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On this edition of Rep. Causer's Weekly Report, he recaps his participation in Memorial Day festivities, talks about the upcoming Session in Harrisburg, shopping for electric rates for the summer months and veteran's services at his office.

On this edition of Rep. Causer's Weekly Report, he recaps his participation in Memorial Day festivities, talks about the upcoming Session in Harrisburg, shopping for electric rates for the summer months and veteran's services at his office.

Weekly Report: Take the Deal, President Trump by Ron Paul Liberty Report

Pressure Begins For Real NOW this week..Super Taurus New MoonVolatility Reaches Max Beware of the Grift

All Planets are Direct- use this energy to move forward with final plans.Venus Conjuncts Saturn in PiscesEres Conjuncts Chiron in AriesMars Enters LeoMars Opposes Pluto

Libra Full Pink MoonFeminine Devine/Pisces Stellium

Join me in the meadow today for my weekly report on what I'm reading, eating, playing, obsessing, recommending and treating myself to lately! From tea trays, to cozy fantasy reads and cinnamon raisin bread I'm sharing all things comfy and cozy that I've been loving. Brew yourself a warm cup of tea and let's cozy on up to talk about what I'm loving so far in spring :-)PS. can you tell I'm all about being cozy? New episodes every Sunday at 7AM EST!Contact: vicinthemeadow@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mercury stations direct on 4/7/25 at 26 degrees of Pisces meeting up with North Node at 27 degreesVenus conjuncts Saturn at 25 degrees of PiscesUranus meets both and brings explosive changes to the status quo

Partial Aries Solar Eclipse 3/29/25Neptune Shifts into AriesRetrograde Mercury and Venus Returns into Pisces

Aries Season BeginsVenus and Mercury Cazimi@jodyboots@astropod_cast

This week's events from Executive Director Kristen Chesak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mercury Meets Up With Retrograde Venus 3/12-13/25Full Virgo Lunar Eclipse 3/14-15/25

Jim Hinch of Voice of San Diego joins us for his Monthly Update of ALL things South Bay. Check This Out, with Jim Hinch

Mars Awakens/New Pisces Moon

Sun enters Pisces on 2/18/25.Mercury visits Pisces 2/14/25

2024 Atlanta Falcons Weekly Report Regular Season Finale We are broadcasting live from Atlanta, GA with hosts Vincent Turner, Harper LeBel, and producer Logan Landers. We are 100 Yards of Football. Live from Atlanta, Georgia! Visit us online many.link/100yardsoffootball Listen to the PODCAST daily: 100 Yards of Football https://many.link/100yardsoffootball, Want to create live streams like this? StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/58362923...

100 Yards of Football: 2024 Atlanta Falcons Weekly Report We are broadcasting live from Atlanta, GA with host Harper LeBel, producer Logan Landers and guest Cornel Hardy. We are 100 Yards of Football. Live from Atlanta, Georgia! Visit us online many.link/100yardsoffootball Listen to the PODCAST daily: 100 Yards of Football

100 Yards of Football: 2024 Atlanta Falcons Weekly Report We are broadcasting live from Atlanta, GA with host Harper LeBel, producer Logan Landers and guest Cornel Hardy. We are 100 Yards of Football. Live from Atlanta, Georgia! Visit us online many.link/100yardsoffootball Listen to the PODCAST daily: 100 Yards of Football

100 Yards of Football: NFL Draft Prospect Weekly Report We are broadcasting live from Atlanta, GA with host Vincent Turner, guest Harper LeBel, and producer Logan Landers. We are 100 Yards of Football. Live from Atlanta, Georgia! Visit us online many.link/100yardsoffootball. Listen to the PODCAST daily: 100 Yards of Football

100 Yards of Football: 2024 Atlanta Falcons Weekly Report We are broadcasting live from Atlanta, GA with host and producer Logan Landers and guest Cornel Hardy. We are 100 Yards of Football. Live from Atlanta, Georgia! Visit us online many.link/100yardsoffootball Listen to the PODCAST daily: 100 Yards of Football

2025 NFL Draft Prospects Weekly Report We are broadcasting live from Atlanta, GA with host Vincent Turner, guest Harper LeBel, and producer Logan Landers. We are 100 Yards of Football. Live from Atlanta, Georgia! Visit us online many.link/100yardsoffootball. Listen to the PODCAST daily: 100 Yards of Football

2024 Atlanta Falcons Weekly Report We are broadcasting live from Atlanta, GA with host Vincent Turner, producer Logan Landers and guest Cornel Hardy. We are 100 Yards of Football. Live from Atlanta, Georgia! Visit us online many.link/100yardsoffootball Listen to the PODCAST daily: 100 Yards of Football

