KW: Another couple of articles from Jim Rickards pen helping you to understand some of the pressures going on in financial markets I. Another Nation is Pricing Oil in Yuan. The Petrodollar is Slowly Dying Most readers are familiar with the original petrodollar deal. It was set up by Henry Kissinger and Saudi princes in…

KW: Reports such as this usually are reliable in pointing to one thing and that is that gold will have an increasing influence going forward as the de-dollerisation strengthens. There have been many attempts by various nations to undermine the dollar’s preeminence in recent decades. Some were nipped in the bud by US interventions — such as the plan…

KW: Bring it on! Jim Rickards in his different news post calls this action a financial ‘H Bomb’ The End Is Nigh by Jeff Thomas | September 18, 2017 FACEBOOK TWITTER GOOGLE + SUBSCRIBE Recently, US Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin stated, “If China doesn’t follow these sanctions [against North Korea], we will put additional sanctions…

KW: This post needs to be read in conjunction with the next post whereupon recently, US Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin stated, “If China doesn’t follow these sanctions [against North Korea], we will put additional sanctions on them and prevent them from accessing the US and international dollar system.” This suicidal ill thought comment…

KW: Introduction via Greg Hunter’s USA WAtchdog. This is a valuable video to watch about the current markets Resource analyst and futurist Chris Martenson says everyone should be taking notice of our “dangerous markets.” At the center of the danger zone is the declining U.S. dollar.  Martenson explains, “We are talking about a steady erosion…

September 11, 2017 Special Edition: RIP U.S. Dollar… Savvy Investors Turn to Gold… BRICS Join Attack on the Dollar… and More! Dear Strategic Intelligence Reader, Below are the five articles that I recommend you read this week. Each article adds to our understanding of global market dynamics. In this special edition of the Five Links, you’ll see…

KW: Might these announcements be part of the reason why gold is having a good run lately? The Real BRICS Bombshell Putin reveals ‘fair multipolar world’ concept in which oil contracts could bypass the US dollar and be traded with oil, yuan and gold By Pepe Escobar September 07, 2017 “Information Clearing House” – The annual…

KW: So just how close is the NEw Zealand market to Australia? Very close as advertised daily now (on TV) by a mortgage stacking company called Propeller Property Investments “This approach allows lenders to report the cross-collateral security of one property which is then used as collateral against the total loan size to purchase another…

KW: Not so joyful articles of interest from Jim Rickards Russia’s Anti-Dollar Weapons Include Gold…and Cryptocurrencies Too! Russia’s desire to break away from the hegemony of the U.S. dollar and the dollar payment system is well-known. Russian officials have said publicly for years that they are looking for ways to diversify their reserves away from…

KW: amazon may be the biggest threat retailing has ever seen. It explains why Trump recently attacked Amazon because it threatens retailers and therefore jobs. Of course it doesn’t help Trumps comfort feelings knowing that Amazon owns the Washington Post the leader in ‘fake news’ stories. But it’s global in impact and we will feel…