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Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed the end of the U.S. dollar dominance, claiming that Russia has nothing to do with the USD’s downfall. “We have never had and do not have the goal of de-dollarization,” Putin also stressed, highlighting global trends that could lead to the end of the U.S. dollar. Putin Discusses the ‘End of the Dollar’ Russian President Vladimir Putin responded to some questions Friday regarding de-dollarization and the U.S. dollar potentially losing its dominance during a plenary session at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). Putin was asked whether the allegations that he is using Russia’s conflict with the U.S. to speed up the process of de-dollarization were true, and if so, what the outcomes would be for him if the U.S. dollar loses its hegemony in the international financial system. The Russian president replied (translated by Google): First of all, I want to say … we have never had and do not have the goal of de-dollarizati

Economist Peter Schiff says the U.S. dollar decline will be “far greater” than what Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned. “This portends a significant decline in our standard of living,” he cautioned. Furthermore, the economist stressed that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell “is clearly worried about the evolving financial crisis, but doesn’t want to spook markets.” Peter Schiff Predicts Larger U.S. Dollar Decline Than Yellen Expects Economist and gold bug Peter Schiff issued more warnings about the U.S. economy, the banking system, and the U.S. dollar in several tweets this week. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned during her testimony before the House Financial Services Committee on Thursday that there would be a “slow decline” in the U.S. dollar as the global reserve currency. Emphasizing concerns that sanctions imposed by the U.S. have motivated a number of countries to look for USD alternatives, she cautioned that the decline in USD dominance is “something we ha