Coffee with MarkZ, joined by Mr. Cottrell 04/17/2026

Coffee with MarkZ, joined by Mr. Cottrell 04/17/2026

Some highlights by PDK-Not verbatim

MarkZ Disclaimer: Please consider everything on this call as my opinion. People who take notes do not catch everything and its best to watch the video so that you get everything in context.  Be sure to consult a professional for any financial decisions

Member: Good Morning Mark……..we are waiting for great news

MZ: I just hope some of the bond rumors we are hearing are accurate. A number of bond contacts have been keeping me somewhat abreast of the meetings they had this week. They are ecstatic.

MZ: They are reporting that the paymasters and attorneys handling bond redemptions for some of the groups have been funded and not allowed to distribute until next week.

MZ: I will treat this as a rumor until someone I personally know has their bond money from their paymasters and its in their accounts and spendable.  But supposedly these paymasters have specif instructions for distribution next week.

MZ: I know a couple people in Zim groups who are also very upbeat.

Member: Doesn't the rate need to be revealed for Bonds to be paid?

MZ: For currencies to be paid- we need the rates..….not bonds. Do I think they are going to reveal the rate after the bonds are paid? Yes.

Member: Will Venezuela be in the first basket?

MZ: I am hearing it will be…..but not fully convinced yet that it will be.

Member: Bruce was saying he could see the Rate change early next week with us going to the Redemption Center on Wed.

Member: Iraq rumor…..Sudani has secured the majority support to remain in office another term.

MZ: Yes -that is what is being reported in Iraqi news. “ PM Sudani’s bloc says he has secured majority backing for second term bid”  so the rumor on the streets is he has secured the majority. They say they have every intension of voting on this Saturday.

Member: Mark—if you could guess, what do you think our trigger may be? PM seated? War over? Something else?

Member: Doesn’t the HCL need the rate so wouldn’t we already know the rate before they vote on it?

Member: I heard that the Clarity Act needs to pass before things will start happening. No idea if its true.

Member: Holly Celiano states Clarity acts will be completed by end on month or early May and she says nothing goes until then

Member: This was never going to happen until the market crashes. IMO it’s so close mid next week.

Member: My 2 cents; RV and NESARA to be done on or before the Great 4th of July Celebration of the return /of the REPUBLIC.

Member: once we receive the notification to schedule an appointment at the redemption center, how will we be able to verify that it’s from a legitimate source, given how much fraud & spam out there?

Member: Why would we have 250 celebration on July 4th if we have nothing to celebrate.. let’s hope we can celebrate wayyyyy before this day

Member: With the new Treasury bills coming out and with the news the P.Trump signature on the new money by July 4th, I wonder how long has this money been printed ?

Member: Will there still be a QFS? Many think it will be called something else?

MZ: Blockchain and leger technology will give us a place to hold our funds safely, securely and transparently. This will be a cool new world where we can have asset backed currency with metals. I cannot wait to start talking about that.  

Member: I wonder- will Sec. Bessent will come out with New Currency Announcement or will Trump do it himself? Roosevelt made public radio address in 1933. Nixon by TV in 1972.

Member: its peculiar timing for Scott Bessent to be meeting with his counterparts from other countries over the last couple of days. Its almost as if its final sign offs for this weekend?

MZ: I’m glad someone else noticed that….Scott Bessent sounds like the director of the central bank. But he is with the Treasury. It is very interesting what Scott Bessent is doing around the world right now. What he is doing is very unusual.

Member: there is a YT called Dalio Mindset talk of Scott Bessent saying publicly of a “Bretton Woods realignment”…very good video that explains all the history of BW and the US (c a b a l)

Member: I keep playing a scenario in my head what my reaction to the RV news will be. I see a lot of hyperventilating and light headedness.

Member: I think many of us will not believe it when it really does happen…..so many “boy who cried wolves” scenarios over the years …lol

Member: I am afraid to get excited. ​​No Expectations means No Disappointments.

Member: Nothing, Nothing, Nothing…then SUDDENLY

 Member: I hope everyone has a great weekend……..Stay safe.

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New’s Rumors and Opinions Friday 4-17-2026

Ariel: The Reset In Motion: Clearing The Path Forward (250th In Play )

4-16-2026

The Reset In Motion: Clearing The Path Forward

I Think You All Will Love This Report

Currency Revaluation Layer – The Payoff Window Cracking Open

Banks aren’t prepping desks for fairy tales. They’re hardening capital, compliance, and forex positions because the upstream work proxy nodes crushed (Venezuela, Iran, Hormuz racket torched), identity/financial hygiene tightening domestically, cyber exposures forcing migration to auditable rails removed the primary blockers that kept suppressed corridors locked down.

