News, Rumors and Opinions Monday 9-21-2026
GP Q: Iraq’s Central Bank Addresses Dollar Supply
9-20-2026
ARE WE THERE YET
September 20, 2026
IRAQ — THE CBI ADDRESSES DOLLAR SUPPLY
The Iraq Central Bank of Iraq issued a statement today saying Iraq has sufficient foreign reserves to meet demand for dollars for imports, card payments and travelers at the official rate.
The CBI said recent pressure in the parallel market was being driven by market speculation, expectations and regional tensions.
THE IQD
The official rate remains: $1 = 1,310 IQD
But the parallel market has moved sharply, with reports putting the dollar around 160,000 IQD per $100.
That is a market-rate development — not an official CBI revaluation.
GLOBAL — THE FINANCIAL RAILS
The US Treasury’s pressure on …..Iran’s financial networks continues.
On September 17, Treasury sanctioned Iranian financier Babak Zanjani’s BitBank cryptocurrency exchange, alleging it helped process payments connected to Iran.
ROAD CHECK
CBI says dollar demand can be met — confirmed
Parallel-market pressure — rising
Foreign reserves — being watched
IQD revaluation — not announced
RAIL WATCH
The financial rails are moving through banking reform, reserve management, compliance and international financial restrictions.
But a widening parallel-market spread is not the same thing as an official change in the IQD’s value.
REMEMBER:
Today brought a real currency-market development.
The CBI says it has enough reserves and will continue financing legitimate foreign trade through approved channels.
Show us the document. Then we’ll read what it actually says.
Proof Links
Central Bank of Iraq — September 19 Foreign Reserve Statement
https://cbi.iq/news/section/71/
Central Bank of Iraq — Exchange Rates
https://cbi.iq/page/144
Shafaq News — CBI Dollar Supply Statement
https://shafaq.com/en/Economy/CBI-counters-fears-over-dollar-supply
U.S. Treasury — Operation Economic Outcast
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USTREAS/bulletins/42a9a88
Source(s):
• https://x.com/argosaki/status/2101853866669289702
https://dinarchronicles.com/2026/09/20/gp-q-iraqs-central-bank-addresses-dollar-supply/
Courtesy of Dinar Guru: https://www.dinarguru.com/
Mnt Goat Article: “IRAQ REGULATES FOREX TRADING: STRICT OVERSIGHT OF COMPANIES AND INCOMPLETE INVESTOR PROTECTION.” Do all you investors really realize just how fantastic this news is? No, the IQD is not yet on FOREX however, they are going to allow Iraqi companies to list their stocks from ISX on FOREX. This is literally one step away from the IQD currency being listed too on the currency exchange. ...If this one does not convince you we are VERY close to a reinstatement, I don’t know what will...They are telling us the next step...WOW! WOW! WOW!
Jeff In order to be a sovereign nation...you can't be under any foreign restrictions, you have to have full control of your military, full control of your country and its financial system and you need a convertible tradable currency...While US troops remain in Iraq they are not a sovereign nation. They don't have 100% control of their country. They also don't have control over their financial system because they have to use the US dollar for trade. The troops will be out by September 30th. That's when their sovereignty starts...
Militia Man Zaidi goes to New York [this] week. He speaks at the United Nations. He meets with President Trump. He goes to the US Chambers of Commerce. And then 30 September is the date they keep pointing at for the [end of the] old coalition mission and turn toward long term business. That's the focus, economic partnerships...It is not a switch that flips the dinar by itself...but let's watch the language after they sit down...Watch for signed follow through, not slogans...
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GOLD to $10,000 'Sooner Than People Expect': Jim Rickards
9-21-2026
Jim Rickards thinks gold reaches $10,000 an ounce sooner than almost anyone expects, and his reason is arithmetic rather than a forecast: every $1,000 step up costs a smaller percentage than the one before it.
Maggie Lake sits down with Jim Rickards, editor of Strategic Intelligence and author of MoneyGPT, on the fundamentals behind the gold price and on what the Federal Reserve just did about inflation it cannot reach.