Seeds of Wisdom RV and Economics Updates Tuesday Morning 1-20-26

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Iran and Venezuela — Similar Look, Different Reality: Do Your Research

Two weak currency visual snapshots, but very different economic stories behind the numbers

 Overview

Iran’s rial and Venezuela’s bolívar both appear nearly worthless on USD converters — often rounding to zero or showing huge numerical values. At a glance, they look the same. But the underlying causes are fundamentally different. One is a consequence of prolonged inflationary collapse and hyperinflation, the other largely stems from sanctions, restricted foreign exchange access, and structural economic constraints rather than classic hyperinflation cycles.

Key Developments

1. Venezuela’s Bolívar Collapse Was Driven by Hyperinflation
Venezuela endured one of the world’s most severe hyperinflation episodes in recent history, stretching back several years as the bolívar spiraled in value due to runaway price increases, currency devaluations, and a collapse in economic output and confidence. The IMF notes persistent triple-digit inflation figures and deep economic contraction.

2. Iran’s Rial Is Weakened by Sanctions and FX Scarcity
Iran’s currency has plummeted on open markets to prices well above one million rials per USD, reflecting dire foreign currency shortages, strict U.S. and international sanctions, and limited access to global financial systems. This depreciation is not classic hyperinflation driven by runaway domestic money printing alone, but rather external pressure, scarcity, and multiple exchange rate dysfunctions.

3. A Low Converter Value Is a Technical Reflection, Not a Reset Signal
When currencies become so devalued that digital converters display “$0.00” for a unit of local money, that’s a rounding artifact — not evidence of parity, revaluation, or reset. It simply reflects how deeply the local currency has lost purchasing power in global terms.

4. Policy and Structural Differences Matter More Than Zeros

• Venezuela’s crisis was rooted in policy-driven hyperinflation — massive money printing to cover fiscal deficits, extreme price controls, and collapse of oil revenue.

• Iran’s situation is tied to extended sanctions, capital controls, restricted FX access, and geopolitical isolation, which depress foreign currency inflows and erode market confidence.

Why It Matters to Currency Holders

For those watching currency movements for reset or revaluation implications:

• Superficial similarity in exchange rate figures does not imply common outcomes.

• Venezuela’s bolívar trajectory was shaped by decades of hyperinflation and economic collapse — not a reset waiting to happen.

• Iran’s rial, though extremely weak, reflects external constraints, not the same kind of monetary breakdown seen in hyperinflation crises.

• A low converter value alone is not a signal of an imminent revaluation, reset, or parity event.

 Understanding the drivers behind currency weakness — not just the headline number — is critical to contextual analysis and realistic expectations.

Implications for the Global Reset

This comparison underscores a broader point in global currency analysis:
Visual indicators are not substitutes for structural fundamentals.
Seeing zeros on a converter does not equate to approaching parity or imminent systemic revaluation — it reveals distortion, dysfunction, or policy pressures. True reset conditions require coordinated systemic shifts, not just numeric quirks.

This isn’t just about zeroes on a screen — it’s about economics vs. appearances.

Sources

• Reuters — Venezuelan banks to sell $300M in dollars; bolivar weakened 83% and inflation accelerates

• IMF — Venezuela economic profile, inflation and macroeconomic data

• Iran’s economics: Explaining the weak rial and rising inflation — The National

• Iran’s Rial All but Vanishes on Currency Screens as Economic Crisis Deepens

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Gold Surges to $4,719.60 on COMEX as Confidence in Fiat Systems Erodes

Safe-haven demand accelerates amid geopolitical stress and monetary uncertainty

Overview

Gold prices surged to $4,719.60 on COMEX, marking another historic high as investors continue rotating out of risk assets and fiat-dependent instruments. The move reflects intensifying concern over geopolitical conflict, trade fragmentation, debt sustainability, and the long-term credibility of existing monetary frameworks.

Key Developments

1. Gold Hits New Record on COMEX
The latest COMEX pricing shows gold trading at $4,719.60, underscoring sustained demand rather than a short-lived spike. Futures market positioning suggests institutional participation alongside central bank accumulation.

2. Safe-Haven Demand Continues to Build
Gold’s rise comes as markets face heightened volatility driven by tariff threats, geopolitical disputes, and policy uncertainty. Investors are increasingly seeking assets outside the traditional debt-based financial system.

3. Currency and Bond Markets Show Stress Signals
Persistently high sovereign debt levels, rising military expenditures, and narrowing central bank policy flexibility are pressuring confidence in long-term fiat stability. Gold is responding as a neutral reserve asset with no counterparty risk.

4. Central Banks Remain Net Buyers
Ongoing central bank gold accumulation reflects a strategic shift toward reserve diversification, particularly among non-Western and emerging economies seeking insulation from sanctions and financial leverage.

 Why It Matters

Gold’s move to record territory is not driven by speculation alone. It reflects a structural repricing of risk, where trust in policy coordination, fiscal discipline, and monetary predictability is weakening.

Historically, sustained gold rallies coincide with transitions in the global monetary order, not merely inflation cycles.

Why It Matters to Foreign Currency Holders

For foreign currency holders watching for reset or revaluation conditions:

• Rising gold prices signal declining confidence in fiat purchasing power.

• Gold strength often precedes currency realignment, repricing, or restructuring.

• Nations with gold-backed credibility or reserve leverage may gain positioning advantages during systemic transitions.

Gold does not predict timing — but it reflects directional pressure within the system.

Implications for the Global Reset

Pillar 1: Monetary Trust Is Shifting
Gold’s surge suggests markets are reassessing what constitutes reliable money. Trust is migrating away from promises and toward tangible reserves.

Pillar 2: Reserve Diversification Accelerates
As geopolitical and financial fragmentation deepens, gold increasingly functions as a neutral settlement anchor in a multipolar world.

This is not a panic signal — it is a repricing of monetary reality.

Gold is not just rising — it is being revalued against a changing system.

Seeds of Wisdom Team
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Sources

• COMEX Live — Real-time gold futures pricing

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🌱 A Message to Our Currency Holders🌱

If you’ve been holding foreign currency for many years, you were not foolish.
You were not wrong to believe the global financial system would change.

What failed was not your patience — it was the information you were given.

For years, dates, rumors, and personalities replaced facts, structure, and proof. “This week” predictions created cycles of hope and disappointment that were never based on how currencies actually change.

That is not your failure.

Our mission here is different: • No dates • No rates • No hype • No gurus

Instead, we focus on:
• Verifiable developments • Institutional evidence
• Global financial structure • Where countries actually sit in the process

Currency value changes only come after sovereignty, trade, banking, settlement systems, and fiscal coordination are in place. History and institutions confirm this sequence.

You will see silence. You will see denials. That is not delay — that is discipline.

Protect your identity. Organize your documents. Verify everything.
Never hand your discernment to anyone who cannot show proof.

You deserve truth — not timelines.

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Iraq Economic News and Points To Ponder Tuesday Morning 1-20-26

Within a week, trading on the Iraqi Stock Exchange exceeded one billion dinars.