2024 Dallas Cowboys Weekly Report We are broadcasting live from Atlanta, GA with host Logan Landers and guest Jason McMinn from the Elite Sports & Entertainment Network. We are 100 Yards of Football. Visit us online many.link/100yardsoffootball Listen to the PODCAST daily: 100 Yards of Football Click on the LinkTree to learn more about the Elite Sports & Entertainment Network! https://linktr.ee/ESENetwork

2024 Dallas Cowboys Weekly Report We are broadcasting live from Atlanta, GA with host Vincent Turner, guest Jay McLovin and producer Logan Landers. We are 100 Yards of Football. Live from Atlanta, Georgia! Visit us online many.link/100yardsoffootball Listen to the PODCAST daily: 100 Yards of Football

2024 Atlanta Falcons Weekly Report We are broadcasting live from Atlanta, GA with host Vincent Turner, producer Logan Landers and guest Cornel Hardy. We are 100 Yards of Football. Live from Atlanta, Georgia! Visit us online many.link/100yardsoffootball Listen to the PODCAST daily: 100 Yards of Football

Episode 23 – Succession Crisis: Is the Nonprofit Sector Ready?The challenges around leadership succession that the nonprofit sector is currently facing are nothing new. Back in 2019, the Senate Report, “Catalyst for Change: A Roadmap to a Stronger Charitable Sector” highlighted the issue and made recommendations calling on the federal government to work with the nonprofit sector to find solutions. Fast forward five years and what was already considered a serious problem has morphed into a full-blown crisis as many nonprofit leaders opted for early retirement during the pandemic. Is the sector prepared to navigate this crisis? Listen to sector experts discuss how organizations can better manage leadership transitions in this episode of CharityVillage Connects.Meet Our Guests in Order of Appearance Dave Hutchinson, President and Leadership Talent Partner, Cause LeadershipKathy Archer, Leadership Development CoachNick Chambers, Partner, Social Impact Practice, BoydenJen Vachon, Director, Programs and Advocacy, Fora: Network for ChangeWith special comments from:The Honourable Ratna Omidvar, C.M., O.Ont., Senator for Ontario, The Senate of CanadaThe Honourable Paulette Senior, Senator for Ontario, The Senate of CanadaAbout your HostMary Barroll, president of CharityVillage, is an online business executive and lawyer with a background in media, technology and IP law. A former CBC journalist and independent TV producer, in 2013 she was appointed General Counsel & VP Media Affairs at CharityVillage.com, Canada's largest job portal for charities and not for profits in Canada, and then President in 2021. Mary is also President of sister company, TalentEgg.ca, Canada's No.1, award-winning job board and online career resource that connects top employers with top students and grads.CharityVillage Resources from this Episode2024 Canadian Nonprofit Sector Salary & Benefits ReportAdditional Resources from this EpisodeWe've gathered the resources from this episode into one helpful list:Catalyst for Change: A Roadmap to a Stronger Charitable Sector (Senate of Canada, 2019)Exploring the Looming Leadership Deficit in the Voluntary and Nonprofit Sector (The Philanthropist, 2007)The demographic time bomb : mitigating the effects of demographic change in Canada (Senate of Canada, 2006)Weekly Report 2.07.26 on Long-term sustainability (Charity Insights Canada Project, 2024)Millenials to Generation Z in the workforce (CBC, 2024)Kevin Calloway on The Current (CBC, 2022) Fora: Network for Change Rise on Boards programLearn more and listen to the full interviews with the guests here.

Episode 23 – Succession Crisis: Is the Nonprofit Sector Ready?The challenges around leadership succession that the nonprofit sector is currently facing are nothing new. Back in 2019, the Senate Report, “Catalyst for Change: A Roadmap to a Stronger Charitable Sector” highlighted the issue and made recommendations calling on the federal government to work with the nonprofit sector to find solutions. Fast forward five years and what was already considered a serious problem has morphed into a full-blown crisis as many nonprofit leaders opted for early retirement during the pandemic. Is the sector prepared to navigate this crisis? Listen to sector experts discuss how organizations can better manage leadership transitions in this episode of CharityVillage Connects.Meet Our Guests in Order of Appearance Dave Hutchinson, President and Leadership Talent Partner, Cause LeadershipKathy Archer, Leadership Development CoachNick Chambers, Partner, Social Impact Practice, BoydenJen Vachon, Director, Programs and Advocacy, Fora: Network for ChangeWith special comments from:The Honourable Ratna Omidvar, C.M., O.Ont., Senator for Ontario, The Senate of CanadaThe Honourable Paulette Senior, Senator for Ontario, The Senate of CanadaAbout your HostMary Barroll, president of CharityVillage, is an online business executive and lawyer with a background in media, technology and IP law. A former CBC journalist and independent TV producer, in 2013 she was appointed General Counsel & VP Media Affairs at CharityVillage.com, Canada's largest job portal for charities and not for profits in Canada, and then President in 2021. Mary is also President of sister company, TalentEgg.ca, Canada's No.1, award-winning job board and online career resource that connects top employers with top students and grads.CharityVillage Resources from this Episode2024 Canadian Nonprofit Sector Salary & Benefits ReportAdditional Resources from this EpisodeWe've gathered the resources from this episode into one helpful list:Catalyst for Change: A Roadmap to a Stronger Charitable Sector (Senate of Canada, 2019)Exploring the Looming Leadership Deficit in the Voluntary and Nonprofit Sector (The Philanthropist, 2007)The demographic time bomb : mitigating the effects of demographic change in Canada (Senate of Canada, 2006)Weekly Report 2.07.26 on Long-term sustainability (Charity Insights Canada Project, 2024)Millenials to Generation Z in the workforce (CBC, 2024)Kevin Calloway on The Current (CBC, 2022) Fora: Network for Change Rise on Boards programLearn more and listen to the full interviews with the guests here.