Iraq’s Central Bank is pushing a cashless transition by July 2026, hydrocarbon law progress, and broader reforms under the current leadership. The “delete three zeros” redenomination talk isn’t the retail revaluation fantasy peddled for years that’s the surface misdirection.

The real movement sits in parallel settlement mechanisms, bridge assets, and sovereign realignment trades that bypass the old central bank choke points. USD recalibration pressures and post-Hormuz energy dominance provide the macro tailwind.

Payoff for holders won’t route through standard CBI budget theater. It ties to the larger sovereign inversion: tokenized rails, ISO 20022 migration, and hardened cross-border settlement that starves the old laundering pipelines that intelligence cutouts historically tolerated.

Banks in multiple jurisdictions are positioning exactly because the managed conflict fuel sources are drying up and the reset sequencing demands verifiable dominance.

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Militia Man  Back in 2007 the Central Bank of Kuwait repeatedly and publicly stated there was no plans to change the exchange rate or abandon the peg to the US dollar.  Officials including the governor dismissed speculation about a revaluation or a shift to a basket...Then on May 20, 2007 Kuwait abruptly dropped the dollar peg and switched to an undisclosed currency basket which was heavily weighted toward the euro and other currencies. The Kuwaiti dinar appreciated significantly against the US dollar in the following months...Why is this particularly relevant to Iraq today?  Kuwait had built up very large reserves and had been running a managed peg for years...The decision was made quietly and internally when the central bank of Kuwait judged the fundamentals...justified a change. 

Reset Intelligence  Three days after the oath and with the fifteen-day clock still ticking, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani signed off on the Ernst and Young contract that puts Iraq's two state banks under international audit...The contract covers Rafidain Bank and Rasheed Bank.Not advisory. Not exploratory.Final-stage audit and monitoring of the full restructuring  programme...  The two banks every future budget, every HCL transfer, and every new exchange rate will have to move through.

Frank26   Article: "The Iraqi banking sector is at a crossroads… either reform or forced merger" Quote: "This year could represent a turning point in the history of the Iraqi banking system where the question is no longer whether a change will occur, but how it will occur, when it will occur and at what cost for it."   They are telling you very plainly we need a new  exchange rate...

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HB 2123: Arizona’s Gold Bill Signals a Major Shift

Lynette Zang:  4-17-2026

Arizona just passed HB 2123, a bill focused on gold and silver.

But this isn’t just about storage… it could signal something much bigger. Why are states building gold infrastructure now? What do they see coming?

In this video, Lynette breaks down what HB 2123 actually does, what it doesn’t do, and why this move could be an early warning sign of a larger shift in the monetary system.

She also answers viewer questions on precious metals taxes, tokenized silver, and global gold rumors.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxqGI-VLkV4

Seeds of Wisdom RV and Economics Updates Friday Morning 4-17-26

Good Morning Dinar Recaps,

Trump’s Iran Ceasefire: Temporary Peace Sparks Global Market Repricing

Short-term de-escalation is shifting energy markets, investor sentiment, and financial system stability signals

Overview

A two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, announced by Donald Trump, has triggered an immediate global market reaction, particularly across energy, equities, and bond markets. The announcement came just ahead of a critical deadline tied to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global oil transit route.

The timing reflects heightened geopolitical pressure, with ongoing tensions threatening global energy supply chains and driving volatility in oil prices. Markets had been pricing in escalation risk, making the ceasefire a significant short-term relief event.

Key global players, including the U.S., Iran, and regional intermediaries such as Pakistan, are now central to whether this pause evolves into something more durable. However, deep geopolitical divisions remain unresolved, limiting long-term certainty.

At a broader level, this development highlights how geopolitical risk is increasingly dictating financial market behavior, reinforcing concerns about systemic fragility in the global economic structure.

Key Developments

1. Ceasefire Sparks Immediate Market Repricing

The announcement triggered a rapid shift in global markets as risk expectations eased.
• Oil prices declined sharply as supply disruption fears subsided
• Equity markets rallied globally on improved sentiment
• Bond markets strengthened, reflecting reduced immediate risk

2. Energy Supply Remains Constrained

Despite the ceasefire, structural issues continue to limit supply recovery.
• Infrastructure damage will delay production normalization
• Oil flows may resume, but output levels could remain below pre-conflict levels
• Tighter supply conditions may sustain elevated energy prices

3. Strait of Hormuz Stability Remains Critical

The ceasefire reduces immediate threats to one of the world’s most important energy corridors.
• The Strait of Hormuz handles a significant share of global oil shipments
• Any disruption has instant global inflation and trade implications
• Stability here is essential for restoring market confidence

4. Investor Confidence Improves — With Caution

Markets have responded positively, but uncertainty remains elevated.
• The ceasefire is seen as a potential short-term de-escalation path
• Volatility risks remain tied to future geopolitical developments
• Investors are not fully pricing in long-term peace or stability

Why It Matters

This event demonstrates how geopolitical decisions now directly influence global financial markets, particularly through energy pricing, inflation expectations, and capital flows.

