Rethinking the Dollar

Biden is using the sanctions card to threaten Russia over allegations of a Ukrainian invasion. The threat of being removed from the US payment network 'Swift' doesn't carry as much weight since Putin has de-dollarized the nation a long time ago. Will Russia counter the monetary attack with gold?

In the countries where the currencies are tanking, precious metals are going parabolic. Silver price in the Turkish Lira is a great example of why having real 'sound' #money helps when #Governments fail. Today on Mike & Mario we touched on the latest events from medical tyranny to currency crises globally.

The month of December is being set up to be a crazy month. We have the Maxwell trial, a new variant & the Federal Reserve backed into a corner on their taper narrative. What could go wrong?

The markets are tanking and it just so happens to be at the announcement of a "new" variant. The economy was slowing down well before now and more counterfeited currency is coming. 

After 35 years, Dollar Tree has announced it will begin charging $1.25 for the majority of its products at all of its locations nationwide by the end of April. The announcement comes as Dollar Tree has seen "broad consumer acceptance" of new price points above $1 during its initial testing phase at more than 100 legacy stores.

The cost of providing a traditional Thanksgiving turkey dinner to 10 people in 2021 is 14% higher than a year ago. Rising by $4.60 from 2020's $19.39 to 2021's $23.99 for a 16-pound bird, turkey alone accounts for nearly 72% of the year-over-year increase in the total cost for the meal.

The $1.75 trillion proposal aims to expand the social safety net in the #UnitedStates and boost climate change policy. U.S. President Joe #Biden said on Tuesday that he expected his "#BuildBackBetter" legislation to be passed within a week's time.

Biden signed the $1.2tn infrastructure bill into law at a White House ceremony attended by Democrats and Republicans.

Billionaire Michael Saylor has started a war against gold. Why can't both gold and bitcoin exist together as an inflation hedge? In this RTD Live Talk, I share my thoughts as to why Saylor is acting on behalf of Big Brother and not the people.

The UK and USA are both changing the rules of the game on what it means to save for retirement. There is now an issue with saving too much in the USA and the need to increase the age of being able to withdraw from your pension in the UK.