NFL Weekly Report with Vincent Turner and Cornel Hardy We are broadcasting live from Atlanta, GA with host Vincent Turner and guest Cornel Hardy. We are 100 Yards of Football. Live from Atlanta, Georgia! Visit us online many.link/100yardsoffootball Listen to the PODCAST daily: 100 Yards of Football Visit Mr. Hardy's website: https://www.dksuitcity.com/

The girls are back with special guest, founder and CEO of Beachkrew, Karlee Hart! Karlee is giving us the low down on how Beachkrew came to be and the inspiration behind the brand! We are learning all about what it's like to run her business from both Ocean City, NJ and Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, and how Karlee manages her business while also prioritizing her family and friends. Alanna, Katie, and Karlee are sharing their current favorites in our Weekly REPORT (many of which can be found at Wawa). Enjoy!

Here's your weekly astrology forecast for June 1st - 8th, 2024! I dive into the various cosmic combinations for the days ahead as well as how they manifest when they show up in the birth chart. ✨ BUY MY BOOK ON AMAZON! https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Traditional-Astrology-Beginning-Celestial-ebook/dp/B0C83H1CST?ref_=ast_author_mpb ✨✨✨✨ Gain instant access to FREE webinars, unpublished chapters, and discount codes by joining our Oraculos Community Library: ⁠https://oraculos-astrology.ck.page/9d2df8696d ✨ Book a Reading with an OSA Certified Astrologer: ⁠⁠https://oraculosastrology.com/services/⁠ ✨✨ If you've been enjoying the content we've been coming out with on the Oraculos Podcast, please write a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen on the internet! xo ✨✨ ✨✨✨✨ LISTEN ON SPOTIFY! ✨✨✨✨ https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theoraculospodcast/episodes/NEXT-WEEKS-ASTROLOGY--Uranian-Astrology-Weekly-Report-February-11-17--2024-e2fmqr2 0:00 Intro 3:23 Learning Opportunities & Events 8:30 Uranian Astrology Report 13:07 June 1st, 2024: Venus & Hades 16:30 Mercury Semisquare Hades 17:58 Mercury Algol 20:00 June 2nd, 2024: Mercury & the Nodes 21:00 Mercury Parallel Uranus 24:06 Moon Mars Conjunction 24:45 Mercury Semisquare Kronos 27:30 June 3rd, 2024 Moon in Taurus 29:30 Waning Moon 29:54 Mercury in Gemini 30:25 Mercury Parallel Vulcanus 32:40 Nodes Square Hades 37:20 June 4th, 2024: Mars Contra-parallel Zeus 40:58 Mercury Conjunct Jupiter 42:60 Venus Conjunct Sun (Cazimi) 44:20 June 5th, 2024: Sun Contra-parallel Cupido 45:40 Moon Sextile Neptune 46:40 Moon in Gemini 48:00 Venus Contra-Parallel Cupido 49:00 Mercury Conjunct Admetus 52:10 Venus Parallel Sun/Kronos 54:00 June 6th, 2024: Venus Parallel Pluto 59:08 Mercury Parallel Admetus 59:40 Sun Sesquiquadrate Pluto 1:01:05 June 7th, 2024: Sun Contra-parallel Pluto 1:03:24 Mercury Sesquiquadrate Zeus 1:05:10 Moon Square Neptune 1:06:10 Venus & Vulcanus 1:07:26 June 8th, 2024: Venus Square Saturn 1:08:30 Sun Semisquare Vulcanus & Mercury Parallel Hades 1:10:20 Exploring Uranian Astrology 1:14:06 Q&A 1:18:00 Announcements #astrology #forecast #uranianastrology #traditionalastrology #mychalbryan #oraculos

