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The yen is quietly making a comeback—and this isn’t just a temporary blip. After years of suppression, the Japanese currency is primed to normalize and, yes, soar. The writing is on the wall, and Japan’s fiscal policies, coupled with shifting global dynamics, are setting the stage for a much stronger yen. For years, the yen …
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Since 2017, the Turkish Lira has lost approximately 91% of its value against the U.S. Dollar. This dramatic depreciation is attributed to factors such as high inflation, unconventional monetary policies, and political instability in Turkey. For example, the exchange rate has risen from around 3.5 TRY/USD in 2017 to over 37 TRY/USD in 2025.
U.S. Dollar reaches highest valuation since the 1985 Plaza Accord 🚨🚨 byu/IAmNotAnEconomist inFluentInFinance
The US Dollar’s reign as the world’s reserve currency may soon be facing its biggest challenge in decades. Central banks across the globe are quietly moving away from the greenback and pivoting toward gold—a move that’s as significant as it is alarming. While many are still focused on short-term market fluctuations, the long-term ramifications of …
Dollar General is a store that generally caters to lower income individuals on a budget. This week the CEO of Dollar General steps forward and says their customers only have enough money for the basic essentials right now and that’s it. This shouldn’t come as a surprise either as credit card debt keeps reaching all …
ollar General is closing 96 stores sometime in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025. Another 45 stores under the pOpshelf brand will also be shuttered, with an additional six being converted into Dollar General locations. Dollar General quietly announced the store closings in its latest earnings report released on March 13. During the three-month …
anyone care that the US Dollar is getting the crap kicked out of it? pic.twitter.com/vwYzS2M3wb — J.C. Parets (@JC_ParetsX) March 5, 2025 Dollar lower, hard assets higher. We are at a key turning point in history and a global rebalancing is now unfolding, in my view. pic.twitter.com/bstJ0gjVOo — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) March 5, 2025 …
Nikola filed for bankruptcy protection after failing to secure a buyer or raise additional funds to maintain operations. The filing marks the finale of the company’s yearslong fall from grace. Nikola’s core products are all-electric and fuel cell electric semitrucks. At its peak in 2020, Nikola was valued more than Ford Motor at $30 billion, …
People have spent far too much time in the dark. But finally, an awakening has begun. We’re starting to learn about the tools used by the elite to enslave our population, and the number one tool they use to control us and keep us dependent on their system is debt. The financial powers of America …
by MarkusEF Feb 10 Day 16 update (Investopedia): https://www.investopedia.com/meta-stock-record-16-session-winning-streak-8788971 Trillion dollar / Big Tech longest streaks as of Feb 7 (WSJ): https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/jobs-report-stock-market-today-dow-nasdaq-sp500-02-07-2025/card/meta-stock-extends-winning-streak-to-15-sessions-EkYgAX2FQc5YFmfZWlN1 My analysis: Earnings were reported on January 29, the 8th day of this streak. They did beat expectations, and beat by a lot. However, CONSECUTIVE multi-day post-earnings streaks historically don’t tend to last, since all …
Speculators are now the most bullish on the U.S. Dollar in nearly 6 years byu/IAmNotAnEconomist inFluentInFinance
by Michael Right now, a tremendous awakening is happening as people all over the world become educated about the tools that the elite use to enslave us to their system. The number one tool that they use to enslave us is debt. The financial powers of the world use it to enslave individuals, corporations and …
Dollar at highest level since 2022 against major currencies. byu/SunAdvanced7940 inwallstreetbets
by ReDDisko We are now approaching the point where a new commitment may no longer be possible. As a result of the recession and the ensuing financial crisis, the Fed will no longer be able to target inflation and will be forced to lower interest rates and start buying assets from the market. More precisely, the …
