{"id":1161594,"date":"2020-01-23T15:20:14","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T21:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyreckoning.com\/?p=108879"},"modified":"2020-01-23T15:20:14","modified_gmt":"2020-01-23T21:20:14","slug":"dont-mess-with-the-u-s-financially","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1161594","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Mess With the U.S. (Financially)"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post Don\u2019t Mess With the U.S. (Financially)<\/a> appeared first on Daily Reckoning<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been documenting financial warfare in my articles for years, but it still doesn\u2019t get the mainstream attention it deserves.<\/p>\n

Because as you\u2019ll see below, it can directly impact your wealth.<\/p>\n

Financial warfare tools include account seizures and freezes, expulsion from global payment systems, secondary fines and penalties on banks that do business with targeted entities, embargoes, tariffs and many other impositions.<\/p>\n

These tools are amplified by the unique role of the U.S. dollar, which is the currency behind 60% of global reserves, 80% of global payments and almost 100% of transactions in oil.<\/p>\n

The U.S. controls the banks and payments systems that process dollar transactions. This leaves the U.S. well positioned to impose dollar-related sanctions.<\/p>\n

Much has been made of the recent killing of Iranian terrorist mastermind Qasem Soleimani. Many say it was an act of war. But guess what, folks?<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve been in a full-scale war with Iran for two years now. It\u2019s just that most people don\u2019t realize it.<\/p>\n

It’s not a kinetic war with troops, missiles and ships (except Iran\u2019s use of terrorist bombs and the U.S.\u2019 use of drones). And it\u2019s severely damaged the Iranian economy, which has led to protests against the regime.<\/p>\n

From the U.S. side, it’s a financial war. People need to stop thinking about financial sanctions as an extension of trade policy, for example.<\/p>\n

This is warfare. It’s just a different form of warfare.<\/p>\n

It’s critical to understand that financial war is not a sideshow. It may actually be the main event in today\u2019s deeply connected and computerized world.<\/p>\n

North Korea is also the current target of a U.S. \u201cmaximum pressure\u201d campaign, where harsh sanctions are applied to a wide range of banks, companies and individuals.<\/p>\n

As with Iran, sanctions have been instrumental in destabilizing the regime and bringing North Korea to the bargaining table to discuss its nuclear weapons programs.<\/p>\n

Now, Iraq is the latest country to feel the sting of U.S. dollar sanctions.<\/p>\n

Following the killing of Soleimani on Iraqi soil, Iraq threatened to expel all U.S. troops from Iraq. Trump answered in two parts.<\/p>\n

He said U.S. troops would not leave until Iraq repaid the U.S. for building bases and other infrastructure in Iraq. Trump also warned that Iraq\u2019s access to its account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York could be terminated.<\/p>\n

That would make it impossible for Iraq to purchase and sell oil in dollars. It could also cause Iraq to lose access to about $3 billion currently held in that account.<\/p>\n

Iraq has heard the U.S. threats loud and clear. As of now, U.S. troops are still in Iraq and not planning to leave anytime soon.<\/p>\n

The fact that Iraqi policy could be conditioned without a shot being fired shows the raw power of financial warfare.<\/p>\n

The trouble is private businesses and investors can get caught in the crossfire of financial warfare.<\/p>\n

According to one survey, last year saw a 42% increase in cyberattacks on private companies around the world (attributable to foreign governments).<\/p>\n

About 20% of businesses reported daily attacks, many in the banking and financial services sectors. Only 6% of businesses in the survey claimed they weren\u2019t targeted by a cyberattack in 2019.<\/p>\n

You as an investor trying to mind your own business or build wealth or expand your portfolio may get caught in the crossfire of a financial war. So you have to take that into account in your portfolio allocations and risk management.<\/p>\n

In today\u2019s world, everyone\u2019s a potential casualty of financial warfare.<\/p>\n

Regards,<\/p>\n

Jim Rickards
\nfor The Daily Reckoning<\/i><\/p>\n

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This post Don’t Mess With the U.S. (Financially)<\/a> appeared first on Daily Reckoning<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jim Rickards shows you how to defend your wealth against financial warfare…<\/p>\n

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