The rapid market reaction underscores the fragility of the current financial system, where even temporary developments can trigger significant shifts in valuation and sentiment.

From a policy standpoint, it highlights the growing challenge for governments and central banks trying to balance economic stability with external geopolitical shocks.

At the global level, it reinforces a broader shift toward a system where political risk is becoming a primary driver of financial outcomes.

Why It Matters to Foreign Currency Holders

 • Energy price volatility directly impacts currency strength across major economies
• Oil-exporting nations may experience short-term currency support
• U.S. dollar positioning remains tied to geopolitical influence and stability
• Continued uncertainty could accelerate diversification away from traditional reserve currencies

Implications for the Global Reset

• Pillar 1: Energy Control as a Financial Power Lever

Control over key energy routes like the Strait of Hormuz continues to shape global economic influence, trade balances, and currency stability. This reinforces the role of energy in any evolving financial system structure.

• Pillar 2: Increasing Visibility of System Fragility

The speed and scale of market reactions highlight a financial system highly sensitive to external shocks, suggesting underlying structural weaknesses that align with broader global reset narratives.

Conclusion

The two-week ceasefire represents more than a temporary geopolitical pause — it is a clear signal of how tightly interconnected global markets and political developments have become.

While the immediate response has been positive, the underlying risks remain unresolved, leaving markets exposed to renewed volatility. The situation underscores the difficulty of maintaining stability in an increasingly complex and reactive global system.

Ultimately, this moment reinforces a critical reality: short-term events are now capable of triggering long-term financial consequences, particularly in a system already under pressure.

The system isn’t just under pressure—it’s being forced toward a decision point where debt, energy, and monetary policy can no longer coexist without consequence.

Seeds of Wisdom Team
Newshounds News™ Exclusive

Sources

• Modern Diplomacy — "Trump’s Two-Week Iran Ceasefire: How Investors Are Responding"

• Reuters — "Global Markets React to Iran Ceasefire and Oil Price Movements"

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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 Friday Morning 4-17-26

Gold is heading for its fourth weekly gain amid anticipation of a deal on Iran

Money and Business     Economy News — Follow-up   Gold is on track for its fourth weekly gain after US President Donald Trump expressed optimism that the United States and Iran could reach a permanent ceasefire to end the war that has shaken markets and increased inflation fears.

The precious metal settled near $4,795 an ounce in early trading on Friday, after rising about 1% this week, according to Bloomberg.   https://www.economy-news.net/content.php?id=67984

The Closure Of The Strait Of Hormuz: A Double Stranglehold On The Stability Of The Iraqi Economy

Dr. Haitham Hamid Mutlaq Al-Mansour  Economy News — Baghdad 

With the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the repercussions on the structure of the Iraqi economy are becoming increasingly apparent. The stability of the national economy is now almost entirely dependent on a single route for vital revenue flows: oil exports through the southern ports and then via the Strait of Hormuz.

This situation represents a dual dependence on both a single commodity and a single transport route simultaneously, creating a double bottleneck that exacerbates economic fragility.

In normal economies, risks are distributed across multiple sources of income and diverse export channels. However, in Iraq, over 90% of the general budget revenues come from oil, and more than 85% of these exports pass through a single maritime outlet.

With no alternative routes to the Strait of Hormuz, this structure places the economy in a vicious cycle, where production, revenue, and financial stability are tied to the security of a single geographical point outside the state's complete control, effectively making it an external variable that dictates the revenue side of the budget. The danger of this point lies not only in its potential to cause a partial decline in economic activity but also a comprehensive shock.

If the closure of Hormuz continues, Iraq's oil export capacity will plummet, potentially resulting in losses exceeding 2.5 to 3 million barrels per day. Assuming an average price of $90 per barrel, this translates to a direct loss of approximately $245 million daily, or roughly $7 to $9 billion monthly.

This loss is not confined to the oil sector but is immediately transferred to the general budget, which relies on these revenues for nearly 90% of its funding.

