Sunday, March 31, 2024

The Dollar Continues To Decline In Parallel Markets, 1 APRIL

 The Dollar Continues To Decline In Parallel Markets

Economy |  03/30/2024   Mawazine News – Baghdad  The prices of the US dollar fell against the dinar in Baghdad, on Saturday, and in Erbil with the stock market closed.

A source told Mawazine News that dollar prices fell with the closure of the main Al-Kifah and Al-Harithiya stock exchanges in Baghdad, recording 147,150 Iraqi dinars against 100 dollars, while this morning it recorded 147,350 Iraqi dinars against 100 dollars.

He pointed out that selling prices in exchange shops in local markets in Baghdad decreased, as the selling price reached 148,250 dinars for 100 dollars, while the purchase price reached 146,250 dinars for 100 dollars.

In Erbil, the dollar also recorded a decline, as the selling price reached 146,800 dinars for every 100 dollars, and the purchasing price was 146,600 dinars for every 100 dollars .

https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=244885

Launching the platform for electronic reservation and payment for the international scope of Iraq, 1 APRIL

  Launching the platform for electronic reservation and payment for the international scope of Iraq

3/31/2024

Today, Sunday, the Communications and Media Commission announced the launch of the platform for electronic reservation and payment for the international Iraqi domain com.iq and .net.iq by companies in a step to enhance the use and spread of this name.

The authority said in a statement: “The new platform, which will begin operating tomorrow, Monday, the first of April, will facilitate an integrated automation process for reserving and managing the Iraqi domain under the extensions com.iq and net.iq, which will be designated for Iraqi companies seeking to enhance their electronic presence without the need to visit the headquarters.” Authority or its offices.

She continued, "The platform, which uses the latest technologies in management and financial payment processes, will enable companies to carry out the process of selecting the name they wish to reserve, in addition to paying the financial costs assigned to it, in addition to controlling the DNS of the hosting to which the reserved domain will be linked."

She pointed out that "the new platform can be accessed through the website https://iq.cmc.iq and follow the instructions explained for the registration process, emphasizing the importance of preparing all documents and information necessary to complete the process successfully, and entering the company’s registration information in English." LINK

"RV UPDATE" BY FRANK26, 1 APRIL

 Frank26 

 The next thing I want to see [After the restrictions are lifted on the one main Iraqi bank] is the budget being amended and released because then after that it's a domino effect.  Everything else will follow it...

 The CBI announcement - We believe it's about the currency.  We believe it's about the auctions.  We believe it's about a change in the auctions, a metamorphosis of the auctions  which is exactly what the US Treasury wanted in order to have security and stability in the bank, which was exactly what was needed in order to bring forth a new exchange rate for their currency.  

The dinar is not tax exempt, responding to your questions 03/30/24 BY PIMPY

"QFS CONVERSATIONS" WITH GOLDILOCKS, 31 MARCH

 GOLDILOCKS

Japan has now signaled that officials are on standby to intervene in the market to address the yen.

Gold is at record highs in Japan.

The Bank of Japan has distorted its capital markets, and the world will feel the effects.

Read: https://x.com/goldtelegraph_/status/1773887121268396146?s=46

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The Bank of Japan is in a very difficult position. They hold a lot of US dollars in reserve that could be utilized to prop up their own currency if they were to sell it off. The problem is that a move like this would disturb the balance of trade on a worldwide level. Shifts in the prices of other countries' currency values may start a domino effect.

A stronger Yen would create a lower US Dollar if too many sales of the US dollar were to be put into the market so quickly. Normally, lowering interest rates creates more purchasing power for a country, this is currently not working for their economy. Because of this reason, a currency intervention is being contemplated.

Normal banking protocols are currently not able to pull them out of their situation at this time.  They are Basel 3 compliant, and a move towards more reliance on gold as a Currency Reserve may be an option they cannot rule out at this point.

A clear backing and more gold support while selling off the dollar in small increments may be a choice that has validity at this time. Either way, the country needs to increase the value of their currency soon, and choices are becoming very limited quickly.  CNBC  Japan Times  Financial Services Agency

© Goldilocks

"RV UPDATE" BY PIMPY, 31 MARCH

 Pimpy

  We're dealing with two different things... We have what's known as the nominal value, which is the numbers on the bank notes and then we have an exchange rate value.  That's two different things.

This is [from] the World Bank data bank - Real Effective Exchange Rate is the nominal effective exchange rate in measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of several foreign currencies divided by a price denominator or index of costs...   Iraq already reports a real effective exchange rate.  They report it all the time...It's reported to the IMF regularly...

The IMF, WTO, World Bank and whoever don't have a say whether or not Iraq LOPS off their zeros.  That is decided by the Central Bank of Iraq as well as the government of Iraq.   You're confusing the 'lopping of the zeros', 'the deletion of the zeros', 'the reducing of the zeros', 'the removing of the zeros', as somehow a loss in value.  It is a neutral event.  It doesn't affect outside investment into the Iraqi dinar.  I told you when you remove the zeros all you're doing is lowing the nominal value of the currency.  Has nothing to do Iraq's exchange rate versus other wold currencies - noting whatsoever.  

MAJOR Issue Holding Up RV What Iraq is Doing About It BY SANDY INGRAM