The share of US dollar reserves held by central banks fell to 59 percent—its lowest level in 25 years—during the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the IMF’s Currency Composition of Official Foreign Exchange Reserves (COFER) survey. Some analysts say this partly reflects the declining role of the US dollar in the global economy, in …
Its never been more obvious the markets are setting up for an epic downside crash. I know you have been spoiled on the “up-only” markets, but the FED cannot save you without causing massive inflation. They have to let equity markets fall. Its coming, its obvious. Its never been more obvious the markets are setting …
US dollar against major currencies in 2024 byu/ChampionshipUsed9855 inu_ChampionshipUsed9855
The dollar is close to causing a black swan. 🧐 pic.twitter.com/fyqAXbgCLV — Don Durrett – goldstockdata.com (@DonDurrett) January 5, 2025 ⁉️WILL THE FED STOP SHRINKING ITS BALANCE SHEET SOON⁉️ Bank reserves at the Fed fell by $326 billion, the 2nd biggest drop on record to $2.89TN, the lowest since Nov 2020. This should jump in …
Inflation 2.0 reignited. Breaks 77 and holds yields explode. pic.twitter.com/M5wyYmdqP0 — The Great Martis (@great_martis) January 5, 2025 The US 30Yr minus the 3-month Spread is on the verge of a big move higher if it can clear 55 bps. pic.twitter.com/6jFk08m6yi — Michael J. Kramer (@MichaelMOTTCM) January 6, 2025 Strong U.S. Data Could Propel 10- …
UPDATE: Witness Drops Damning Bombshell on NOLA “Terrorist Attack” – Reveals Officials Left Hydraulic Steel Barriers DOWN Which Could Have Stopped Attack (VIDEO) https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/01/update-witness-drops-damning-bombshell-nola-terrorist-attack/ 🚨 WTF?! The City of New Orleans HAD hydraulic steel car barriers, but left them DOWN last night Instead, they opted for “flimsy orange ones that you could just push over …
The biggest surprise of 2024 wasn’t any election results nor was it the fact central banks worldwide are more desperately accelerating rate cuts as the year draws to close. Or that other governments and officials are resorting to increasing panicky measures to calm markets in their areas. What caught everyone so off guard about ’24 …
by confoundedinterest17 The US taxpayer has suffered a double whammy under The Federal government. First, thanks to the Federal Reserve, the purchasing power of the US Dollar has fallen 97% since the creation of The Federal Reserve in 1913 (under Woody Wilson). The second leg of the double whammy is the staggering $36 TRILLION is …
The Swiss have printed about 3x less money than Canada has between 1980 and 2024 And in 1985, 1 Canadian dollar could buy 2 swiss francs. Today? It buys 0.65. This isnt magic, guys. pic.twitter.com/KPOn7lqfb5 — Tablesalt 🇨🇦🇺🇸 (@Tablesalt13) December 24, 2024 The original Big Mac Index: Campbell's Tomato Soup. In short, Nixon broke the …
This article was written by Brandon Smith and originally published at Birch Gold Group In October of 2024, Russia hosted the annual BRICS Summit in the city of Kazan with the intent to show unity among developing nations and general eastern interests. The Kremlin, a target of severe NATO sanctions since the start of the war …
Gavin Newsom’s 24 Billion Dollar homeless solution meets Gavin Newsom’s 128 Billion dollar high speed rail. pic.twitter.com/hHsD9hXCwL — Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) December 11, 2024 Every day it’s worse. Every day you think this will be the tipping point. See you tomorrow — Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) December 11, 2024
No major economy in the world today is pursuing such an aggressively expansionary fiscal policy while shouldering an unsustainable cost of debt service. pic.twitter.com/J7QOca997s — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) December 9, 2024 This trajectory, in our view, is untenable and will inevitably lead to policies of interest rate suppression and constrained government spending—signaling a pivotal …
BRICS nations, led by Russia and China, are determined to insulate their economies from the U.S. dollar. Brandon Smith explores the current geopolitical landscape and concludes, quite simply, that the dollar’s days are numbered… By Brandon Smith In October of 2024, Russia hosted the annual BRICS Summit in the city of Kazan with the intent to show unity …
by Tripleawge The dollar looks extremely bullish. The trend line it has broken out of and looks ready to retest is from the peak in 1985. The sheer scale of the double bottom pattern is nothing like I have seen on any asset before. The moving avg trend line is the 30-week and it looks very …
