Tag: United States
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Hormuz, $39 Trillion, and the Gold Question: Is the Petrodollar Cracking?
For half a century, the petrodollar arrangement looked less like a policy choice than a law of nature. Oil was priced in dollars, Gulf exporters recycled surpluses into U.S. assets, Washington provided the security umbrella, and the dollar’s global role fed on itself. The Iran war has reopened a question markets have tried to avoid…
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The Day the World Changed: How the First Cellphone Call Created a New Class of Millionaires
The March 16, 2026 US Debt Clock “NEWS” poster is a reminder that the biggest wealth waves often begin with a single, almost ordinary moment. Across the top it declares: “THE DAY THE WORLD CHANGED.”Then it pins the spark to a precise milestone: April 3rd, 1973 — The First Cellphone Call The graphic places a…
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American Titans: Steve Jobs, the Billionaire Boom, and What It Means for the Dividend Dollar
The March 10, 2026 US Debt Clock “American Titans” poster uses one of the most recognizable innovators of the modern era—Steve Jobs—to make a bigger point about wealth creation cycles in America, and why the “Dividend Dollar” narrative keeps showing up in these graphics. On the poster, Jobs sits at the top like a legend…
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A New World Ascending: Gold, Sovereignty, and the Rise of a New Financial Era
The new March 1 poster from the US Debt Clock is one of the most visually ambitious yet. Titled “NEW WORLD ASCENDING,” it layers monetary symbolism, celestial imagery, biblical reference, and civilizational contrast into a single message: a new era is rising out of the old one. At the center of the image is a…
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Putin Is Trolling European Leaders With His Proposal To Re-Converge With The US
By Bas van Geffen, Senior Market Strategist at Rabobank Russian officials have drafted a memo that pitches a re-convergence of US and Russian interests. The proposal consists of seven points, including cooperation on critical raw materials and energy, and the possibility that Russia could return to the US dollar settlement system. The memo was conveniently ‘leaked’ during an…
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America’s Lost Wealth Rediscovered. The Next Chapter Will Be Mined
On February 12, the US Debt Clock graphic (shared on usdebtclock.org) dropped a bold visual: “AMERICA’S LOST WEALTH — Rediscovered.” It’s framed like a vintage treasure poster—an eagle overhead, an American flag backdrop, and a golden map of the United States lit up with “nodes” like a mineral grid. In the lower corner, a prospector…
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Jackpot! America’s Hidden Wealth of $210 Trillion in Redeemable Assets
A striking graphic branded US Debt Clock has been circulating from February 5, featuring a slot-machine theme and the headline “JACKPOT — AMERICA’S HIDDEN WEALTH” with a central pot labeled “The USA Treasury” and a bold figure: $210 TRILLION. Along the bottom, the words “REDEEMABLE ASSETS” sit above a row of commodity-style icons (think hard…
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Trump Declares National Emergency Over Cuba’s Support for U.S. Adversaries
President Trump signed an executive order Thursday declaring a national emergency over Cuba’s support for what the administration calls “malign actors adverse to the United States.” The order names Russia, China, Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah. The language is blunt. “Cuba blatantly hosts dangerous adversaries of the United States,” the directive states. It says these actors…
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Delaware: America’s Oldest Corporate Safe Harbor
When Larry Page, co-founder of Google and a principal force behind Alphabet, quietly shifts his corporate base to Delaware, it sends a clear signal. For founders, boards, and global investors alike, Delaware remains the safest jurisdiction in America to run a large enterprise with peace of mind. Delaware’s appeal has nothing to do with size.…