The deeper impact of the double bottleneck manifests in what is known in macroeconomics as shock transmission. Following a halt or decline in dollar inflows from oil, a cascade of contractions will occur, beginning with the public budget, then government spending, then the labor market, and finally aggregate demand.

Due to the weakness of the private sector, there is no natural shock-absorbing mechanism, which will amplify the impact of the crisis rather than mitigate it. For this reason, the transmission shock can transform into an economic contraction exceeding 35% of total economic activity.

This bottleneck will not only affect current flows but also investment prospects. Increased risk in one direction raises what is known as the geopolitical risk premium, leading to higher insurance and transportation costs, exchange rate volatility in the absence or scarcity of foreign currency, and consequently, decreased investor confidence.

This means that the mere existence of a single source of revenue imposes a continuous economic cost on the Iraqi economy, further diminishing the contribution of non-oil sectors, which, at best, do not exceed 30% of GDP.

The most serious problem with this model is that it operates in a vicious cycle. The meager oil revenues are not expected to lead to significant diversification of economic activity; rather, they will undoubtedly reinforce reliance on government spending for resource allocation and redistribution, thus exacerbating the weakness of the productive sector and making it even more difficult to break free from this cycle.

Consequently, the bottleneck is no longer a geographical problem (the Strait of Hormuz), but a structural one within the economy itself, which has become stuck at a point where its stability is contingent on external factors.

One of the repercussions of this economic crisis on the monetary sector is its direct impact on the implementation of inflation targeting policies in Iraq, making them more of a theoretical objective than a practical and achievable framework.

Inflation targeting presupposes a central bank capable of controlling the money supply and interest rates within a relatively stable environment in terms of foreign currency inflows. However, in the Iraqi case, monetary stability is primarily determined by oil dollar inflows, not by traditional monetary policy tools.

Following the disruption of oil exports, the central bank faces a double shock: a contraction in the foreign exchange supply coupled with upward pressure on the general price level.

The decline in dollar inflows—which normally range between $8 and $9 billion per month—leads to an immediate imbalance in the exchange market, making the defense of the dinar's value more costly and forcing the central bank to draw on its reserves, estimated at $100 to $110 billion.

As the shock persists, the exchange rate transforms from a stabilizing tool into a source of imported inflation, especially since more than 70% of Iraq's consumption basket is directly or indirectly dependent on imports.

In this context, inflation targeting loses its fundamental requirement: the ability to guide expectations. Inflation in Iraq does not primarily stem from excess domestic demand, which can be curbed by raising interest rates, but rather from external supply shocks linked to the exchange rate and import costs.

When prices rise due to currency depreciation, raising interest rates does not address the underlying cause; instead, it exacerbates the recession, as the economy relies more on government spending than on private credit.

Since government spending itself is shrinking due to declining oil revenues, the economy enters a state of stagflation that is difficult to address with traditional monetary policy tools. This leads to a slowdown in economic growth, which can, in turn, fuel economic recession, higher unemployment rates, and a decline in real GDP.

Even more concerning is the inherently weak transmission channel of monetary policy via interest rates. Bank credit to the private sector barely exceeds 15% of GDP, meaning that interest rate changes do not effectively impact investment or consumption.

Given this limitation, the exchange rate has become the only viable tool, but this tool itself depends on dollar inflows from oil revenues, effectively tying monetary policy back to the cycle of external geopolitical constraints. In other words, the central bank's primary objective is not inflation control, but rather maintaining exchange rate stability, which is itself dependent on an external variable.

Thus, economic and monetary stability in Iraq are no longer separate entities, but rather a single, interconnected system dependent on a crucial external factor: the uninterrupted flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz.

Any disruption to this flow leads to a rapid economic contraction, while the monetary system loses its ability to simultaneously stabilize prices and the exchange rate, revealing a structural fragility at the very foundation of stability.   

Thus, inflation targeting in Iraq transforms from a policy based on internal tools into a variable dependent on the stability of external conditions, thereby losing its independence and undermining its effectiveness.

The problem lies not in the design of the monetary framework, but in the economic structure that makes inflation control contingent on the flow of a single resource through a single channel. Under this structure, sustainable price stability can only be achieved by addressing the root cause of the bottleneck: decoupling monetary stability from the oil export trajectory, diversifying sources of foreign currency, and expanding the productive base.

Otherwise, inflation targeting will remain a fragile objective, vulnerable to collapse with every external shock.

Here, the performance of monetary policy tools in Iraq is organically linked to the Strait of Hormuz, making monetary policy essentially a reflection of the stability of this external geopolitical trajectory rather than a product of independent domestic instruments.

