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While the West dismisses gold's monetary role, Russia has built a fully operational, gold-backed digital trade system that bypasses SWIFT, banks, and Western oversight.

HOW IT WORKS: THE SIMPLE MECHANISM
➡️ A Russian exporter issues a Digital Financial Asset (DFA)—a token backed 1:1 by physical gold held in custody.
✅ This gold-backed token is transferred to a foreign counterparty (e.g., in Iran, India, China) as payment for goods.
✅ The recipient can then:
1) Redeem it for physical gold,
2) Hold it as a gold-price-linked asset, or
3) Use it to pay their own suppliers, creating a circular ecosystem.
✅ The entire process is regulated and registered by the Bank of Russia, making it a state-sanctioned parallel financial system.

WHY IT'S A GAME-CHANGER
✅ Sanctions-Proof: Settlements require no banking infrastructure, are invisible to the US/EU, and are legally recognized in Russia.
✅ Stabilizes the Ruble: Since its full launch in May 2025, the Ruble has shown unusual stability. This system provides a credible, gold-anchored alternative for trade, reducing pressure on the national currency.
✅ Proves a Concept: It shatters the myth that gold is "impractical" for modern trade. This is a real-world, working model of a gold-backed trade settlement system.

THE BIGGER PICTURE
This isn't about replacing the entire Russian monetary system overnight. It's a strategic, scalable tool for trade with sanctioned partners and those seeking de-dollarization. It creates a closed, gold-backed financial ecosystem that the West cannot track or disrupt.

THE BOTTOM LINE:
Russia isn't just talking about a gold standard—it's operating one in the digital age. This is the blueprint for bypassing dollar hegemony, and other nations are watching closely.
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🔥On December 24, 2025, the physical silver price on the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE) closed at $78.49 per ounce, as PHYSICAL silver premiums over the COMEX silver futures prices exploded to over $8/oz!

This widening gap between Asia's primary physical delivery market and the Western paper futures benchmark highlights growing strains in global silver supply chains.

The SGE, through contracts like Ag(T+D), facilitates direct physical trading and delivery, making its benchmark a closer reflection of immediate physical demand—particularly in China, the world's largest consumer of silver for industrial uses such as solar panels, electronics, and electric vehicles.

In contrast, COMEX futures are predominantly paper contracts, often settled in cash or via exchange-for-physical (EFP) mechanisms that can delay or divert actual metal delivery.

An $8+ premium in Shanghai indicates robust buying interest for deliverable physical #silver in Asia, outpacing the willingness of sellers to supply at COMEX-aligned prices.

This divergence often emerges during periods of physical tightness, where importers and industrial users in China bid aggressively to secure metal amid import restrictions, vault outflows, or surging domestic demand.

Recent reports have noted sharp drawdowns in Shanghai vaults and elevated premiums persisting even in volatile markets, driven by structural deficits and geopolitical hedging.
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Some investors believe recent US economic data may be presenting an overly optimistic picture.

If true, this could matter for markets. Here’s why ⬇️

Over the past week, two major US data points were released:
• CPI inflation
• US Q3 GDP

Both came in much stronger than expected, but not everyone is convinced the full picture is being shown.

1) CPI data

Headline CPI came in at 2.7% vs 3.1% expected.
Core CPI dropped to 2.6%, the lowest level in over 4 years.

On the surface, very positive.

However, some analysts point out that certain components (such as food and shelter-related costs) may have had limited influence due to data collection constraints during the government shutdown.

This has led to debate about whether inflation pressures are being understated.

2) US GDP

US Q3 GDP printed at 4.3%, the strongest growth since Q4 2023.

That suggests a strong economy but again, there are questions.

A significant portion of growth appears to be driven by AI-related investment and intra-sector activity, while personal disposable income growth remained nearly flat.

This raises concerns about how broad-based the growth really is.

So why aren’t markets crashing?

One explanation: markets may already be pricing in these doubts.

Currently we’re seeing:
• Inflation showing signs of re-acceleration
• Economic growth momentum slowing beneath the surface

Historically, this combination often leads to one outcome:

👉 Strength in precious metals

Which is exactly what we’re seeing now.
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