WeeklyArticle07102025

Many of us here in the USA seem to think that just because things don’t happen in a nanosecond that they will not take place. Much of the rest of the world has a highly different view and they take a longer-term approach.

One glaring example of this would be the BRICS, who have been planning a multi-polar world since at least 2009. There have been many people who have believed that the BRICS would come up with a new currency and that it would knock the US dollar off of its reserve currency perch. Many have said that this new currency would be backed by gold and dominate in global trade. While this still may take place at some time in the future, the real idea appears to be to trade in local currencies right now and move to a SETTLEMENT SYSTEM that would not involve a third party- US Dollar.

I believe that if the members of BRICS were not fearful of the US military ruining their day this would have likely taken place already. Instead, they are moving slowly and methodically to bypass using the dollar as settlement in cross-border trade. As President Putin has said- We are not shunning the use of the US dollar but have been excluded from using it. Of course, the seizing of Russian assets has not been lost on the rest of the world as everyone sees that the US has no problem using its currency as a weapon. Now, it is just self-preservation that is adding more and more fuel to the de-dollarization movement which has led to a 10% drop in the dollar index so far in 2025.

Something that is even more concerning is that many of the currencies measured against the dollar have been LOWERING RATES. Since the US has NOT lowered rates the currency, in a normal situation, would be RISING- not falling. This is an ominous sign as, if rates remain high (still historically low), the government’s expenditures for interest will continue to skyrocket and could cause the anticipated crash to happen quicker. IF rates are lowered, it could cause inflation to ramp up far faster than anyone is anticipating at this time.

The BRICS, SCO and ASEAN- with most of the world’s population are actively selling US assets and buying mainly GOLD. Even our historical allies like France, Germany and Italy are asking us to return their gold. Why now, I wonder. (Zerohedge)

In a massively underreported story in the mainstream media but fairly prominent elsewhere, China’s Ministry of Commerce has blocked investment in companies that are deemed to be in hostile countries. The companies in the USA are probably #1 on that list. It is assumed that this will lead to approximately a TRILLION dollars of investment in US firms that will NOT happen going forward. (Lena Petrova podcast)

In addition, at the latest BRICS summit in Brazil, the Atlantic Council reports that a $100 BILLION fund was set up by Brazil and the UAE to fund developing nation’s projects. This would allow these developing nations to bypass western influence from the IMF and others. It appears that the setting up of an alternative economic universe is well underway.

Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia has declared that “Marginalization is ending” meaning that the Global South will have an equal (at some point) voice in how world affairs play out and they will not be dictated to. Russia has said the same. Mr. Ibrahim also stated that BRICS wants to expand trade and have parity with the west.

One of the main themes of this conference was PEACE, COOPERATION and RESPECT among members. Sounds like a winning strategy to me. This sounds like going back to a win-win situation as opposed to I’ll wipe you out if you don’t follow my rules.

It appears to me that our “leaders” are unaware that the standing of the USA is plummeting and that the rest of the world is uniting to stand up to the world’s bully that has made life a living hell in Syria, Gaza, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Afghanistan, Ukraine, and many other places. It also appears that we have been running our military as a for-profit entity while our historical opponents have been preparing to actually defend themselves.

In 2002 the Pentagon did a war game with Iran. In it, we lost. Instead of trying to find out why they just changed the rules of the game to ensure they could report victory. The general who was in charge of the Iran forces-Paul Van Riper is reported to have walked out after the game was rigged. Instead of figuring a way to actually win we were content to pretend that we still had military superiority. (Wikipedia)

It is stunning to me that after Pete Hegseth (defense secretary) actually said that in a war with China they would destroy our aircraft carrier fleet in 20 minutes that we are still out there bullying anyone in the way of our economic interests.

It appears to me that our days are numbered. I have heard reports by Gregory Mannarino and others that the IMF and others are discussing a bail-out of US debt. This is clearly a sign that there are people in high places that know the Fed is conjuring up LOADS of cash to buy the bonds being dumped around the world to keep rates from skyrocketing. How embarrassing would it be if the Fed lowered the overnight rate, and the rest of the yield curve exploded higher?

Personally, I believe that having cash on hand is a necessity but having food, water, medicines, and hard assets like gold and silver are FAR more important in the long run.

There are a lot of actions taking place with headlines and policy actions to keep you confused. Fake volatility is manufactured in the metals “markets” to make them look risky as Central Banks have gold on their books as a tier 1 (riskless) asset. What does that tell you? To me, it says they want it all for as cheap as they can get it and they want you in things that are really nothing like dollars, crypto, etc. while they load up on physical ASSETS as opposed to units of debt.

Watch what they DO- not what they SAY.

Be Prepared!

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