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Tishwash:  we already know this I'm not sure why they are telling us again but they are

An Iraqi bank switches to the global standard "SWIFT MX"

The National Bank of Iraq announced that it has successfully completed the transition to the new global standard " SWIFT MX " for financial messages, in a step that constituted a significant milestone in the bank's technological infrastructure modernization and enhanced readiness for digital transformation.

The bank said in a statement, “The implementation of this transformation comes as part of the bank’s transition from the old  MT standard to the  MX ISO 20022 model , which is the most advanced, structured and data-rich framework in the global financial messaging sector.

The 1929 Signal Flashed - Bitcoin $10k Risk, Gold Volatility & The ‘Great Reversion’

Kitco News:  12-18-2025

The S&P 500 is pricing in a perfect soft landing, but the physical economy is screaming recession. In this Outlook 2026 special, Mike McGlone, Senior Macro Strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, joins Jeremy Szafron to warn that the markets are facing a "Great Reversion" similar to 1929.

McGlone points to the S&P 500-to-Gold ratio hitting a historic peak of 1.55—the same level seen before the Great Depression crash - as a signal that a massive rotation out of "paper" assets and into hard assets is imminent.

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Tishwash:  A parliamentarian reveals the difficulty of meeting the demands of the protesting engineers due to the budget.

MP Haider Al-Salami stated on Thursday that the demands of the protesting engineers have not been met for more than four months, despite his addressing the Prime Minister to include their rights to appointment within the budget amendments .

Al-Salami explained in a statement received by Al-Sa’a Network that “the Ministry of Finance was unable to implement the request due to the budget law before the amendment,” noting that “this reflects the difficult financial situation the country is going through as a result of previous wrong financial policies.”

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Tishwash:  Al-Alaq: We succeeded in increasing the size of foreign reserves and curbing inflation.

The Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Dr. Ali Al-Alaq, affirmed that maintaining financial and banking stability, public financial sustainability, and curbing inflation are among the most difficult challenges facing countries, and cannot be achieved without operating the various economic sectors, especially in light of global economic and financial complexities.

Al-Alaq explained, during a lecture on development financing in light of the global debt crisis, held on the sidelines of the Fifth Regional Conference of the Al-Baraka Forum for Islamic Economics, which is being held in Cairo in partnership with the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States

Market Panic Ahead When this System Blows

Liberty and Finance:  12-17-2025

A shocking exposé has brought to light a pervasive and systemic real estate tax fraud that has been quietly ravaging the financial stability of millions of American households.

 Expert Mitch Vexler has revealed the alarming details of this widespread scheme, which has been orchestrated by local school districts and central appraisal districts across the United States and Canada.