Join me in the meadow today for the weekly report: what I'm reading, eating, playing, obsessing,, recommending, and treating myself to! I thought this was a fun trend over on tiktok, and wanted to give my take on it as a creator who doesn't partake in much consumerism. Let's catch up on my birthday and talk my recommendations for y'all that are all experiential and free! :-)New episodes every Sunday morning 7AM ESTContact/Partnerships: vicinthemeadow@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I want to tell you about romance novels — why I tend to avoid them, one that fell across my path this week, why I read all 500 pages of it, and the general problems I have with the genre. Books I mention: Cod, by Mark KurlanskyThe Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruis ZafonHal Hammons serves as preacher and shepherd for the Lakewoods Drive church of Christ in Georgetown, Texas. He is the host of the Citizen of Heaven podcast. You are encouraged to seek him and the Lakewoods Drive church through Facebook and other social media. Lakewoods Drive is an autonomous group of Christians dedicated to praising God, teaching the gospel to all who will hear, training Christians in righteousness, and serving our God and one another faithfully. We believe the Bible is God's word, that Jesus died on the cross for our sins, that heaven is our home, and that we have work to do here while we wait. Regular topics of discussion and conversation include: Christians, Jesus, obedience, faith, grace, baptism, New Testament, Old Testament, authority, gospel, fellowship, justice, mercy, faithfulness, forgiveness, Twenty Pages a Week, Bible reading, heaven, hell, virtues, character, denominations, submission, service, character, COVID-19, assembly, Lord's Supper, online, social media, YouTube, Facebook.   Today I want to tell you about romance novels — why I tend to avoid them, one that fell across my path this week, why I read all 500 pages of it, and the general problems I have with the genre. Let's get started. 

This is the Citizen of Heaven podcast, my report for the week of March 30-April 5, 2024. I am Hal Hammons, citizen of heaven. I'm here with a behind-the-scenes look at what's going on in my life and the life of this podcast. This week's livestream on Facebook was thwarted by the gremlins in my internet service; apologies for that. Most of my time this week will be focused on “Helen of Troy” by Margaret George, my first big book of the  year. Before I start the show, let me encourage you to subscribe to the podcast if you have not done so. If you have and it has been a blessing to you, please consider sharing it and giving it a good review. Hal Hammons serves as preacher and shepherd for the Lakewoods Drive church of Christ in Georgetown, Texas. He is the host of the Citizen of Heaven podcast. You are encouraged to seek him and the Lakewoods Drive church through Facebook and other social media. Lakewoods Drive is an autonomous group of Christians dedicated to praising God, teaching the gospel to all who will hear, training Christians in righteousness, and serving our God and one another faithfully. We believe the Bible is God's word, that Jesus died on the cross for our sins, that heaven is our home, and that we have work to do here while we wait. Regular topics of discussion and conversation include: Christians, Jesus, obedience, faith, grace, baptism, New Testament, Old Testament, authority, gospel, fellowship, justice, mercy, faithfulness, forgiveness, Twenty Pages a Week, Bible reading, heaven, hell, virtues, character, denominations, submission, service, character, COVID-19, assembly, Lord's Supper, online, social media, YouTube, Facebook.  

This week I'm reporting on the books I've read, as shared with the Heaven Citizens group on Facebook — please seek us out if you have not already. I characterized this as the books I read this week. In hindsight, “the last couple of weeks” would have been more accurate. Hey, I'm new at this. I'm making this up as I go. Before I start the show, let me encourage you to subscribe to the podcast if you have not done so. If you have and it has been a blessing to you, please consider sharing it and giving it a good review.Hal Hammons serves as preacher and shepherd for the Lakewoods Drive church of Christ in Georgetown, Texas. He is the host of the Citizen of Heaven podcast. You are encouraged to seek him and the Lakewoods Drive church through Facebook and other social media. Lakewoods Drive is an autonomous group of Christians dedicated to praising God, teaching the gospel to all who will hear, training Christians in righteousness, and serving our God and one another faithfully. We believe the Bible is God's word, that Jesus died on the cross for our sins, that heaven is our home, and that we have work to do here while we wait. Regular topics of discussion and conversation include: Christians, Jesus, obedience, faith, grace, baptism, New Testament, Old Testament, authority, gospel, fellowship, justice, mercy, faithfulness, forgiveness, Twenty Pages a Week, Bible reading, heaven, hell, virtues, character, denominations, submission, service, character, COVID-19, assembly, Lord's Supper, online, social media, YouTube, Facebook.  My sermon, "The Parable of the Car Trip",  can be accessed at https://youtu.be/L0PfYLzp3tQ after 5 p.m. CDT.Music is copyright-free and royalty-free, courtesy of Pixabay.  Intro music: "The Beat of Nature," Olexy. Outro music: "The Cradle of Your Soul," lemonmusicstudio