Today 15:10   Economy    The Iraq Stock Exchange announced on Tuesday that shares worth more than one billion dinars were traded last week. The exchange stated in a report, which was reviewed by Al-Maalomah News Agency, that "69 companies saw their shares traded last week, while 25 companies did not trade due to a mismatch between buy and sell orders. Trading remains suspended for 10 companies out of the 104 listed on the exchange due to their failure to submit disclosures."

He added that "the number of shares traded reached 1.27 billion, a decrease of 78 percent compared to the previous week, with a financial value of 1.713 billion dinars, a decrease of 69 percent compared to the previous week, through the execution of 2,554 transactions."

He pointed out that "the ISX60 index closed at 984.54 points, registering a decrease of 1.353 percent from its closing in the previous session."

He explained that "the number of shares purchased by non-Iraqi investors last week reached 50 million shares with a financial value of 14 million dinars through the execution of three transactions, while the number of shares sold by non-Iraqi investors reached three million shares with a financial value of 16 million dinars through the execution of 19 transactions."

It is worth noting that the Iraq Stock Exchange holds five trading sessions weekly from Sunday to Thursday, and lists 104 Iraqi joint-stock companies representing the banking, telecommunications, industry, agriculture, insurance, financial investment, tourism, hotels, and services sectors. End 25   LINK

Parliamentary Warnings Of A Political Crisis Due To The Large Number Of Presidential Candidates.

Today 14:20    The Information Agency / Baghdad…    MP Sami Oshana warned on Tuesday against the scenario of Kurdish forces presenting multiple candidates for the presidency to parliament, indicating that this could complicate the political landscape. 

Oshana told the Information Agency that “discussions between the two Kurdish parties are still ongoing and have not yet reached a final agreement on a presidential candidate,” explaining that “multiple candidates will lead to division within parliament and hinder the decision-making process.” 

He added that “the next phase requires a clear consensus to avoid a new political crisis,” stressing that “delaying an agreement opens the door to unforeseen possibilities.” The  presidential candidate position remains undecided, given the ongoing Kurdish disagreements over agreeing on a single candidate, which portends further complications in the political scene in the coming period. End / 25  LINK

Dollar Exchange Rates Rise In Baghdad

Time: 2026/01/20 Readings: 390 times  

{Economic: Al-Furat News} The exchange rate of the US dollar rose this morning, Tuesday, in the markets of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.  The prices were as follows...

The selling price was 148,250 dinars for 100 dollars, while the buying price was 147,250 dinars for 100 dollars.  LINK

International Monetary Fund: Average Oil Price In 2026 At $62.13 Per Barrel

Time: 2026/01/19 17:47:32 Readings: 105 times   {Economic: Al-Furat News} The International Monetary Fund expects the average price of oil during 2026 to be around $62.13 per barrel, with a slight increase to $62.17 in 2027.

This came according to a report published by the Fund on Monday regarding the prospects for the global economy during 2026 and 2027.

The fund indicated in its report that it expects a further decline in oil prices due to "weak global demand growth versus strong supply growth".

It is worth noting that the IMF's Director of Communications, Julie Kozak, stated last January that the Fund does not yet see a significant impact of the situation in Venezuela and Iran on oil prices.   LINK

Oil Prices Rise, With Brent Crude Reaching $64 A Barrel.

Time: 2026/01/20 08:10:30 Reading: 45 times     {Economic: Al-Furat News} Oil prices rose on Tuesday after better-than-expected Chinese economic growth data boosted optimism about demand, while markets also monitored President Donald Trump's threats to increase US tariffs on European countries due to his desire to buy Greenland.

Brent crude futures rose 19 cents, or 0.3%, to $64.13 a barrel    The price of the U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil contract for February, which expires on Tuesday, rose by 25 cents, or 0.4%, from Friday's close to $59.69.  LINK

Gold And Silver At Record Highs

Time: 2026/01/20 08:20:11 Readings: 105 times   {Economic: Al-Furat News} Gold and silver traded near record levels on Tuesday, as US President Donald Trump’s threats to annex Greenland deteriorated global sentiment and triggered a rush towards safe-haven assets.

Spot gold rose 0.1% to $4,675.32 an ounce as of 03:36 GMT, after hitting a record high of $4,689.39 in the previous session. U.S. gold futures for February delivery climbed 1.9% to $4,680.30 an ounce.

Spot silver fell 1.4% to $93.33 an ounce, after hitting a record high of $94.72 earlier in the session.  Among other precious metals, spot platinum fell 1.8% to $2,331.20 an ounce, while palladium dropped 2% to $1,804.15.  LINK

Gold And Silver Hit Record Highs

Time: 2026/01/19    Reading: 90 times   {Economic: Al-Furat News} Gold and silver prices recorded new record levels on Monday, driven by increased demand for safe-haven assets, amid escalating trade tensions following US President Donald Trump's threat to impose additional tariffs on European countries over the Greenland dispute.

Spot gold rose 1.5% to $4,663.37 an ounce after hitting an all-time high of $4,689.39, while U.S. gold futures for February climbed 1.6% to $4,669.90 an ounce.

Silver saw a strong jump, with its spot price rising 3.3% to $92.93 an ounce, after hitting a record high of $94.08.

Prices of other precious metals also rose, with platinum climbing 0.9% to $2,348.32 an ounce and palladium rising 0.5% to $1,808.46 an ounce.   LINK

Iraq’s Currency In Circulation Exceeded 93T Dinars In October 2025

2026-01-19 Shafaq News– Baghdad   Currency in circulation in Iraq rose by 1.604 trillion dinars in October 2025, pushing the total above 93 trillion dinars, according to figures released Monday by the Central Bank of Iraq.

The data showed that net currency in circulation climbed to 93.789 trillion dinars in October, up from 92.185 trillion dinars in September. During the same period, total currency issued reached 101.015 trillion dinars, while cash held inside commercial banks stood at 7.226 trillion dinars.

The Central Bank explained that issued currency includes all banknotes and coins printed and released into the market, encompassing both paper and metal denominations circulating outside its vaults. It noted that the continued expansion of cash held outside the banking system, alongside comparatively low bank reserves, indicates a preference among citizens to keep money in cash rather than deposit it in banks.

The bank warned that this pattern weakens financial intermediation and poses challenges to overall financial stability, as large volumes of liquidity remain outside formal channels.

The figures were released shortly after the Central Bank reported a widening fiscal gap in 2025. Public revenues reached 104.434 trillion dinars ($72.0 billion) in the first ten months of the year, while expenditures totaled 115.535 trillion dinars ($79.7 billion), meaning government spending exceeded income over the same period.https://www.shafaq.com/en/Economy/Iraq-s-Currency-in-circulation-exceeded-93T-dinars-in-October-2025

Oil Gains On Weak Dollar As Investors Track Greenland Row

Economy & Business   Oil Prices  2026-01-20 Shafaq News   Oil prices edged up on Tuesday, ‌bolstered by a weaker dollar, while markets watched President Donald Trump's threats of higher U.S. tariffs on European nations over his desire to buy Greenland.

Brent futures rose 15 cents, or 0.2%, to $64.09 a barrel at 0430 GMT. The U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude contract for February, which expires on Tuesday, was up 14 cents, ‌or 0.2%, to $59.58.

The more actively-traded WTI March contract gained 6 cents, or 0.1%, to $59.40. ​WTI contracts did not settle on Monday due to the U.S. Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.