The interest rate, which is supposed to be the primary tool for controlling aggregate demand, loses its effectiveness in an environment where bank credit to the private sector does not exceed 15% of GDP.

Even with an interest rate increase of 2 to 3 percentage points, the impact remains limited because inflation in this case does not stem from excess demand, but rather from the depreciation of the exchange rate and the increased cost of imports. Conversely, this increase leads to higher financing costs in an economy largely dependent on government spending, thus deepening the deflationary effect instead of containing it.

Consequently, the exchange rate becomes the central tool, but simultaneously the most vulnerable. Stabilizing the dinar requires injecting between $200 and $300 million daily into the market, a sum previously covered by current oil revenues.

With these revenues declining, the central bank is forced to finance this injection of funds from its foreign reserves, which range between $100 billion and $110 billion. If withdrawals continue at a rate of $5 billion to $8 billion per month, the reserves could be depleted by up to 30% within six months and by about 50% within a year.

This weakens the ability to defend the exchange rate and opens the door to a depreciation of the currency that could exceed 20% to 30% in a prolonged scenario.

On the other hand, open market operations become less effective in an environment where domestic liquidity is directly linked to oil revenues. Following a decline in these revenues, the central bank no longer faces a cash surplus to withdraw, but rather a shortage of resources, thus diminishing its ability to manage the money supply.

With the economy heavily reliant on government spending, which constitutes more than 45% of GDP, any 30% contraction in this spending translates into an economic contraction that could reach 35%, fundamentally undermining any attempt to use traditional monetary policy tools.

The repercussions of the Strait of Hormuz closure are also evident in Iraq's declining foreign currency reserves, reflecting their transformation from a stabilizing force into a means of financing the deficit amidst a widening gap between revenues and expenditures. Reserves fell by approximately 4.5 trillion dinars ($3.4 billion) in the first two months of 2026, and by 14.2 trillion dinars over four years, indicating a continuous decline.

As a result of the ongoing war, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and the lack of an alternative outlet for oil exports, revenues now cover only 25% of the minimum monthly expenditure and less than 13% of the maximum, forcing reliance on reserves to cover a deficit that could reach 8 trillion dinars per month.

Thus, the trajectory of reserves is now determined more by external geographical factors than by price fluctuations, making them vulnerable to rapid depletion and revealing a structural fragility in the economy, which depends on a single resource and a single channel for its flow.

Given these circumstances, the shock quickly translates into price levels, as over 70% of domestic consumption relies on imports, meaning any currency devaluation directly impacts inflation. Without effective monetary policy tools, inflation rates could rise rapidly, not due to monetary expansion, but rather to disruptions in foreign currency flows.

In this sense, monetary policy tools in Iraq not only lose their effectiveness but also become dependent on a single external variable: the continued flow of oil through a limited geographical route.

When this route is disrupted, the ability of monetary policy to perform its traditional functions is also disrupted, transforming it from a tool for regulation and stability into a tool for crisis management.

This occurs in an economy that relies heavily on a single resource for its revenues and on a single outlet for over 85% of its exports, making its monetary stability hostage to a geopolitical equation rather than a product of economic policy. Therefore, policymakers must work to develop flexible oil export policies at the short, medium, and long-term levels, each according to its specific timeline, to diversify oil export routes and reduce dependence on the Strait of Hormuz.

https://www.economy-news.net/content.php?id=67991

MilitiaMan and Crew: IRAQ DINAR UPDATE-Non-Oil Revenues-LPG-CBI Capital Adequacy-Regulatory Control-REER when Prudent

MilitiaMan and Crew: IRAQ DINAR UPDATE-Non-Oil Revenues-LPG-CBI Capital Adequacy-Regulatory Control-REER when Prudent

4-16-2026

The Crew:  Samson, PompeyPeter, Petra, Daytrader, Sunkissed, GIGI and Militia Man

No drama. No intrigue. No songs and dances. Just straight, factual news that I read and interpret to the best of my ability after being an avid Dinar investor and insanely obsessed Dinarian for over 15 years.

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Be sure to listen to full video for all the news……..

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FRANK26…4-16-26….THE EVIDENCE

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Thursday Night Video

FRANK26…4-16-26….THE EVIDENCE

This video is in Frank’s and his team’s opinion only

Frank’s team is Walkingstick, Eddie and Omar in Iraq and guests

Playback Number: 605-313-5163   PIN: 156996#

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAHGcEjRNc8

Seeds of Wisdom RV and Economics Updates Thursday Evening 4-16-26

Good Evening Dinar Recaps,  

Global Financial Stress Builds as War, Inflation, and IMF Warnings Converge

Energy shocks, rising inflation, and mounting debt pressures signal increasing strain on the global financial system.