Headline Mission Weekly Report 26 มีนาคม 2567 1. เศรษฐกิจไทยไหวไหม หนี้ครัวเรือนพุ่งสูงต่อเนื่อง 2. นิด้าโพลเผยคนไทยอยากได้พิธาเป็นนายกในวันนี้ 3. ปูตินขู่ นาโต้ และ สหรัฐฯ สงครามโลกครั้งที่ 3 อาจเกิดขึ้นได้อย่างง่ายดาย 4. รัสเสียถล่มยูเครนซ้ำ จู่โจมจุดสำคัญคือแหล่งพลังงาน 5. ใครยังไม่มีบัตรต้องรีบแล้ว มาเจอกันที่งาน Mission To The Moon Forum 2024 6. ฝุ่นทั่วโลกยังสาหัส อินเดียครองแชมป์เมืองฝุ่นหนา 7. อัตราการเกิดใหม่ต่ำต่อเนื่องในหลายประเทศเกินกว่าจะเยียวยา 8. Pepsi ลงทุนเพิ่มในเวียดนามเปิดแหล่งผลิตเพิ่ม 2 แห่ง 9. ประธานาธิบดีเวียดนามลาออก หลังรับตำแหน่งได้เพียงปีกว่า 10. จีนแบนชิปที่ผลิตจากสหรัฐฯ เน้น Made in China 11. วัยรุ่นจีนมีปัญหาการนอนมากขึ้น ผลจากความเครียดและการใช้สมาร์ทโฟน 12. ทลายบ่อนพระปิ่น 3 พาดพิงรัฐมนตรีมีส่วนเอี่ยว 13. ผลักดันคาสิโนถูกกฎหมาย แหล่งสร้างรายได้ให้ประเทศ 14. เปิดรับสมัครรุ่น 2 คอร์ส Business Storytelling for Leaders

Headline Mission Weekly Report 19 มีนาคม 2567 1. เปิดขายบัตรแล้ววันนี้ Mission To The Moon Forum 2024 2. ญี่ปุ่นจะสแกนจ่ายได้แล้ว เอาใจนักท่องเที่ยว 3. เที่ยวนอกโลกพร้อมทานอาหารระดับมิชลินสตาร์ 4. โรคคลั่งกินคลีน ติดการกินอาหารสุขภาพมากเกินไป 5. เชียงใหม่อาการหนัก ค่าฝุ่นติดอันดับ 4 ของโลก 6. อเมริกาจะออกคำสั่งให้ ByteDance ขายกิจการ TikTok 7. BeReal กระแสตก ผู้ชายงานลดลงเหลือน้อยลงต่อเนื่อง 8. เทรนด์การดูแลสัตว์เลี้ยงได้รับความนิยมสูงในปัจจุบัน 9. Apple เตรียมดึง Gemini เข้ามาใช้ใน iPhone 10. Apple ซื้อกิจการของ Darwin AI เพื่อการพัฒนาอุปกรณ์ 11. ปูตินเตรียมคว้าชัยเลือกตั้ง คะแนนมาเหนือคู่แข่ง 12. ฟินแลนด์ประกาศระงับวีซ่าคนไทยเก็บเบอร์รี่ป่าชั่วคราว 13. Starbucks ประกาศปิดตัวแพลตฟอร์ม Starbucks Odyssey Beta 14. McDonald's ล่ม ให้บริการไม่ได้ในหลายประเทศ 15. คนไทยยอมจ่ายให้กับสินค้า บริการเพื่อความงาม 16. Waymo ประกาศขยายพื้นที่ให้บริการเป็น 4 เมืองแล้ว 17. Arm เปิดตัวชุดประมวลผลใหม่สำหรับยานยนต์ 18. จีน เกาหลีใต้ มียอดการแต่งงานเพิ่มสูงขึ้น 19. รัฐสภายุโรปอนุมัติกฎหมายควบคุม AI แล้ว 20. OpenAI ดึงสำนักข่าวมาใช้ในการพัฒนา AI 21. Amazon Seller Central ให้โมเดลของ Amazon ช่วยสรุปข้อมูลสินค้า

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Coming to you from a recorded audience is Maddie's Weekly Report! Where I share everything that I've been loving lately, from go-to recipes and sweet treats to Youtube channels and things I've been drawing, I spill all my favorites including what I'd like to read next and what I recently saved on my tbr. Though its always weird when I'm listening to myself trying to catch my breath in the microphone and not bickering with Tori, it's not because she doesn't want to be here. Make sure to send all the good vibes Tori's way and we'll be back to our scheduled programming next week!Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodbooksbadbanterFollow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodbooksbadbanterThe best way to find new books to read? Scrolling through our episode list! Whether you love books or not you'll be able to relate to our rambling so leave a rating, review, and follow us on our socials.