"A weaker U.S. dollar provided some support to oil and the broader commodities complex," said ING commodities ‍strategists on Tuesday. A weaker greenback makes dollar-denominated oil contracts cheaper for holders of other currencies.

Prices have held up relatively well amid a broader risk-off move in the markets, said ING, adding this followed the re-emergence of trade tensions between ⁠the U.S. and Europe over Trump's Greenland demands.

Over the weekend, fears of a renewed trade war ‍escalated after Trump said he would impose additional 10% levies from February 1 on goods imported from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, ‌Germany, ‌the Netherlands, Finland and Britain, rising to 25% on June 1 if no deal on Greenland was reached.

CHINA DATA SUPPORTS OIL

The oil market is also finding some support from the better-than-expected fourth-quarter Chinese gross domestic product data released on Monday, said IG market analyst Tony Sycamore.

"This resilience in the world's top oil ⁠importer provided a lift ⁠to demand sentiment," he ​said.

China's economy grew 5.0% last year, the data showed, meeting the government's target by seizing a record share of global demand for goods to offset weak domestic consumption. That strategy blunted the impact of U.S. tariffs but is increasingly hard ‍to sustain.

The country's refinery throughput in 2025 also climbed, edging up 4.1% year-on-year, while crude oil output grew 1.5%, government data showed on Monday. Both were at all-time highs.

Markets are also keeping a close eye on Venezuela's oil sector after Trump ​said the U.S. would run the industry following the capture ‍of President Nicolas Maduro.

Vitol offered Venezuelan oil to Chinese buyers at discounts of about $5 per barrel to ICE Brent for April delivery, ​multiple trade sources said.   Reuters https://www.shafaq.com/en/Economy/Oil-gains-on-weak-dollar-as-investors-track-Greenland-row  

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Geo-economic Fragmentation Accelerates as Old Growth Models Break Down

Trade conflict, tech concentration, and militarization expose stress fractures in the global system

Overview

A convergence of trade disputes, geopolitical rivalry, and financial concentration is accelerating geoeconomic fragmentation, according to recent warnings from global institutions and market reactions. The combination of tariff escalation, reliance on narrow growth engines, and rising military expenditures signals that the post-globalization economic model is losing coherence — forcing nations toward new frameworks for trade, finance, and currency stability.

Key Developments

1. Tariff Escalation Undermines Cooperative Growth
Renewed tariff threats — including those directed at traditional allies — highlight a sharp departure from decades of trade liberalization. Economic policy is increasingly driven by leverage and security considerations rather than efficiency and cooperation.

2. Growth Concentrated in Narrow Sectors
Global expansion is now heavily dependent on a limited set of drivers, particularly U.S. technology and artificial intelligence investment. This concentration magnifies downside risk if expectations falter or financial conditions tighten.

3. Supply Chains Remain Politically Vulnerable
Export controls, sanctions, and geopolitical alignment are reshaping supply chains into regional and political blocs. Efficiency is being sacrificed for resilience, increasing costs and long-term inflationary pressure.

4. Record Military Spending Crowds Out Development
Rising defense budgets are redirecting capital away from infrastructure, productivity, and social investment. While justified by security concerns, this shift weakens long-term economic growth and fiscal sustainability.

Why It Matters

The erosion of traditional growth engines signals a deeper reality: the global economy is no longer unified by shared incentives. Fragmentation increases volatility, reduces policy coordination, and weakens the mechanisms that once stabilized markets during crises.

This environment raises the probability of disruptive adjustments rather than gradual reform.

Why It Matters to Foreign Currency Holders

For foreign currency holders watching for revaluation or reset-related outcomes:

• Fragmentation reduces confidence in single-anchor reserve systems.

• Regional trade blocs increase the appeal of currency realignment and bilateral settlement mechanisms.

• Rising fiscal and military pressures elevate the risk of monetary restructuring in weaker economies.

Periods of systemic strain historically precede currency resets, repricing, or regime changes.

Implications for the Global Reset

Pillar 1: End of Synchronization
Coordinated global policy is giving way to competitive economic positioning. This accelerates the emergence of multipolar financial centers.

Pillar 2: Structural Stress on Monetary Systems
Debt, demographic pressure, and geopolitical risk are converging. Central banks face shrinking room to maneuver, increasing the likelihood of nontraditional monetary outcomes.

The reset is not an event — it is a process unfolding through pressure and fragmentation.

This is not a temporary slowdown — it is the unwinding of a system built on assumptions that no longer hold.

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Sources

• International Monetary Fund — Global Economic Outlook and Financial Stability commentary

• Reuters — Analysis on trade fragmentation, tariffs, and geopolitical risk

• Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) — Global military spending trends

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Global System Faces Reset Pressure as Supply Chains, Sustainability, and Spending Collide

Economic resilience gives way to structural stress across trade, capital, and governance

Overview

Beyond headline tariff battles and market volatility, deeper forces are reshaping the global system. Strained supply chains, rising calls for sustainability reform, and record military spending are converging to weaken traditional growth models. Together, these pressures point toward a prolonged transition away from efficiency-driven globalization and toward a restructured economic and monetary order.

Key Developments

1. Supply Chains Harden Along Geopolitical Lines
Export controls, sanctions, and strategic competition are forcing companies and governments to regionalize production. While improving security, this shift increases costs, reduces flexibility, and embeds politics directly into trade flows.

2. Sustainability Models Are Being Rewritten
Economists and policymakers are calling for a rethink of growth frameworks that prioritize GDP over resilience. New models increasingly integrate natural capital, social stability, and long-term economic durability — signaling a philosophical shift in how value is measured.

3. Military Spending Reaches Historic Levels
Global defense expenditures continue to rise, diverting capital from infrastructure, development, and productivity investment. This reallocation increases fiscal pressure, especially in debt-heavy economies.

4. Development and Cooperation Lose Ground
As security concerns dominate budgets and policy agendas, international cooperation weakens. This erosion of trust accelerates fragmentation across trade, finance, and diplomatic institutions.

Why It Matters

These trends reflect more than cyclical disruption. They reveal a system under strain from competing priorities: security versus efficiency, sovereignty versus cooperation, and resilience versus growth. As capital is redirected and supply chains restructured, the foundations of the post-war economic order continue to erode.

This raises the risk of abrupt adjustments rather than orderly reform.

Why It Matters to Foreign Currency Holders

For foreign currency holders awaiting revaluation or reset-driven opportunity:

• Rising structural costs weaken long-standing currency anchors.

• Fragmented trade encourages bilateral settlement and alternative reserve strategies.

• Fiscal stress linked to military and supply-chain spending increases the likelihood of currency repricing or regime change in vulnerable nations.

Such conditions historically precede monetary resets, redenominations, or managed revaluations.

Implications for the Global Reset

Pillar 1: Redefinition of Value and Growth
Growth is no longer judged solely by output. Sustainability, resilience, and strategic autonomy are becoming core economic objectives.

Pillar 2: Capital Reallocation and Monetary Stress
As spending priorities shift, central banks face rising pressure to support governments, increasing the probability of nontraditional monetary outcomes.

The reset is emerging not through collapse — but through reprioritization under constraint.

