GLOBAL RESET? Gold-Backed “Unit” Tested to Challenge Dollar in BRICS Trade | Andy Schectman

Liberty and Finance: 9-8-2026

Andy Schectman joins Liberty & Finance with a stark warning that global investors are increasingly losing confidence in U.S.

Treasuries while central banks continue accumulating physical gold. He argues that inflation, monetary expansion, soaring energy costs and persistent bond-market weakness are creating conditions that could drive substantially higher prices into late 2026 and 2027.

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Tishwash:  With an increase of one ton, Iraq strengthens its gold reserves and continues its global progress.

Data from the World Gold Council for August 2026 showed that Iraq maintained its position among the world's largest gold holders, with an increase in its holdings compared to its last data.

According to data seen by Shafaq News Agency, Iraq’s gold reserves amounted to 175.6 tons, ranking it 28th globally, with gold constituting about 24.8% of its total reserves. The latest data for Iraq dates back to May 2026.

Reset Intelligence: Smaller Notes Only mean One Thing

9-8-2026

Smaller Notes Only Mean One Thing

By Reset Intelligence | @EXIT_FIAT

Iraq’s Parliamentary Finance Committee says it intends to issue banknotes smaller than the 250 dinar note. At today’s official rate, that note is worth about 19 US cents.

Marc Faber: Imminent Financial Collapse, Money Printing & Gold

Palisades Gold Radio:  9-8-2026

Stijn Schmitz welcomes back Contrarian Investor and Publisher of the Gloom, Boom, & Doom Report Marc Faber to the show.

 Faber opened the discussion by emphasizing the unprecedented complexity facing economists and investors today, driven by a confluence of dismal fiscal situations in Western democracies, geopolitical tensions, and the central role of central banks in financing massive deficits.

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Tishwash:  After September 30th, a new security agreement will keep Marines protecting the US Embassy in Baghdad.

On Monday, Hoshyar Zebari, a leader in the Kurdistan Democratic Party, revealed new details regarding the American withdrawal from Iraq, pointing to bilateral security arrangements between Baghdad and Washington, which include the continued presence of US Marines to protect the embassy .

Zebari said in a televised interview followed by Al-Sa’a Network that “this operation will end on September 30,” explaining that “the Iraqi government agreed with the American side two years ago that in 2026 there will be no need for Operation Inherent Resolve .”