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Here's your weekly astrology forecast for February 11-17, 2024! I dive into the various cosmic combinations for the days ahead as well as how they manifest when they show up in the birth chart. ✨ BUY MY BOOK ON AMAZON! https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Traditional-Astrology-Beginning-Celestial-ebook/dp/B0C83H1CST?ref_=ast_author_mpb ✨✨✨✨ Gain instant access to FREE webinars, unpublished chapters, and discount codes by joining our Oraculos Community Library: ⁠https://oraculos-astrology.ck.page/9d2df8696d ✨ Book a Reading with an OSA Certified Astrologer: ⁠⁠https://oraculosastrology.com/services/⁠ ✨✨ If you've been enjoying the content we've been coming out with on the Oraculos Podcast, please write a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen on the internet! xo ✨✨ Timestamps: 00:00 -- Introduction 02:02 -- February 11th 04:27 -- February 12th 12:51 -- February 13th 16:48 -- February 14th 24:13 -- February 15th 25:57 -- February 16th 33:38 -- February 17th #astrology #uranianastrology

OUR URANIAN ASTROLOGY INTENSIVE BEGINS THIS TUESDAY! Join our Uranian Astrology for the Practicing Astrologer Immersion! LINK BELOW: https://oraculosastrology.com/uranian-astrology-for-the-practicing-astrologer/ Here's your weekly astrology forecast for February 4-10, 2024! I dive into the various cosmic combinations for the days ahead as well as how they manifest when they show up in the birth chart. ✨ BUY MY BOOK ON AMAZON! https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Traditional-Astrology-Beginning-Celestial-ebook/dp/B0C83H1CST?ref_=ast_author_mpb ✨✨✨✨ Gain instant access to FREE webinars, unpublished chapters, and discount codes by joining our Oraculos Community Library: ⁠https://oraculos-astrology.ck.page/9d2df8696d ✨ Book a Reading with an OSA Certified Astrologer: ⁠⁠https://oraculosastrology.com/services/⁠ ✨✨ If you've been enjoying the content we've been coming out with on the Oraculos Podcast, please write a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen on the internet! xo ✨✨ Timestamps: 00:00 -- Introduction 00:07 -- February 4th 02:01 -- February 5th 06:35 -- February 6th 17:16 -- February 7th 20:59 -- February 8th 23:14 -- February 9th 25:35 -- February 10th #astrology #uranianastrology

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OUR URANIAN ASTROLOGY INTENSIVE BEGINS THIS TUESDAY! Join our Uranian Astrology for the Practicing Astrologer Immersion! LINK BELOW: https://oraculosastrology.com/uranian-astrology-for-the-practicing-astrologer/ Here's your weekly astrology forecast for January 28-February 3, 2024! I dive into the various cosmic combinations for the days ahead as well as how they manifest when they show up in the birth chart. ✨ BUY MY BOOK ON AMAZON! https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Traditional-Astrology-Beginning-Celestial-ebook/dp/B0C83H1CST?ref_=ast_author_mpb ✨✨✨✨ Gain instant access to FREE webinars, unpublished chapters, and discount codes by joining our Oraculos Community Library: ⁠https://oraculos-astrology.ck.page/9d2df8696d ✨ Book a Reading with an OSA Certified Astrologer: ⁠⁠https://oraculosastrology.com/services/⁠ ✨✨ If you've been enjoying the content we've been coming out with on the Oraculos Podcast, please write a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen on the internet! xo ✨✨

Here's your weekly astrology forecast for January 1-7, 2024! I dive into the various cosmic combinations for the days ahead as well as how they manifest when they show up in the birth chart. ✨✨✨✨ Join our Uranian Astrology for the Practicing Astrologer Immersion! LINK BELOW: https://oraculosastrology.com/uranian-astrology-for-the-practicing-astrologer/ ✨ BUY MY BOOK ON AMAZON! https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Traditional-Astrology-Beginning-Celestial-ebook/dp/B0C83H1CST?ref_=ast_author_mpb ✨✨✨✨ Gain instant access to FREE webinars, unpublished chapters, and discount codes by joining our Oraculos Community Library: ⁠https://oraculos-astrology.ck.page/9d2df8696d ✨ Book a Reading with an OSA Certified Astrologer: ⁠⁠https://oraculosastrology.com/services/⁠ ✨✨ If you've been enjoying the content we've been coming out with on the Oraculos Podcast, please write a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen on the internet! xo ✨✨ ✨✨✨✨ LISTEN ON SPOTIFY! ✨✨✨✨ Timestamps: 00:00 -- Introduction 04:11 -- January 1st 19:13 -- January 2nd 20:22 -- January 3rd 26:16 -- January 4th 29:52 -- January 5th 35:02 -- January 6th 40:01 -- January 7th #astrology #uranianastrology

Here's your weekly astrology forecast for December 24-31, 2023! I dive into the various cosmic combinations for the days ahead as well as how they manifest when they show up in the birth chart. ✨✨✨✨ Join our Uranian Astrology for the Practicing Astrologer Immersion! LINK BELOW: https://oraculosastrology.com/uranian-astrology-for-the-practicing-astrologer/ ✨ BUY MY BOOK ON AMAZON! https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Traditional-Astrology-Beginning-Celestial-ebook/dp/B0C83H1CST?ref_=ast_author_mpb ✨✨✨✨ Gain instant access to FREE webinars, unpublished chapters, and discount codes by joining our Oraculos Community Library: ⁠https://oraculos-astrology.ck.page/9d2df8696d ✨ Book a Reading with an OSA Certified Astrologer: ⁠⁠https://oraculosastrology.com/services/⁠ ✨✨ If you've been enjoying the content we've been coming out with on the Oraculos Podcast, please write a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen on the internet! xo ✨✨ Timestamps: 00:00 -- Introduction 03:12 -- NORWAC 04:01 -- December 24th 11:24 -- December 25th 12:12 -- December 26th 19:07 -- December 27th 28:00 -- December 28th 36:31 -- December 29th 37:19 -- December 30th 38:23 -- December 31st 40:51 -- Important Endnotes #astrology #uranianastrology