This is not the end of globalization — it is the transition to a more controlled, fragmented, and recalibrated system.

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Sources

• Reuters — Global supply chain and geopolitical risk analysis

• Phys.org — Economists and scientists call for rethinking sustainability models

• Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) — Global military spending data 

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Ex-Treasury Secretary Compared US to Third World Countries

Ex-Treasury Secretary Compared US to Third World Countries

Notes From the Field By James Hickman (Simon Black)  January 19, 2026

Former Fed Chair and ex-Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen finally told the truth.

In recent remarks at the American Economic Association, she told the audience that US finances are in worse shape than most third-world countries.  She said specifically that America's “needed belt tightening is significant—larger than in most programs supported by the International Monetary Fund."

Let that sink in for a minute. Remember, the International Monetary Fund provides emergency bailout funding for countries who are on the verge of bankruptcy. And naturally this IMF funding comes with strings attached: recipient countries are required to cut spending and tighten their belts.  

Greece is the classic example of what happens when the IMF shows up.

By 2010, Greek debt had spiraled to 130% of GDP and climbing. No one was willing to lend them money anymore... forcing the IMF to swoop in with a "rescue" package that came with brutal strings attached.

Pensions were slashed by 40%. Public sector wages were frozen, then cut. Over 150,000 government workers were laid off. State assets—airports, ports, utilities—were sold off at fire-sale prices to foreign investors.

Greece's economy contracted by 25%. Youth unemployment hit 60%. An entire generation was hollowed out.

Argentina has been through the IMF wringer multiple times; in fact in in 2018, Argentina received the largest bailout in IMF history: $57 billion.

The conditions? Currency controls. Spending freezes. Slashed subsidies. Inflation still ripped past 50%. Poverty rates surged past 40%. The middle class was gutted. (These conditions are what ultimately led to the election of Javier Milei).

Sri Lanka is the most recent cautionary tale.

In 2022, after years of fiscal mismanagement, the country defaulted on its debt. The IMF demanded fuel subsidy cuts, electricity price hikes, and tax increases. Inflation hit 70%. Riots erupted, culminating in protesters storming the Presidential palace.

Pakistan, Egypt, Ukraine, Ecuador, Zambia—the list goes on. Whenever the IMF shows up, a nation loses its sovereignty. Foreign bureaucrats start dictating your tax rates, your spending priorities, your pension formulas.

And here's Janet Yellen—former Fed Chair, former Treasury Secretary—calmly, academically stating that America needs a bigger fiscal adjustment than most of these countries that the IMF bailed out.

She said the quiet part out loud (though coincidentally failed to admit that she was complicit in engineering this crisis).

Now, there are several critical differences between the US versus Greece, Sri Lanka, etc.

The US has a highly robust and productive economy with far more growth potential.

America also possesses (for now) the world's reserve currency.

If Sri Lanka runs out of money, they have no choice but to accept whatever terms the IMF dictates. But the US has the luxury of ‘printing’ its own money to finance the deficit.

And that's exactly what's happening: the Federal Reserve has quietly started buying Treasuries again—expanding reserves and injecting money into a system where inflation is already climbing.

The problem is, ‘printing’ money  only works as long as the world keeps accepting dollars. Foreign creditors need to trust they'll be paid back—and that the dollars they receive will still be worth something.

When that confidence erodes, they start to diversify into other assets. And we’re seeing that play out now. 

Central banks around the world have been aggressively dumping US dollars and buying gold—hence why the gold price surged over 60% last year. Foreign central bankers are not waiting around to see how America’s debt challenge plays out.

The US government is running out of time to demonstrate to the world that they are serious about cutting spending. And it’s not like there isn’t plenty of fat to trim.

Yet nothing ever happens. Just look at the Minnesota welfare fraud as an example: you’d think the entire country would be united against stopping the fraud.

Instead, apologists have downplayed it. They call critics “racist” and claim that there’s plenty of fraud elsewhere, so why is everyone so focused on Minnesota daycare facilities..?

The President tried to cut funding, and he immediately got sued. Then some activist masquerading as a federal judge ruled against the President, ensuring that the fraud would keep flowing.

If there is to be any change, it’s ultimately going to come down to Congress and its extremely cumbersome appropriations process.

Bear in mind, we’re talking about an institution that can’t even agree to a basic budget without threatening a full-blown government shutdown. So I wouldn’t hold my breath that they’re going to suddenly cut out fraudulent spending.

Yet while it’s doubtful that Congress will suddenly grow a brain, a conscience, and a backbone, it is still possible that you as an individual can sidestep the risks.

Real assets—precious metals, energy, agriculture, productive businesses—hold value regardless of what politicians do to the dollar. And if fiscal instability finally forces the reckoning Yellen warned about, these are the assets that benefit most.

We've been positioning for exactly this environment in our real assets investment research service Strategic Assets.

For example, we've identified gold miners that are now up over 400% since we first highlighted them—plus producers still trading at single-digit earnings multiples despite making money hand over fist with exploding margins at $4,000+ gold.

Last week we released our latest issue, which includes this analysis in full, plus specific undervalued opportunities positioned for the chaos ahead— a core American food producer, a gold mining services company, and a miner that has cornered the market on an industrial metal necessary for all technology.   We’re offering a free, full, unredacted issue of Strategic Assets as a sample. 

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IMF Warns Over Reliance on U.S. AI Boom Could Backfire Globally

Tech-driven growth masks deeper systemic risks forming beneath the surface

 Overview

The International Monetary Fund is warning that global economic resilience has become dangerously dependent on U.S. technology and artificial intelligence investment. In a new assessment, the IMF cautioned that a sharp correction in AI expectations — or tighter financial conditions — could ripple across global markets, lowering growth forecasts and exposing systemic vulnerabilities tied to leverage and concentration risk.

Key Developments

1. Global Growth Tied to U.S. AI Expansion
The IMF noted that a disproportionate share of global growth momentum is now anchored to U.S.-based AI development, capital spending, and equity valuations. This concentration leaves other economies vulnerable to shocks originating in a single sector and country.

2. Rising Leverage in the AI Ecosystem
The report highlighted increasing debt, speculative investment, and valuation pressure among AI-focused firms. The IMF warned that leverage amplifies downside risk if earnings fail to meet expectations.

3. Risk of an AI-Centric Market Correction
A rapid repricing of AI assets could tighten financial conditions worldwide, impacting credit markets, equities, and capital flows — particularly in economies already struggling with high debt levels.

4. Central Bank Policy Becomes More Fragile
The IMF cautioned that monetary policy flexibility is narrowing. If central banks are forced to respond to an AI-driven market shock, the resulting policy shifts could accelerate volatility across currencies and bonds.

Why It Matters

This warning exposes a structural imbalance: global growth is increasingly built on a narrow technological foundation. While AI has boosted productivity and investment optimism, overconcentration increases the risk that a single sector downturn could trigger outsized global consequences.

In past cycles, similar concentration dynamics preceded broader financial instability.

Why It Matters to Foreign Currency Holders

For foreign currency holders anticipating revaluation or reset-driven opportunities, the implications are significant:

• Overreliance on U.S. tech strengthens short-term dollar dominance but increases long-term vulnerability.

