Condition of the Dollar

	Condition of the Dollar
	The Condition of the Dollar By Lindsey Williams http://www.lwoil.com/newsletters/march_2007.htm There is so much to touch on regarding the dollar this month, I hardly know where to start. Regardless of where I begin, the news is not good and affects all of us.   First on our list is China. They have now announced that they are refusing to accept American Corporations purchasing into their stock market any longer as they did in the past. China also said that they are no longer going to be purchasing our securities as they have in the past, including bonds and T-bills. China's decisions and subsequent announcements at the beginning of the week has sent a panic across the World's markets.   Additionally, OPEC met recently and they have also stated they will be diversifying into other currencies instead of just the American dollar. They will now begin accepting other currencies and limit the trade of oil via the American dollar.   March 21st 2007 will be one of the most significant dates this month. Iran has outlawed the American dollar and will put anyone in jail that uses it in their country after that date. They have the ominous notoriety of being the first nation in the world to do such a thing. The real issue in Iran is NOT nuclear, but rather the decision to not use the American dollar for trade and the sale of oil. On the heels of Iran's decision, North Korea has followed suit and also outlawed the use of the American dollar in their country. Finally, Malaysia the next day did the same thing.   Central banks around the world are increasingly diversifying their reserves, including cutting holdings of American dollars, according to a survey sponsored by Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, the U.K.'s second-largest bank. Italy, Russia, Sweden and Switzerland have made "major adjustments" in foreign-exchange holdings favoring the Euro and the British pound, according to the poll conducted by Central Banking Publications Ltd. between September and December. "Central banks are open to saying they've been diversifying to improve returns and reduce exposure to any single currency," said Sean Callow, senior currency strategist at Westpac Banking Corp. in Singapore. There's no doubt that when they say 'diversification' they mean selling dollars.   Last week a friend of mine told me they called their bank president in Vancouver, BC and he agreed with everything I have been saying about the dollar. What amazed me the most was her comment that he told her his bank is currently making preparations for the crash of the American dollar!   My dear friends, I urge you to structure yourself and get out of the liquid dollar immediately. I suggest that you get out of stock markets and into international hard assets such as real estate, gold and other assets. Structure your family by setting up proper International Business Corporations and Foundations that will preserve your finances.

You may not know the name, but the Bank of International Settlements or BIS
of Basel, Switzerland, found in 1930, is the world's oldest functioning
central financial institution.

It is very important. Though it does not directly manage the world financial
system, it is effectively THE central bank for the other central banks of
the world, including the US Federal Reserve. - Obviously the BIS would be a
key part of any comprehensive New World Order.

With its home in Switzerland, a place of very conservative financial
attitudes, the BIS has just made statements which are loud warning bells
about the collapse of the US dollar. - These unusually direct statements are
extremely serious. It is not just talking about some ups-and-downs in dollar
prices. - It is talking about the real deal here, a dollar going DOWN that
may not come back up.

The article says:

"The dollar clearly remains vulnerable to a sudden loss of private-sector
confidence," the Basel, Switzerland-based BIS said in its 77th annual report
today. "The reliability of public-sector inflows has also become more
uncertain."

Central banks may reduce purchases of dollars and allow their currencies to
strengthen in a bid to curb inflation, the BIS said. They may also invest a
greater proportion of new foreign-exchange reserves outside of the U.S. to
earn higher returns, adding to the "threat" to the dollar, it said. . . .

" . . . central banks in Asia . . .could slow down accumulation of reserves
and let their currencies rise. Then the dollar will fall." . . .

. . . The U.S. needs to attract about $2.1 billion a day [to borrow to pay
its bills] . . .

. . . The U.S. currency fell 0.6 percent to $1.3470 per euro in the past
week. The dollar dropped to a record low of $1.3681 on April 27. The euro
has climbed 2.1 percent against the dollar this year. . . . The Indian rupee
has gained 8.6 percent against the dollar in 2007 . . . The Chinese yuan has
climbed 2.4 percent so far this year . . .


Here is the full article:

Dollar 'Vulnerable' to Drop in Investment, BIS Says
Bloomberg News, 24 June 2007

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aHlb_k7gVajg&refer=news

It may be time now to consider getting out of the US dollar if you have
significant assets. Contrary to what people tell you, it is both legal and
easy for US citizens to open a foreign bank account. You can do it in person
in Europe, and wire the rest of the money over later - You can even open an
account by mail with Swiss banks, though that can take several weeks.

When I became a refugee from the US more than three years ago, it turned out
that I had also had accomplished the best "investment" I ever made, by
having established a European bank account with my money in euros - I
profited greatly from the falling dollar back then.

Another virtue of European bank accounts, especially Swiss, is that your
money can usually not be touched by US lawyers and judges. It is known in
Europe that the US courts and judges are bogus, dishonest, and fraudulent,
and they don't give automatic respect to US court judgments. People
attacking you would often have to bring their case all over again in the
European courts under European laws, which are very different and much less
likely to be a way to steal your money. - Your biggest problem, if you are
still in the US, may be that some crooked US judge would jail you until you
turn over your European funds. - So get a passport, too, in case you need to
travel quickly.

--
Dr Les Sachs

http://www.dr-les-sachs.be/