Here's your weekly astrology forecast for December 17-23, 2023! I dive into the various cosmic combinations for the days ahead as well as how they manifest when they show up in the birth chart. This week I explore planetary combinations using traditional AND Uranian Astrology planets, what this week's combinations mean within medical astrology, and how they will impact the world at large! I also let you know what each day is good for so that you can use this as your electional astrology guide for the week ahead. ✨✨✨✨ Join our Uranian Astrology for the Practicing Astrologer Immersion! LINK BELOW: https://oraculosastrology.com/uranian-astrology-for-the-practicing-astrologer/ ✨ BUY MY BOOK ON AMAZON! https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Traditional-Astrology-Beginning-Celestial-ebook/dp/B0C83H1CST?ref_=ast_author_mpb ✨✨✨✨ Gain instant access to FREE webinars, unpublished chapters, and discount codes by joining our Oraculos Community Library: ⁠https://oraculos-astrology.ck.page/9d2df8696d ✨ Book a Reading with an OSA Certified Astrologer: ⁠⁠https://oraculosastrology.com/services/⁠ ✨✨ If you've been enjoying the content we've been coming out with on the Oraculos Podcast, please write a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen on the internet! xo ✨✨ Timestamps: 00:00 -- Introduction 04:07 -- December 17th 13:51 -- December 18th 18:07 -- December 19th 23:44 -- December 20th 34:26 -- December 21st 40:24 -- December 22nd 49:14 -- December 23rd #astrology #uranianastrology

Here's your weekly astrology forecast for December 10-16, 2023! I dive into the various cosmic combinations for the days ahead as well as how they manifest when they show up in the birth chart. This week I explore planetary combinations using traditional AND Uranian Astrology planets, what this week's combinations mean within medical astrology, and how they will impact the world at large! I also let you know what each day is good for so that you can use this as your electional astrology guide for the week ahead. ✨✨✨✨ Join our Uranian Astrology for the Practicing Astrologer Immersion! LINK BELOW: https://oraculosastrology.com/uranian-astrology-for-the-practicing-astrologer/ ✨ BUY MY BOOK ON AMAZON! https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Traditional-Astrology-Beginning-Celestial-ebook/dp/B0C83H1CST?ref_=ast_author_mpb ✨✨✨✨ Gain instant access to FREE webinars, unpublished chapters, and discount codes by joining our Oraculos Community Library: ⁠https://oraculos-astrology.ck.page/9d2df8696d ✨ Book a Reading with an OSA Certified Astrologer: ⁠⁠https://oraculosastrology.com/services/⁠ ✨✨ If you've been enjoying the content we've been coming out with on the Oraculos Podcast, please write a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen on the internet! xo ✨✨ Timestamps: 00:00 -- Introduction 04:48 -- Q&A Segment 12:46 -- December 10th 15:35 --December 11th 20:08 -- December 12th 35:07 -- December 13th 45:04 -- December 14th 48:06 -- December 15th 53:57 -- December 16th #astrology #uranianastrology

Here's your weekly astrology forecast for December 3-9, 2023! I dive into the various cosmic combinations for the days ahead as well as how they manifest when they show up in the birth chart. This week I explore planetary combinations using traditional AND Uranian Astrology planets, what this week's combinations mean within medical astrology, and how they will impact the world at large! I also let you know what each day is good for so that you can use this as your electional astrology guide for the week ahead. TIMESTAMPS BELOW! ✨✨✨✨ Join our Uranian Astrology for the Practicing Astrologer Immersion! LINK BELOW: https://oraculosastrology.com/uranian-astrology-for-the-practicing-astrologer/ ✨ BUY MY BOOK ON AMAZON! https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Traditional-Astrology-Beginning-Celestial-ebook/dp/B0C83H1CST?ref_=ast_author_mpb ✨✨✨✨ Gain instant access to FREE webinars, unpublished chapters, and discount codes by joining our Oraculos Community Library: ⁠https://oraculos-astrology.ck.page/9d2df8696d ✨ Book a Reading with an OSA Certified Astrologer: ⁠⁠https://oraculosastrology.com/services/⁠ ✨✨ If you've been enjoying the content we've been coming out with on the Oraculos Podcast, please write a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen on the internet! xo ✨✨ Timestamps: 00:00 -- Introduction 05:07 -- Q&A 07:30 -- About the Eighth House 11:54 -- Skipped Birthday Question 12:21 -- @Ricepaperpinay Comment 12:48 -- Mercury/Neptune & Liars 14:06 -- Beginning of Forecast 25:02 -- 4th of December 38:13 -- 5th of December 43:01 -- 6th of December 50:30 -- 7th of December 01:00:37 -- 8th of December 01:03:58 -- 9th of December

