by Harley Schlanger
Jan. 29 For those globalist oligarchs who spent four years obsessively focused on removing Donald Trump from the Presidency, the January 20 inauguration of Joe Biden should have been a moment of immense relief. While Trump was prevented from carrying out his plans for a full, decisive break with the strategic orientation of George W. Bush and Barack Obama, largely due to the fabricated Russiagate narrative, he repeatedly interfered with their plans, and his “unpredictability” made him a constant threat to inflict more damage.
Trump’s intention to collaborate closely with President Vladimir Putin and Russia represented a danger to the designs of the British-led imperial forces, to keep the world divided along classic geopolitical lines, while his withdrawal of the U.S. from the Paris Climate Accord and the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement a central feature of Obama’s anti-China “Asia Pivot” disrupted years-long plans for eliminating the
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Steve s note: Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are getting a lot of attention these days. So today, we re sharing another essay from my friend and colleague Eric Wade. He explains why he believes bitcoin will go mainstream – sooner than most people think.
As central banks around the world spin up their money printers, the rise of cryptocurrencies will not just blow up the old model of banking.
It s going to completely reset the entire financial system – starting with the U.S. dollar.
What exactly is the monetary policy for the dollar? I can tell you. It s a small committee of bankers who lick their fingers and lift them in the air to gauge which way the market is going.
It s a critical year for climate, says Mark Carney.//Photo courtesy of World Economic Forum.
Former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney is now Finance Adviser to U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the run-up to the COP 26 climate summit in November, as well as U.N. Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance.
During the Forum s Davos Agenda week, he told Radio Davos about challenges to expect this year and in the decade ahead. Following is a transcription of that discussion, as originally published by the World Economic Forum.
Robin Pomeroy: Financial reporters are taught that markets move on two things: fear and greed, and if you re an investor, traditionally you put money in one end and hope to take more money out of the other end. You don t invest your money to do something nice. How are we going to see those investments going into these vital climate projects and out of things that are producing masses of greenhouse gas emissions?
Carney Taskforce Looks to Boost Global Carbon Offset Market
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(Bloomberg) A group set up by ex-Bank of England Governor Mark Carney seeks to bolster the scale and credibility of traded carbon offsets, even as critics warned the approach may not be the best way to tackle climate change.
(Bloomberg) A group set up by ex-Bank of England Governor Mark Carney seeks to bolster the scale and credibility of traded carbon offsets, even as critics warned the approach may not be the best way to tackle climate change.
The report by the Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets released Wednesday laid out how a global market for trading carbon offsets, a tool thatâs become increasingly popular with corporations seeking to zero out their greenhouse gas emissions. Buying such credits are often much cheaper than undertaking structural changes to lower emissions from a companyâs operations.
Money Reimagined: Letter to President Biden
President Biden needs to reform the global financial system and avoid a 1930s-style depression. Digital currencies can help.
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Updated Jan 22, 2021 at 9:46 p.m. UTC
Money Reimagined: Letter to President Biden
Welcome to this week’s Money Reimagined, coming to you two days into a new U.S. presidency.
Already, with various executive orders and a host of cabinet and agency nominee names emerging, President Joe Biden has fostered the palpable sense of a slate being cleaned.
As for what it means for crypto, the turnover in the White House gave Sheila Warren and me reason to invite Kristin Smith of the Blockchain Association and Amy Kim of the Digital Chamber of Commerce onto our weekly podcast. We discussed the outlook for regulation under the Biden administration. Check out the episode. But first, read the newsletter, which starts with an open letter to the new U.S. president.