• A sharp AI correction could force monetary realignment, liquidity injections, or currency recalibration in stressed economies.

• Nations seeking insulation may accelerate diversification away from tech- and dollar-centric exposure, favoring alternative settlement systems.

Periods of sector-driven imbalance often precede system-wide monetary restructuring.

Implications for the Global Reset

Pillar 1: Fragility Beneath Innovation
AI-led growth is powerful — but brittle. The IMF’s warning signals that innovation alone cannot stabilize a debt-heavy, fragmented global system.

Pillar 2: Pressure on Monetary Orthodoxy
If an AI correction coincides with geopolitical or trade shocks, central banks may be forced into unconventional responses, accelerating the transition toward a new financial architecture.

This is not an argument against AI — it is a warning against systemic dependence without safeguards.

This is not a tech story — it is a monetary risk story disguised as innovation.

Seeds of Wisdom Team
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Sources

• IMF sees steady global growth in 2026 as AI boom offsets trade headwinds — Reuters

• IMF lifts 2026 global growth forecast but flags AI, trade risks — New Straits Times (AFP)

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US Tariff Threat Sparks Global Market Sell-Off

Tariff escalation rattles risk assets while investors flock to safe havens

Overview

Global financial markets experienced renewed volatility after U.S. President Donald Trump announced tariff threats against several European countries tied to his push for Greenland. Equities fell sharply across Europe and Asia, futures dipped, the dollar weakened, and safe-haven assets such as gold and silver surged to record levels. The sell-off reflects increased geopolitical risk, policy uncertainty, and fears of broader trade conflicts — developments that could accelerate structural shifts in the global economic system.

Key Developments

1. Equity Markets Slide Across Regions
European stocks experienced notable declines, with major indices such as the STOXX 600, France’s CAC 40, and Germany’s DAX sliding as tariff threats reignited trade concerns. Asian markets also opened weaker as risk appetite waned.

2. Currency and Dollar Movements Reflect Risk-Off Behavior
The U.S. dollar weakened broadly against rival currencies as investors sought alternatives amid uncertainty. The euro initially dropped before firming, while traditional safe-haven currencies like the yen and Swiss franc strengthened.

3. Safe-Haven Assets Hit New Highs
Gold and silver prices climbed to record highs as traders rotated out of equities and into defensive assets. The move underscores increasing market caution in the face of geopolitical tension and potential escalation in trade disputes.

4. Futures and Risk Sentiment Turn Negative
U.S. stock futures, including S&P 500 and Nasdaq contracts, weakened even with U.S. markets closed for a holiday, highlighting global contagion in risk sentiment as investors priced in rising trade uncertainty.

Why It Matters

This market reaction goes beyond routine profit-taking. Rising tariff threats — especially between longstanding allies — signal a breakdown in traditional economic cooperation and heighten fears of politically driven trade conflict. Financial markets are sensitive to policy risk; when political motives dominate economic logic, volatility spikes and long-term capital allocation shifts, undermining investor confidence in established frameworks.

Why It Matters to Foreign Currency Holders

For foreign currency holders focused on potential reset or revaluation events:

• Risk-off shifts can trigger strategic currency diversification, reducing reliance on dollar-centric assets.

• Surges in safe-haven currencies may foreshadow broader capital rebalancing away from risk assets tied to traditional financial centers.

• Heightened geopolitical risk increases demand for alternative settlement systems and reserve assets, including commodity-linked arrangements.

Periods of systemic stress often precede monetary and structural realignment.

Implications for the Global Reset

Pillar 1: Geoeconomic Fragmentation
Trade policy used as geopolitical leverage accelerates the move toward multipolar economic structures, weakening unified global markets and encouraging regional blocs.

Pillar 2: Financial System Stress Tests
Market stress tied to policy uncertainty places pressure on central banks and fiscal authorities. This could speed the exploration of alternative monetary frameworks and risk management strategies beyond traditional tools.

This isn’t just a market sell-off — it’s a signpost of deeper systemic realignment in how global finance responds to political risk.

This is not just volatility — it’s the markets signaling that the old rules are breaking under political strain.

Seeds of Wisdom Team
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Sources

• Reuters – World markets jolted, dollar dips as Trump vows tariffs on Europe over Greenland

• Reuters – European stocks slide as Trump’s Greenland tariff threat rattles investors

• The Economic Times – Gold, silver jump to record highs on Trump tariff threats

• Investing.com – Tariff threats over Greenland trigger defensive rotation across global markets

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Tishwash:  Al-Sudani: We are proceeding with the implementation of reform plans

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani affirmed on Sunday his commitment to implementing reform and development plans and completing projects.

A statement from his media office, received by Al-Rabia, stated that "Al-Sudani received a group of members of the 'I Will Take My Right' movement to review developments in the country and the government's program for achieving development and economic progress."

He affirmed his commitment to "proceeding with the implementation of reform and development plans and completing projects," praising the movement's stances and its support for the process of construction and development, and its essential role as an important member and partner in the Reconstruction and Development Coalition.

The Prime Minister also stressed the importance of unity and strengthening partnership and cooperation among national forces, in order to expedite the completion of constitutional requirements and combine everyone's efforts to improve the living conditions and services for citizens to meet their aspirations and fulfill their needs.  link

Tishwash: Financial advisor: Fixing the exchange rate in the budget is a coordinating decision and enhances market stability.

The Prime Minister's financial advisor, Mazhar Muhammad Salih, stated that the exchange rate in Iraq is subject to a fixed official rate system based on integrated coordination between monetary and fiscal policy, and is not an arbitrary decision.

In an exclusive statement to Al-Mirbad, Salih explained that while the exchange rate is a tool of monetary policy, in practice it is the result of an agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Iraq and is clearly stipulated in the annual budget.

He added that the reported adoption of an exchange rate of 1,300 dinars per dollar in the 2026 budget represents a significant positive indicator that will contribute to strengthening stability, calming the market, and curbing speculation in the black market and parallel market.

He indicated that the Central Bank sent an official letter to the Ministry of Finance to establish this rate as a fixed element of the general budget, noting that setting the exchange rate is essential given that oil revenues constitute approximately 90 percent of public revenues, which are in foreign currency.

He confirmed that the rate currently in effect is the one announced, pending the finalization of the draft budget upon its official release and submission to Parliament for discussion and approval. link

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Tishwash:  Hassan Ali Al-Daghari: Investment is a fundamental pillar in building the Iraqi economy.

 Spokesperson Hassan Ali Al-Daghari affirmed that investment is a cornerstone of building the Iraqi economy and enhancing its capacity to achieve sustainable development. He pointed out that the current phase necessitates creating an attractive environment for both local and foreign capital.

Al-Daghari stated that supporting investment projects contributes to revitalizing various productive sectors, providing genuine job opportunities, and playing a vital role in stimulating the economy and reducing reliance on single resources.

He clarified that investment is not limited to the financial aspect alone, but also encompasses the transfer of expertise and technology and the development of infrastructure.

Al-Daghari emphasized the need to simplify administrative procedures and ensure legislative stability, thereby bolstering investor confidence and encouraging the expansion of the investment base in the country.

