The Bank of Korea hasn't expanded its gold reserves in 13 years. The country currently holds just over 104 tonnes of gold, about 1.1 percent of the country’s total reserves.
The US takes this massive natural advantage for granted....more freight in the US is moved by truck, rail, and pipeline, despite the fact that transport by barge is 10–30 times cheaper.
If foreign demand for dollars and Treasuries weakens, the United States faces a painful adjustment. Less demand means higher borrowing costs, greater downward pressure on the dollar...
In a nutshell, registered silver stocks declined, but total physical stocks increased. This signals category movement and net deposits, not escalating depletion of physical silver.
If we go back about 45 years, we discover that inflation wasn’t always defined simply as “rising prices.” Economists understood it as an increase in money and credit.
A de-dollarization of the world economy could cause a dollar glut. The U.S. currency could further depreciate. At the extreme, global de-dollarization could spark a currency crisis.
As the war drags on, we have seen the national debt pass $40 trillion, diesel fuel prices at the highest ever, and inflation hitting the middle class and poor even harder.
