By Enforcing Sanctions On Russia, SWIFT May Commit Suicide

By Tyler Durden, Authored by Michael Maharrey via Libertarian Institute/Tenth Amendment Center The government of the United States has intervened militarily in other countries for decades, against the council of founders like George Washington who advised America should “observe good faith and justice towards all nations; cultivate peace and harmony with all.” But the U.S. doesn’t only project […]

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Quick Prepper Guide to Survive and Thrive during Great Reset

Global Intel Hub — Charlotte, NC — 3/10/2022 — As the COVID false flag narrative has completely unfolded a new and much more vicious one has replaced it: Russia.  The average American doesn’t know the difference between a Gold Coin (worth about $2,000) vs. a $20 or even $5 bill (See Mark Dice asking people […]

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Bitcoin Surges As White House Unveils Crypto Executive Order

By Tyler Durden, Finally, after months of pressure from entrepreneurs and venture capitalists, the White House is taking a leading role in developing US crypto regulation. Optimism surrounding the actual statement – which was released this morning – was parked last night when Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen appeared to accidentally praise the new executive order… before […]

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Stocks Surge After AFP Repackages Stale Story That Zelensky “No Longer Pressing For NATO Membership”

By Tyler Durden, Stocks have staged a remarkable surge as the market’s attention turns to a report from AFP which quotes President Volodymyr Zelensky saying “he is no longer pressing for NATO membership for Ukraine, a delicate issue that was one of Russia’s stated reasons for invading its pro-Western neighbor.” The AFP also noted that “in another […]

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Russian Banks Switch To Chinese Card System As AmEx Joins Visa & MasterCard In Suspending Russian Operations

By Tyler Durden, Yesterday, when reporting that both Visa and MasterCard had suspended operations in Russia just hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on the companies to halt all business in Russia during a video call with U.S. lawmakers, we said that “with this latest escalation in Russia’s comprehensive expulsion from the western financial system, expect […]

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Inflation Is “Imposing Real Hardships” On Everyday Americans; $10 Toothpaste & $4 Gas

By Tyler Durden, Consumer goods companies are raising prices of ‘essential everyday’ items on Americans as inflation soars to multi-decade highs. The latest to do so is Colgate-Palmolive, an American multinational consumer products company, announced a new expensive line of toothpaste, according to Reuters. Last week, Colgate-Palmolive CEO Noel Wallace told an industry conference that its […]

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White House Considering Ban On Russian Crude Which Pinoeer CEO Warns Would Send Oil To $200

By Tyler Durden, Another day, another flashing red headline that the White House is considering a ban on Russian oil imports – something it has repeatedly said earlier this week – although it has yet to make a decision: *WHITE HOUSE CONSIDERING BAN ON RUSSIAN OIL IMPORTS *WHITE HOUSE SPOKESPERSON SAID NO DECISION HAS BEEN […]

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Turkey Reports 54% Inflation One Month After Erdogan Fired His Statistics Chief

By Tyler Durden, One month after Turkey’s president Erdogan fired his statistics chief for reporting that inflation hit 36%, his current replacement must be dreading every incoming phone call after earlier today Turkey reported that annual inflation again soared more than expected, hitting a two-decade high of 54.4% in February, above the 52.5% consensus, fuelled by a […]

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70% Of Russian Crude Trade Is Frozen As Surgut Again Fails To Sell Any Urals In Big Tenders

By Tyler Durden, As discussed yesterday in “Buyers Balk At Russian Oil Purchases Despite Record Discounts, Sanction Carve Outs” the bevy of Russian sanctions have had the unintended consequence of also freezing Russian oil exports – despite explicit carve outs in terms set by Western nations – as buyers balk and boycott Russian crude sales […]

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Meet The Russian Gold Refineries On The LBMA Good Delivery List

By Tyler Durden, Submitted by Ronan Manly, BullionStar.com Triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a range of sanctions against Russia by a range of countries have been rolled out. Many of these sanctions focus on the financial and economic realm. Russian Commerical Banks – Personae Non Gratae Last week the UK Government announced two sets of sanctions, […]

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