 He noted that achieving economic development requires concerted efforts between the public and private sectors to build a strong economy capable of confronting challenges.  link

Tishwash:  Predictions regarding Savaya's plan: Closing all banks except for four... and targeting rebel factions.

 With increasing reports of the arrival, or imminent arrival, of Mark Savaya, US President Donald Trump's envoy to Baghdad, a key question arises in political circles: Will he be an adversary or a partner to the ruling group in Iraq?

The answer, according to initial indications, appears complex. Since assuming his post about three months ago, the US envoy has declared a hardline stance against groups cooperating with Tehran and armed factions. However, information circulating in Baghdad suggests the formation of a new relationship between Savaya and the "coordination framework" in its "disarmed" version, which anticipates his arrival as a potential partner in the coming phase.

During the height of the unusual US escalation against Iran, contacts described as "strange and rare" were recorded, involving Iraqi groups that had declared their disarmament attempting to mediate with Tehran for the release of Western detainees. Political sources say that this new relationship will have "scapegoats," namely the few remaining factions that refuse to disarm and relinquish their military and economic capabilities.

According to reports, the US envoy is expected to implement a package of decisions, exclusively published by Al-Mada newspaper last year, concerning the closure of most Iraqi banks, leaving only a limited number—no more than four to six—operating. This is part of a strict US campaign to combat money laundering and cut off Iranian funding sources.

Sources indicate that Savaya's rapid activity, since assuming his duties as special envoy to Iraq last November, stems from the presence of an "Iraqi team ready to cooperate." These sources, who requested anonymity, do not rule out that this activity is linked to the formation of the next government, pointing to signals from Nouri al-Maliki, leader of the State of Law Coalition and the leading candidate so far for prime minister, regarding openness to cooperation with Washington.

Four days ago, during his meeting with the US Chargé d'Affaires in Baghdad, Joshua Harris, Maliki emphasized the necessity of "monopolizing weapons in the hands of the state" and expressed Iraq's desire to "expand the partnership with the United States by activating the Strategic Framework Agreement," according to an official statement issued by his office.

Sources indicate that the "Coordination Framework" is prepared for full cooperation with Savaya on the issue of armed factions, leaving the choice of how to deal with groups refusing to disarm—whether through military force or economic activities—to the United States.While Washington escalated its threats against Tehran, brandishing "very strong" military options before later backing down, the Iraqi resistance factions in Baghdad were preoccupied with other types of conflicts, related to the distribution of positions in the upcoming government and shaping the post-disarmament phase.

For the first time in five years of US-Iranian tension, these groups do not appear poised for large-scale intervention in any potential US strike against Iran, except for limited actions. However, Kataib Hezbollah emerged alone with an escalatory tone, threatening to retaliate against any attack on Iran and describing war as "no picnic." This was followed by another, less well-known group called Saraya Awliya al-Dam (Brigades of the Guardians of Blood).

Four armed groups had previously announced their decision to disarm in exchange for being allowed political participation. All eyes are now on Savaya.

Meanwhile, Savaya shuttled between the US Treasury and Defense Departments, coinciding with intensive diplomatic activity by the US chargé d'affaires in Baghdad, who met with most Iraqi leaders, including Maliki. Official statements from Washington and Baghdad indicate that the two main issues on the table are preventing the participation of armed factions in the next government and cutting off their funding sources and Iran's access to hard currency.

These statements reinforce what Iraqi sources suggest: that Savaya's mission will focus on implementing decisions related to the closure of at least 96 banks. Currently, 37 Iraqi banks are under US sanctions, with expectations that the number will rise to 69, amidst leaks about a US request to seal the banks shut, leaving only a limited number—between four and six—operating.

In this context, Savaya held a meeting on Friday at the White House with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Director of Counterterrorism Sebastian Gorka to discuss the details of his upcoming visit to Iraq. In a statement, he said, “The issues discussed will be raised during the upcoming visit, in communication with decision-makers, in a way that serves the interests of the Iraqi people.”

Last Wednesday, US President Donald Trump praised his special envoy’s performance, saying he “did a fantastic job in Iraq.” Meanwhile, rumors continue to circulate in Baghdad that Savaya received five million dollars from Iraqi entities before assuming his duties, amid allegations of “buying American favor,” though these claims remain unconfirmed.

Independent politician and former MP Mithal al-Alusi expressed his pessimism regarding the US envoy’s mission, stating that Savaya and his team “are dealing with a failed state and politicians accused of corruption and crimes.”

Speaking to Al-Mada, al-Alusi warned that the US demands for “a government without militias” and economic sanctions, while essentially Iraqi demands, could be used at the expense of the integrity of the political process. He pointed to recent worrying attempts, including US contacts with Iraqi factions to help secure the release of Westerners detained in Iran during the height of the escalation. He concludes by saying that ignoring the reform of the political process and the protection of freedoms means accepting a more chaotic Iraq, with the Americans content to manage the scene through the embassy, which portends further disintegration of the Iraqi state. link

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IMF Warns Tariffs and Geopolitical Tensions Are Threatening Global Growth

Rising trade conflicts and political fragmentation signal deeper shifts in the global economic order

 Overview

The International Monetary Fund issued a fresh warning that escalating tariffs, geopolitical tensions, and economic fragmentation are placing global growth at risk. While near-term forecasts remain stable, the IMF cautioned that policy-driven trade disruptions could undermine supply chains, destabilize markets, and accelerate a structural realignment of the global financial system.

Key Developments

1. Trade Tensions Resurface as a Primary Risk
The IMF identified renewed tariff threats and protectionist policies as a growing danger to global stability. Trade barriers are re-emerging not as temporary measures, but as strategic tools tied to national security and political leverage.

2. Geopolitical Fragmentation Is Reshaping Markets
According to the Fund, geopolitical rivalries are increasingly influencing trade flows, investment decisions, and currency alignment. Countries are prioritizing resilience and sovereignty over efficiency, contributing to long-term economic fragmentation.

3. Supply Chains Face Renewed Stress
The IMF warned that politicized trade could disrupt global supply chains that remain fragile following recent crises. Higher costs, delays, and regionalization are expected outcomes if tensions continue.

4. Financial Markets React to Policy Uncertainty
Markets have shown increased volatility as investors respond to tariff rhetoric and diplomatic strain. Capital is rotating toward perceived safe-haven assets, reflecting declining confidence in policy coordination.

Why It Matters

The IMF’s warning underscores a critical shift: global growth is no longer driven by cooperation, but constrained by conflict. Tariffs and political risk act as hidden taxes on economies, reducing productivity, raising inflationary pressure, and complicating central bank decision-making worldwide.

This environment increases the likelihood of financial shocks and accelerates the transition away from the post-World War II economic framework.

Why It Matters to Foreign Currency Holders

For foreign currency holders waiting on revaluation or reset-driven gains, this development is significant:

• Trade fragmentation weakens legacy reserve currency dominance, particularly as trust in rules-based systems erodes.

• Countries facing tariff pressure may seek currency realignment, bilateral trade settlement, or alternative payment systems.

• Economic stress often precedes monetary restructuring, especially in nations with undervalued or tightly managed currencies.

In short, rising trade conflict increases the probability of currency recalibration as part of broader systemic reform.

