Historically, the world economy operated on the "gold standard," where a nation's currency had a fixed value in terms of gold. For instance, in the early 20th century, $1 equated to 1/20 of an

On one end of the spectrum, some believe that the dollar will collapse completely and be replaced by currencies such as the BRICS. This idea, however, has been around for decades and frequently appears

Throughout history we have seen empires rise and fall. The Greeks, Romans, and British all managed to conquer and reign over the planet for some time, before their ultimate demise. Of course, the fall

  EU Proposes Widespread ‘De-Dollarization’ Initiatives by Tyler Durden,  In the most blatant and transparent reaction to Washington’s continued vassal-ization, the European Commission has reportedly

  Why is South Korea agreeing to this? They are well aware of the consequences from America. Considering that South Korea is a staunch US ally (and vassal state), it is astonishing. Something major

RT America Published on Nov 6, 2018 Anya Parampil reports on new US sanctions targeting Iran as well as efforts from the international community, including Russia, China, and Europe, to sidestep the

RT Published on Oct 18, 2018 Venezuela is dumping the dollar when it comes to official exchange transactions and will use the euro or other convertible currencies instead. The move is retaliation

  Fascism Perfect Antidote: The Gold Standard by Jim Willie, GoldenJackass.com, via  Gold is the perfect antidote for the fascist state and its pervasive penetrating corruption laced with

  The World Is Quietly Decoupling From The U.S. – And No One Is Paying Attention by Brandon Smith,  Blind faith in the U.S. dollar is perhaps one of the most crippling disabilities economists

  Russia, Turkey & Iran Speeding Up Efforts to Drop US Dollar from Trade – Official by  In response to US sanctions, Russia, Turkey and Iran are negotiating the reduction of the US dollar’s

RT America Published on Sep 4, 2018 This week, a number of US allies are opting to distance themselves from the u-s dollar when conducting global trade. This, in response to the various trade wars

  Ditch the Dollar: World Leaders Who Challenged Reliance on US Currency by  Following Iran and Iraq’s decision to no longer use the US dollar in bilateral trade, RT looks at world leaders who

PressTV Published on Sep 2, 2018 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lashed out at the United States for behaving like “wild wolves,” saying Ankara would pursue non-dollar transactions in trade

PressTV Published on Aug 21, 2018 Iran has removed the US Dollar from its official currency rate reporting platform and replaced it with China’s Yuan in an effort that the media in Tehran say could

  Russia Proposes Deal with Turkey to Ditch US Dollar for Lira-Ruble Trade Amid Currency Crisis by  Moscow is still interested in trading with Ankara using the Russian ruble and Turkish lira,

  Turkey’s Solution to Lira Crisis Will Be to Dedollarize Its Economy – Economist by  Turkey’s currency continues to tumble amid escalating US pressure on Ankara. On Sunday, Finance Minister

SBTV's latest guest is Ronald Stoeferle, Managing Partner at Incrementum AG. He is the co-author of the In Gold We Trust report. In this interview, Ronald highlights three turning tides in the global monetary

  Russia Speeds Up Dumping the Dollar from Economy by  One of Russia’s largest banks, VTB is seeking to decrease the share of US dollar transactions at home as locals are choosing the Russian

  I believe Trump has made a ‘fatal’ mistake. He is driving Europe towards Russia and China. – EU’s Big Three Agree to Establish Dollarless Trade with Iran – Lavrov by  Major European countries

  The end of dollar hegemony. The end of US hegemony over Europe. EU3 to Open Trade with Iran Independent of US Dollar: Russia FM by  Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the three major