News, Rumors and Opinions Sunday 12-14-2025
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Clare: Sudani sponsors the official ceremony announcing the end of UNAMI's work
12/13/2025
Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani sponsored on Saturday the official ceremony announcing the end of the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).
A statement from his office said that "Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani sponsored the official ceremony announcing the end of the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), in the presence of Guterres, the Speaker of Parliament, and a number of political leaders and ministers." LINK
Clare: Economists: A sharp rise in the dollar exchange rate will put the Central Bank and the Iraqi economy in a very difficult situation.
Saturday, December 13, 2025 Baghdad – One News
Economic experts considered the Iraqi Central Bank's sudden suspension of the dollar transfer platform before the scheduled date and without an official announcement to be a step far from transparency.
Experts indicated that the suspension of the platform without an official announcement by the Central Bank indicates uncertainty and fear about the consequences of suspending the platform on dollar exchange rates.
The lack of an announcement could give the Central Bank an opportunity to disavow and evade the decision to suspend the platform and return to operating the platform, even temporarily, in the event that the dollar begins to rise to high rates.
They pointed out that it is also possible that the platform's shutdown without an official announcement was a trial measure to test the market's ability to adapt to the new situation without a platform, and how the demand for the dollar and its exchange rates might be after this sudden platform shutdown.
They added that a significant rise in the dollar exchange rate would put the Central Bank, the markets, and the Iraqi economy in a very difficult situation. LINK
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Frank26 When we see the Iraqi dinar on Forex being traded, that's when we can all celebrate. There are many factors that will show the new exchange rate is in our mix. Another example would be the HCL or the salaries.
Walkingstick They will use multiple exchange rates more than likely because that's what they're talking about...A fixed rate in country and they're going to use a float outside of the country.
Mnt Goat Article: "WASHINGTON PREPARES MAJOR SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAQI FIGURES OVER MONEY LAUNDERING, ARMED GROUPS FUNDING" There are individual sanctions and not UN Chapter VII sanctions and I am told by my CBI contact these, if applied, alone will not stop the targeted reinstatement in early January. However, combined with the Iranian influence in the new government there could be some ramifications.
Silver Shorts Running Scared | Alasdair Macleod
Liberty and Finance: 12-13-2025
Alasdair MacLeod explains that the latest FOMC meeting confirms the Federal Reserve is choosing inflation by expanding short term Treasury purchases which will weaken the dollar further.
He warns that rising gold and silver prices are signaling accelerating loss of purchasing power and that major foreign holders like Japanese institutions are reducing their appetite for United States debt.
Macleod describes severe structural shortages in silver driven by India’s surging industrial demand and China’s retreat from supplying global stockpiles which is forcing a major repricing.
He concludes that the combination of runaway deficits, declining currency value, and tightening physical supply across metals points to a highly inflationary period ahead and a looming risk for equities and credit based assets.
INTERVIEW TIMELINE:
0:00 Intro
1:30 Fed meeting
9:40 Nationl debt
12:00 Silver short squeeze
24:08 Fiat currency destruction