Implications for the Global Reset

Pillar 1: End of Unrestricted Globalization
The IMF’s message confirms that the era of frictionless global trade is fading. A multipolar system built on regional alliances, strategic resources, and controlled capital flows is taking shape.

Pillar 2: Monetary System Under Pressure
As trade blocs harden and geopolitical trust declines, the existing monetary order faces strain. Currency diversification, commodity-linked trade, and alternative settlement mechanisms become more attractive.

This is not a temporary disruption — it is structural realignment.

This is not just about tariffs — it’s about the controlled dismantling of the old economic playbook.

Seeds of Wisdom Team
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Sources

• IMF official blog / outlook update (detailed World Economic Outlook commentary)

• Reuters summary of the IMF growth outlook including tariff risks

• The Guardian on IMF headline warning about tariffs & geopolitical tensions

• Argus Media on IMF warning about major risk from US-EU tensions

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U.S. Targets NATO Over Greenland as BRICS Quietly Gains Ground

Tariff escalation against allies exposes fractures in Western unity while accelerating multipolar realignment

Overview

The United States has launched an unprecedented tariff campaign against key NATO allies following their opposition to President Donald Trump’s proposed Greenland acquisition. Beginning February 1, 2026, eight NATO countries will face a 10% tariff, escalating to 25% by June if no agreement is reached. At the same time, the administration issued renewed tariff threats against BRICS nations, a move analysts warn may unintentionally strengthen the very bloc Washington seeks to contain.

Key Developments

1. Tariffs Target Eight NATO Allies
The U.S. confirmed tariffs against Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland after those nations supported Danish sovereignty and deployed forces to Greenland. The administration framed the move as a matter of Arctic mineral security and strategic control.

2. Greenland Becomes a Geopolitical Flashpoint
President Trump publicly argued that U.S. control over Greenland is essential to global security, warning that allied resistance creates unacceptable risk. NATO leaders sharply rejected the rationale, calling tariffs on allies damaging to collective security and alliance cohesion.

3. European Leaders Signal United Pushback
European officials warned that tariff threats against allies would be met with a coordinated response. Statements from London and Paris emphasized that economic coercion has no place within NATO relations, highlighting growing transatlantic strain.

4. BRICS Quietly Benefits From Western Division
As NATO unity fractures, BRICS nations gain strategic leverage. Trump simultaneously threatened BRICS members with additional tariffs for pursuing alternative trade systems and currencies — reinforcing perceptions that the West is using economic force to preserve dominance.

Why It Matters

This episode marks a major escalation in intra-Western economic conflict. Tariffs once aimed at rivals are now being used against allies, undermining trust, cooperation, and the rules-based order that underpinned postwar globalization.

Rather than isolating competitors, the strategy risks accelerating economic fragmentation and weakening Western influence in global trade and finance.

Why It Matters to Foreign Currency Holders

For foreign currency holders anticipating revaluation or reset-driven gains, this development is notable:

• Alliance fractures weaken confidence in legacy financial leadership, particularly U.S.-centric trade enforcement.

• Escalating tariffs increase incentives for non-dollar settlement systems and regional trade agreements.

• Pressure on both NATO and BRICS heightens the probability of currency realignment as nations hedge against U.S. policy risk.

Periods of geopolitical stress often precede monetary restructuring, especially when trade and security collide.

Implications for the Global Reset

Pillar 1: Breakdown of Traditional Alliances
Using tariffs against NATO allies signals that strategic alignment no longer guarantees economic cooperation. This accelerates the move toward regional blocs and self-interest economics.

Pillar 2: Multipolar Currency Momentum
Threats against BRICS currencies validate the bloc’s motivation to develop alternatives. The more coercive the pressure, the stronger the incentive to bypass existing monetary rails.

The global system is shifting — not through collapse, but through controlled fragmentation.

This is not just a trade dispute — it is a signal that the old alliance-based economic order is being rewritten in real time.

Seeds of Wisdom Team
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Sources

• Watcher.Guru — Trump Targets NATO Over Greenland as BRICS Quietly Gains Ground

• Reuters — Trump’s Greenland threat puts Europe back in tariff crosshairs

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🌱 A Message to Our Currency Holders🌱

If you’ve been holding foreign currency for many years, you were not foolish.
You were not wrong to believe the global financial system would change.

What failed was not your patience — it was the information you were given.

For years, dates, rumors, and personalities replaced facts, structure, and proof. “This week” predictions created cycles of hope and disappointment that were never based on how currencies actually change.

That is not your failure.

Our mission here is different:   • No dates • No rates • No hype • No gurus

Instead, we focus on:
• Verifiable developments • Institutional evidence
• Global financial structure • Where countries actually sit in the process

Currency value changes only come after sovereignty, trade, banking, settlement systems, and fiscal coordination are in place. History and institutions confirm this sequence.

You will see silence. You will see denials. That is not delay — that is discipline.

Protect your identity. Organize your documents.       Verify everything.
Never hand your discernment to anyone who cannot show proof.

You deserve truth — not timelines.

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Iraq Economic News and Points To Ponder Monday Morning 1-19-26

Six measures to protect gold and regulate its market: Mazhar Saleh explains Iraq's vision for national wealth.

Time: 2026/01/19 Readings: 105 times    {Economic: Al-Furat News} The Prime Minister’s financial advisor, Mazhar Muhammad Saleh, outlined six key measures on Monday to regulate the gold market, noting that the Gold City project is a strategic initiative to protect one of the nation’s greatest assets.

Saleh said in a press statement: “The global rise in gold prices has not led to a decline in demand for it in the local market, but rather has contributed to changing its function from an ‘ornamental commodity’ to a ‘savings tool and protection of value,’ stressing the ‘need to adopt a unified national mark and the obligation of modern technical examination to protect household savings.’”

He added that "this functional transformation of the yellow metal makes quality control and government oversight an urgent economic and social necessity, as it protects families' wealth and enhances confidence in the market," indicating that "quick and low-cost procedures, such as the unified national marking and rapid technical inspection, represent sufficient means to restore discipline and reduce manipulation."

Saleh pointed out that “gold remains a symbol of family security and savings for generations in the Iraqi social memory, and with rising prices, it has become part of the tools of unofficial monetary policy, as it is a store of value parallel to the dinar,” noting that “regulating the market is not a formal procedure, but rather a basic condition for building confidence and protecting national wealth.”

Saleh called for "a comprehensive reform of the gold market system, through the adoption of a unified and mandatory Iraqi mark that includes (carat, testing authority, and year of mark), while criminalizing the trading of unmarked gold," stressing "the importance of strengthening oversight through field testing using modern technologies such as (XRF), which reveals the truth about gold immediately without causing any damage to the pieces."

The financial advisor added that "the next stage requires regulating gold smelting and import operations through workshop licensing and tightening border inspection, as well as establishing a national register for gold traders and adopting unified official invoices to reduce undocumented trading," noting that "empowering the consumer through awareness campaigns and effective reporting mechanisms represents a fundamental pillar in this system."

Saleh concluded his remarks by saying: “The institutional completion of the ‘City of Gold’ project has become an urgent necessity, as it represents the official incubator for protecting this great national wealth and providing the highest standards of legal and professional protection for it.”   LINK

A US Official Admits To Rigging The Tax System And Stealing Citizens' Money.