Overview

Developments in the last 24 hours show intensifying pressure across global markets, driven by war-related energy disruptions, rising inflation, and increasing reliance on financial support systems. These signals point toward a fragile global environment where structural financial shifts become more likely.

Key Developments

1. IMF Warns of Energy Shock Impact on Global Growth

The International Monetary Fund cautioned that the ongoing conflict is creating a major energy shock, particularly impacting Asia due to its dependence on imported fuel. Growth projections are being revised downward while inflation is rising, highlighting a tightening economic environment.

2. Federal Reserve Signals Inflation Pressures from War

U.S. Federal Reserve officials confirmed that the conflict is already pushing inflation higher, with rising energy costs feeding into food, travel, and industrial prices. This adds pressure to maintain tighter monetary policy, increasing the risk of prolonged high interest rates.

3. Oil Market Disruptions Create Pricing Instability

Global oil markets are experiencing severe dislocations, with physical prices surging while futures markets remain disconnected. This pricing gap reflects uncertainty and instability in supply expectations, a condition that can disrupt global trade and financial planning.

4. Rising Demand for IMF Support Signals Debt Stress

More countries, particularly in Africa, are turning to the IMF for assistance as fuel costs rise, aid declines, and fiscal pressures increase. The growing reliance on external funding suggests widening sovereign debt vulnerabilities across developing economies.

Why It Matters

The combination of energy disruption, inflation persistence, and rising debt dependence reflects a system under strain. Historically, these factors often lead to policy intervention, currency volatility, and shifts in financial structure.

Why It Matters to Foreign Currency Holders

• Increased likelihood of currency fluctuations across global markets

• Potential acceleration toward alternative settlement systems and regional trade blocs

• Rising importance of diversification across currencies and asset classes

Implications for the Global Reset

• Pillar 1: Monetary System Pressure

Persistent inflation and economic uncertainty may force central banks into difficult policy decisions, balancing growth risks against inflation control, potentially leading to new monetary strategies.

• Pillar 2: Sovereign Debt and Global Dependence Shift

As more nations seek IMF support, the global system may move toward restructured debt frameworks and conditional financial alliances, reshaping global economic influence.

Closing Insight

The current environment reflects layered financial stress rather than isolated shocks. War-driven inflation, energy instability, and rising debt burdens are aligning in ways that often precede system-wide financial transitions.

War-driven energy shocks and rising inflation are tightening global liquidity, pushing the financial system closer to a breaking point.

Seeds of Wisdom Team
Newshounds News™ Exclusive

Sources

• Reuters — "IMF warns Asia vulnerable to war-induced energy shock"

• Reuters — "Fed's Williams warns war is driving up inflation pressures"

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There Is No "Fair Share" — There Is Only “More”

There Is No "Fair Share" — There Is Only “More”

Notes From the Field By James Hickman (Simon Black / Sovereign Man)  April 16, 2026

In April 1971, Keith Richards loaded his family and his Bentley onto a cross-Channel ferry and drove south until he hit the Mediterranean. He rented a 19th-century villa called Nellcôte on a hillside above Villefranche-sur-Mer, and converted the basement into a recording studio.

Over the following year the rest of the Rolling Stones rotated through the house and nearby properties to record the double album that became Exile on Main St., while staying deliberately out of reach of the British tax authorities.

The top marginal income tax rate in Britain at the time was 75%, and a surcharge on the highest earners pushed the effective rate on the wealthiest past 90%.

Three years later, under Denis Healey's 1974 budget, the top rate on earned income would climb to 83% and the rate on investment income would reach 98%.

Britain would spend the rest of the decade watching capital flee and begging the IMF for emergency loans.

David Bowie, Rod Stewart, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, and a long line of less famous wealthy Britons eventually ran the same arithmetic as the Stones and reached a similar conclusion. Capital left the country in every form it could fit into, including bonds, businesses, luxury cars, and rock stars.

But politicians never learn.

Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey has backed legislation that would push the top federal income-tax rate to 43%.

Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland is pushing a version that lands at 49%.

Both men describe it, as they always do, as wealthy Americans finally paying their "fair share."

What exact percent is their fair share? Are we to believe they will be satisfied at 43% or 49%?

As always, that phrase is deliberately left undefined.

Never-mind that the top 1% of filers already paid 40.4% of all federal income taxes in 2022 while the bottom 50% paid roughly 3%.

They are also conveniently ignorant of the fact that raising the top marginal rate doesn’t actually raise revenue at all.

