Economist Peter Schiff has slammed Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell over several key issues concerning the U.S. economy, the banking system, and the U.S. dollar. “Powell is a coward. He is not doing his job,” Schiff claimed, highlighting multiple factors affecting the economy that the Fed chairman overlooked in his statements before Congress this week.…
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David Hunter, the chief macro strategist at Contrarian Macro Advisors, predicts an interesting development for global markets in the fourth quarter of 2023. According to him, global markets will experience a remarkable surge, aptly described as a “melt up.” However, this surge will be short-lived, as a substantial downturn is expected to follow. Hunter emphasizes…
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Explore how the emerging economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa cooperate in areas such as economics, development and global governance. BRICS is an acronym that represents an alliance of five major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Jim O’Neill, an economist at Goldman Sachs, coined the phrase in 2001…
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has discussed the threat of de-dollarization and the risk of the U.S. dollar losing its world’s reserve currency status. He believes that the USD hegemony is a consequence of America’s economic dominance. Fed Chair Powell on Threat of De-Dollarization, USD Losing Reserve Currency Status Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell addressed…
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The BRICS leaders’ summit will take place in a couple of months, and French President Emmanuel Macron has reportedly expressed interest in attending. However, Russia believes it would be “inappropriate” for the French president to attend. “Clearly, leaders of states that pursue such a hostile and unacceptable policy towards us” are inappropriate BRICS guests, said…
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Former Chief Tech Officer at Coinbase, Balaji Srinivasan, took to Twitter to remind his followers about Jared Bernstein’s earlier stance on de-dollarization. The angel investor sees logic in views that the new White House top economist has now abandoned, on the U.S. dollar’s status as a global reserve currency . Not a Bitcoin Maximalist —…
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Central banks, particularly those in emerging economies, are ramping up their gold reserves in preparation for a new monetary regime, signaling a potential loss of reserve currency status for the U.S. dollar, according to the investment management firm Goehring & Rozencwajg. The company’s managing partner Leigh Goehring explained in a recent interview that gold will…
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The founder of a German-based political and economic think tank has cautioned that attempts to de-risk from China “will only lead to the self-destruction of the economies of the West.” She stressed that de-risking policies would hurt their originators more than they could hurt China. The Risks of De-Risking From China The founder of the…
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In mid-May, several reports indicated that Bangladesh and India were engaging in currency trading using their respective currencies in order to address U.S. dollar liquidity challenges. Recent sources now reveal that Bangladesh is welcoming a formal invitation to join the BRICS bloc. Speaking to reporters on Monday, AK Abdul Momen, the foreign minister of Bangladesh,…
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Goldman Sachs’ strategists have cautioned that markets seem to be more optimistic than they are about the pace of inflation’s decline. “Although we expect further declines in inflation going forward, markets appear considerably more optimistic than we are about the pace of cooling,” they explained. Goldman Sachs Expects U.S. Inflation to Decline Slower Than Market…
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