monetary reset'.A global monetary reset is inevitable, as fiat currencies are being debased due to excessive money printing.
The U.S. dollar will be dethroned as the dominant global reserve currency by currencies backed by a basket of commodities including gold, according to Maxime Bernier, Founder and Leader of The People's Party of Canada.
An International reserve currency based on a basket of currencies is under consideration, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on June 22 at the BRICS Business Forum.
Sources: kitco.com