Since the end of the Second World War, U.S. federal tax revenue has averaged around 17% to 18% of GDP, dipping toward 15% in deep recessions and climbing near 20% in booms. The swings track the business cycle, not tax policy.

The top marginal rate, over that same stretch, has been all over the map: 91% under Eisenhower, 28% under Reagan by 1988, 39.6% under Clinton, 37% today. Yet regardless of whether tax rates were 91% or 37%, the IRS always collects around 17% of GDP.

The conclusion is obvious: if the government wants to collect more tax revenue, they should focus on setting the right conditions for an economic boom. In short, make the pie bigger for EVERYONE, and hence the government’s slice will grow as well.

Making the pie bigger isn’t that hard, either. America’s private economy is legendary. All Congress has to do is get out of the way. Attempt to run a balanced budget. Restore credibility. Make it easier for businesses and individuals to be productive. REMOVE idiotic laws instead of creating new ones.

But they’re not interested in any of those things.

Congress has documented evidence of hundreds of billions of dollars in fraud. Yet they  do nothing. They have also pledged to do nothing about Social Security— which is set to run out of money in six years.

The regulatory code in the Land of the Free already runs over 188,000 pages. Yet they expand it every session.

This is the opposite of what they should be doing. And instead of figuring out how to live within their means, they just demand more resources... even though it never works.

Britain tried its 98% tax experiment in the 1970s and spent a decade regretting it.

Ironically the current Labour government has forgotten that painful lesson; they recently abolished the 110-year-old "non-dom" regime, and more than 10,000 millionaires have already left the country.

In the United States, Elizabeth Warren's Ultra-Millionaire Tax proposal does not just impose a wealth tax. It bundles her wealth tax with an additional 40% exit tax on anyone who renounces US citizenship.

You do not create a 40% tollbooth at the border unless you fully expect people to try to walk through it.

These are not serious ideas to grow an economy. Rather, they are insidious policies designed to trap people in a system which steals their prosperity. That is why a Plan B makes so much sense.

To your freedom,  James Hickman   Co-Founder, Schiff Sovereign LLC

https://www.schiffsovereign.com/trends/there-is-no-fair-share-there-is-only-more-155021/?inf_contact_key=777b6710cfd255750dd3426953caeee29ee4b048ce23149d13a848abfdc3679b

Reset Intelligence: Eleven Days on the Clock

Reset Intelligence: Eleven Days on the Clock

4-16-2026

Reset Intelligence   @EXIT_FIAT

Iraq’s current Prime Minister signed a contract with Ernst and Young on Tuesday.

Three days after the new president took the oath.

Final-stage audit on the two state banks every future budget, HCL transfer, and exchange rate has to run through.

The council statement used three words: transparency, governance, international standards.

That language has one audience.

Same afternoon, three files opened inside a ten-block radius of the Treasury building.

• Venezuela’s central bank reopened to US finance for the first time since 2019.
• Israel and Lebanon sat at the State Department for the first time since 1993.
• Syria walked out of the World Bank with a banking annex mirroring Iraq’s.

Eleven days on the clock.

The audition is public.

Which deadline do you think Washington is watching more carefully?

Eleven days until Iraq nominates a prime minister.

Or four days until the last legal Iranian crude shipment into India closes.

Both run out in the same week.

Why did Syria walk out of the World Bank this week with a banking annex built on Iraq’s architecture?

Damascus chose Baghdad’s playbook over its own.

What does that tell you about which country is running the regional reset?

Eleven days until Iraq names a PM.

Four days until the last Iranian oil window closes.

$435 million a day in damage under a blockade CENTCOM just called “fully implemented.”

Same day, Treasury reopened Venezuela’s central bank for the first time in seven years.

Sudani signed a Big Four audit on Iraq’s two state banks the same afternoon.

This isn’t a caretaker talk.
It’s campaign language.

Who is he auditioning for?

The Venezuela template closed the oil step in February.

• This week it closed the banking step.
• Iraq closed that step eleven months ago.

Same playbook. Different chapters.

First direct Israel-Lebanon talks since 1993.

First reopening of Venezuela’s central bank since 2019.

Syria mirroring Iraq’s blueprint at the World Bank.

Source(s):
• https://x.com/EXIT_FIAT/status/2044382598370349203
• https://x.com/EXIT_FIAT/status/2044552128468029733

https://dinarchronicles.com/2026/04/16/reset-intelligence-eleven-days-on-the-clock/

The Real Reason France Took All Its Gold Back from the U.S.