Today 13:50  Information/Follow-up...    US Deputy Secretary of Health Jim O’Neill sparked widespread controversy after describing the US tax system as “rigged,” asserting that taxpayers’ money is not being spent in the channels intended for it.

“You pay taxes and health insurance premiums, but where does that money go? The vast majority of it is spent on scams, political campaigns, illegal immigrants, and large corporations that provide no real benefit to citizens,” O’Neill wrote in a post on the X platform.

He added: “The system is rigged,” expressing his dissatisfaction with the mismanagement of public resources and the lack of effective oversight of government spending.

O'Neill's statement comes amid growing criticism within the United States regarding corruption and the waste of public funds. Last May, businessman Elon Musk, while serving as an advisor to the Government Efficiency Management Initiative (DOGE), revealed that some civil servants were spending public funds on renting luxury hotels and sports stadiums for private parties. /25    LINK

Economic Expert: Lebanon Is Not Paying Its Dues To Iraq And Is Importing Fuel Oil From Kuwait.

Today Information / Baghdad…   Economic expert Nabil Al-Marsoumi confirmed on Monday that Lebanon's outstanding debts to Iraq as a result of fuel sales amounted to $2.7 billion, noting that Baghdad has not yet demanded these debts.

Al-Marsoumi said in a Facebook post, which was reviewed by Al-Maalouma Agency, that “Iraq is forced to cut part of its employees’ salaries to address the financial crisis, while Lebanon continues not to pay its dues and proceeds to import fuel from Kuwait instead of Iraq, which exacerbates the financial contradiction between the two countries.”

He pointed out that "Lebanon's failure to meet its debt obligations is a blow to the Iraqi economy and increases pressure on the state treasury," calling for "urgent steps to be taken to recover the financial dues."

Fuel oil is a type of liquid fuel used primarily in power plants and heavy industries, and is considered one of the most important energy sources in Iraq, Lebanon, and neighboring countries. End/25   LINK

Parliamentary Movement To Overturn The Decisions Of The Ministerial Council For The Economy That Violate The Law

January 18, 10:45   The Information/Baghdad…   MP Mohammed Qutaiba al-Bayati revealed on Sunday a parliamentary movement to overturn the decisions of the Ministerial Council for the Economy regarding the recognition of academic degrees and the suspension of transfers between ministries, arguing that they violate existing laws.

Al-Bayati told Al-Maalouma that “the decisions issued by the Ministerial Council for the Economy included a number of provisions that suspended or amended existing legal texts, including the recognition of academic degrees for initial appointments, the suspension of the recognition of degrees obtained by employees except for those on study leave, as well as the suspension of transfers between certain ministries and the five-year leave of absence.”

He added that “these decisions represent a clear overreach of the legislative authority and a violation of the principle of separation of powers,” explaining that “the Council of Ministers is currently exercising the powers of a caretaker government, and therefore its decisions should be limited to managing daily affairs and providing services, and it does not have the authority to make decisions that fall outside its defined jurisdiction.”

Al-Bayati indicated that "this file has been referred to the Council of Representatives for a legislative decision to repeal the parts that violate the law, given that legislation is of the highest rank and authority, and legislative decisions are binding on all authorities."

He pointed out that "the issuance of such decisions by the Council of Ministers has negative repercussions on public opinion and leads to a loss of public trust in state institutions." End/25   LINK

The Sudanese Government Directs The Formation Of Technical Committees To Study Proposals Supporting The Government's Economic Plans.

Time: 2026/01/19 Reading: 60 times  
{Political: Al-Furat News} Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani directed the formation of special technical committees to study all proposals that support the government's economic plans, during his chairmanship of the Ministerial Council for the Economy meeting on Monday.

The Sudanese Media Office stated in a statement received by Al-Furat News that "during the meeting, the topics on the agenda were discussed, especially those related to maximizing resources and reducing expenditures, and the discussion of means and frameworks for reducing expenditures and maximizing state resources in accordance with applicable laws was completed." 

The meeting discussed the Council’s recommendation to the Ministry of Oil, which aimed to determine the percentages of support and address the financial situation, in addition to examining proposals submitted by various government agencies regarding reducing spending, as well as discussing support mechanisms provided by the Export Support Fund, adding support through loans, and creating an economic environment that supports the non-oil economy and diversifies resources. 

At the conclusion of the meeting, the Prime Minister directed the formation of special technical committees to study all the proposals put forward in order to support the government’s plans in this regard.   LINK

Between Restoring Rights And International Action: Iraq Faces A Crossroads Of Economic Salvation.

Time: 2026/01/19 Reading: 60 times      {Economic: Al-Furat News} Legal researcher Ali Al-Tamimi confirmed on Monday that recovering smuggled Iraqi funds and international action represent a fundamental approach to addressing the economic crisis the country is going through, noting that there are clear legal and international frameworks that Iraq can rely on in this path.

Al-Tamimi explained in a statement received by Al-Furat News that "there is the 2003 Anti-Money Laundering Convention, which entered into force in 2005, concerning the recovery of laundered funds. Articles (55 and 56) of the Convention outline the process for recovering these funds."

He indicated that Iraq signed the Convention in 2007 under Law No. 35 of 2007, while the value of the laundered funds is estimated at approximately $500 billion. He pointed to the possibility of coordinating with the United Nations, as the Convention is deposited with it under Article 102 of the UN Charter, as well as coordinating with countries in whose banks these funds have been deposited, similar to the experiences of countries such as Nigeria, the Philippines, Singapore, Egypt, and Tunisia, stressing that the current time is the most appropriate for international action in this direction. 

He added, "There are about $65 billion in the US Federal Reserve Bank belonging to the former regime and owned by the Iraqi people," noting that the US president issues an annual executive order to protect these funds from creditors' claims. He stressed that Iraq has the legal right to claim them based on Articles (27 and 28) of the 2008 Iraqi-American Strategic Agreement, which allows Iraq to request economic assistance from the United States, as it is a binding agreement for both parties.

Al-Tamimi explained that “according to Article 50 of the United Nations Charter, countries that are fighting against countries, entities, or organizations placed under Chapter VII may request economic assistance from the Security Council,” noting that Britain and France have announced their readiness to provide economic assistance to Iraq. He pointed out that Iraq fought the ISIS terrorist organization, which is placed under Chapter VII pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 2170. 

He pointed out that "Iraq has exited the provisions of Chapter VII after paying the financial obligations with Kuwait amounting to four and a half billion dollars, warning that the continuation of political, security and economic crises may push the Security Council to return Iraq to international trusteeship, which requires serious action in these important directions." 

Al-Tamimi stressed that “internal efforts remain important and complementary, but salaries cannot be reduced, delayed, or not disbursed, as they are regulated by applicable laws, including the Civil Service Law and the Salary Scale Law, stressing that state institutions cannot continue without disbursing salaries, which represent the key to the work of employees.” 

He concluded by saying that "the current parliament has an important opportunity to direct and make appropriate decisions in this direction, to open all previous files, and to conduct retrospective parliamentary investigations, in order to save the country from international crises and the decline in oil prices, stressing that prevention is better than cure." From... Ragheed  LINK

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1-18-2026

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