Attention Economy


Thursday, March 3, 2022

Threats to the US Dollar-Based Global Monetary Order

How the West Unplugged Russia from the World’s Financial Systems
https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-ukraine-sanctions-banks-finance-11646428069

If Russian Currency Reserves Aren’t Really Money, the World Is in for a Shock
https://www.wsj.com/articles/if-currency-reserves-arent-really-money-the-world-is-in-for-a-shock-11646311306

Russia Tried to Isolate Itself, but Financial Ties Called Its Bluff
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/03/business/economy/russia-sanctions-global-economy.html
How Putin tried — and failed — to protect the ruble from sanctions
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/03/03/russia-ruble-putin-sanctions/
Bitcoin faces day of reckoning as oligarchs race to rescue their cash
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/03/03/bitcoin-faces-day-reckoning-oligarchs-race-rescue-cash/

Zoltan Pozsar on a Turning Point for the U.S. Dollar
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2022-03-01/zoltan-pozsar-on-a-turning-point-for-the-u-s-dollar-podcast
How the Russia-Ukraine War Threatens the Dollar's Dominance
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-02/will-russia-s-ruble-go-gold-backed-ukraine-war-to-impact-us-dollar-dominance
 
Bitcoin Price Jumps as Demand in Ukraine and Russia Booms
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bitcoin-demand-booms-in-ukraine-and-russia-11646165756
Related:
https://www.barrons.com/articles/bitcoin-cryptocurrency-russia-ukraine-war-51646157091
 
The weaponization of finance threatens the future of the dollar standard 
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/596116-the-weaponization-of-finance-may-threaten-the-future-of-the-dollar-standard  

The West Has Declared Financial War on Russia. Is It Prepared for the Consequences?
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/03/08/west-gamble-financial-war-russia-00015156