The Real Reason France Took All Its Gold Back from the U.S. | Andy Schectman & Michelle Makori

Miles Franklin Media:  4-15-2026

Michelle Makori, President & Editor-in-Chief, Miles Franklin Media, sits down with Andy Schectman, Founder & CEO of Miles Franklin Precious Metals, to break down why France quietly took its gold back from the U.S. and what it signals about trust, the dollar, and the global financial system.

Gold may still be trading below $5,000, but according to Schectman, the real story isn’t price – it’s what’s happening beneath the surface.

From central banks accelerating gold purchases to rising geopolitical fractures, systemic financial risks, and growing concerns around digital infrastructure, this conversation explores whether the world is already moving toward a new monetary order.

In this episode of The Real Story with Michelle Makori:

Why France repatriated its gold from the U.S.

The global trend of central bank gold accumulation

Declining trust in the U.S. financial system

Why “price is a tool of misdirection”

Gold vs Treasuries: the real shift in capital flows

Private credit risks and systemic fragility

AI, cybersecurity threats, and financial system vulnerability

Why gold is being positioned as a neutral reserve asset

What could trigger a full monetary reset

00:00 Introduction

03:19 France Took All Its Gold Back from the U.S.

04:59 Repatriation Trend Since 2017

12:51 Munich Trust Collapse Data

17:01 Paper Price Vs Physical Flow

23:20 What Breaks The System

29:53 Petrodollar And Oil Fallout

35:50 Inflation Supply Shock

37:15 Dollar Trust Erodes

39:46 Private Credit Time Bomb

43:28 AI Cyber Risk Summit

53:47 Commodities Replace 60/40

57:44 Media Misses Delivery Signal

01:01:03 Gold Price Targets Wrap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32NZvH37xeI

Seeds of Wisdom RV and Economics Updates Thursday Afternoon 4-16-26

Good Afternoon Dinar Recaps,  

BRICS Accelerates Dollar Shift as Russia Settles 60% of Trade in Local Currency

Rising local currency settlements signal a strategic move away from dollar dominance and toward a multipolar financial system

Overview

New data indicates that Russia has settled approximately 60% of its foreign trade in local currency, marking a significant shift away from the U.S. dollar. This trend reflects a broader BRICS-led push toward de-dollarization, with growing implications for global trade flows, currency stability, and financial system structure.

Key Developments

1. Russia Reaches 60% Local Currency Trade Settlement

Russia confirmed that 60% of its foreign trade transactions are now settled in rubles or partner currencies, a notable increase from 54.2% in 2025. This marks a record level of non-dollar trade activity, driven largely by sanctions and strategic realignment.

2. Regional Trade Partners Drive Currency Shift

A significant portion of this transition is tied to BRICS partners China and India, where bilateral trade increasingly bypasses the dollar. Additionally, currency usage diversification, including the UAE dirham, highlights a broadening settlement network outside traditional systems.

3. Import Data Shows Rapid Expansion of Ruble Usage

Recent figures show:

• 54% of imports from Asia settled in rubles (up from 49.9%)

• 70% from the Americas, 82% from Africa, and 69.3% from Europe
  ‍ ‍These numbers indicate a rapid scaling of local currency adoption across multiple regions, not just within BRICS.

4. Sanctions Continue to Reshape Global Trade Behavior

Western sanctions have accelerated alternative financial infrastructure, pushing Russia and its partners to develop parallel systems for trade settlement. This shift is contributing to a fragmentation of the global financial order.

Why It Matters

The move toward local currency settlements represents a structural challenge to dollar dominance. As more trade bypasses the dollar, global demand for USD could gradually decline, impacting U.S. borrowing power and financial influence.

Why It Matters to Foreign Currency Holders

• Potential for currency realignment and shifting valuations

• Increased importance of emerging market currencies in trade settlement

• Growing role of regional financial systems over centralized global ones

Implications for the Global Reset

• Pillar 1: Monetary System Transition

The rise in local currency settlements suggests a gradual evolution toward a multi-currency global system, reducing reliance on a single reserve currency.

• Pillar 2: Geoeconomic Realignment

Trade relationships are increasingly shaped by political alliances and regional blocs, signaling a shift toward fragmented but interconnected financial ecosystems.

Closing Insight

Russia’s move is not an isolated event but part of a broader strategic trend among BRICS nations. While not yet replacing the dollar, these developments indicate a steady rebalancing of global financial power.

As Russia pushes 60% of its trade into local currencies, the global financial system inches closer to a multipolar currency reality.

Seeds of Wisdom Team
Newshounds News™ Exclusive

Sources

• Watcher.Guru — "BRICS Country Settled 60% of Trade in Local Currency"

• Reuters — "Russia increases use of ruble in foreign trade settlements"

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