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The U.S. dollar's status as the global reserve currency is diminishing, which reduces the power that U.S. leaders have over the global economic system. In this episode, hear highlights from recent Congressional testimony during which financial elites examine the current status of the global financial system and what Congress is being told to do to address perceived threats to it (and to their own power). Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Contribute monthly or a lump sum via PayPal Support Congressional Dish via Patreon (donations per episode) Send Zelle payments to: Donation@congressionaldish.com Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or Donation@congressionaldish.com Use your bank's online bill pay function to mail contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North, Number 4576, Crestview, FL 32536. Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish Thank you for supporting truly independent media! View the show notes on our website at https://congressionaldish.com/cd276-the-demise-of-dollar-dominance Background Sources Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes CD269: NDAA 2023/Plan Ecuador CD230: Pacific Deterrence Initiative CD195: Yemen CD187: Combating China CD102: The World Trade Organization: COOL? International Monetary Fund “IMF Financial Activities List 2023.” Updated June 21, 2023. International Monetary Fund. “Weekly Report on Key Financial Statistics.” June 9, 2023. International Monetary Fund. “IMF Lending.” Updated December 2022. International Monetary Fund. Argentina “Argentina: Letter of Intent, Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, and Technical Memorandum of Understanding” October 17, 2018. International Monetary Fund. “Argentina Policy Memorandum.” January 11, 1999. International Monetary Fund. Ecuador “Ecuador—Supplementary Letter of Intent.” March 13, 2003. International Monetary Fund. Smaller Banks within the World Trade System International Finance Corporation China “Members and Observers.” World Trade Organization. “ China and the WTO.” World Trade Organization. “From ‘China Shock' to deglobalisation shock: China's WTO accession and US economic engagement 20 years on.” Stephen Kirchner. January 24, 2022. United States Studies Centre. “The China Reckoning: How Beijing Defied American Expectations.” Kurt M. Campbell and Ely Ratner. February 13, 2018. Foreign Affairs. The World Bank “Who can borrow from the World Bank?” December 10, 2020. Bretton Woods Observer. “Domination of the United States on the World Bank.” Eric Toussaint. April 2, 2020. Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt. “Why Is the World Bank Still Lending to China?” Yukon Huang. January 15, 2020. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Congressional Stock Trade Tracking Quiver Quantitative Unusual Whales US Abuse of Sanctions “The Other Counteroffensive to Save Ukraine.” Lawrence Summers et. al. June 15, 2023. Foreign Affairs. Allies Pivoting “Europe must resist pressure to become ‘America's followers,' says Macron.” Jamil Anderlini and Clea Caulcutt. April 9, 2023. Politico. “US State Dept backs latest raft of Saudi, UAE, Jordan arms sales.” February 2, 2022. Al Jazeera. Witnesses Mark Rosen on Linkedin Daniel F. Runde on Linkedin “Membership Roster.” Accessed June 24, 2023. Council on Foreign Relations. Tyler Goodspeed on Linkedin Carla Norrlof - “Board of Directors.” Atlantic Council. Daniel McDowell bio Marshall Billingslea on Linkedin Audio Sources Dollar Dominance: Preserving the U.S. Dollar's Status as the Global Reserve Currency June 7, 2023 House Financial Services Committee Watch on YouTube Witnesses: Dr. Tyler Goodspeed, Kleinheinz Fellow, Hoover Institution at Stanford University Dr. Michael Faulkender, Dean's Professor of Finance, Robert H. Smith School of Business at University of Maryland Dr. Daniel McDowell, Associate Professor, Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs at Syracuse University Marshall Billingslea, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute Dr. Carla Norrlöf, Senior Fellow, The Atlantic Council and Professor, University of Toronto Clips 34:05 Dr. Tyler Goodspeed: In 2022, as the Ranking Member highlighted, 88% of all foreign exchange transactions by value involved the United States Dollar, a figure that has been roughly constant since 1989, which is testament to the substantial path dependence in international currency usage due to large positive network externalities. As the Ranking Member also highlighted, 59% of all official foreign exchange reserves were held in US dollars, which is down from a figure of 71.5% in 2001. By comparison 31% of all foreign exchange transactions by value involve the Euro, which is the second most commonly transacted currency, which accounted for 20% of official foreign exchange reserves. 34:50 Dr. Tyler Goodspeed: The fact that 90% of all foreign exchange transactions continue to involve the United States dollar, and that global central banks continue to hold almost 60% of their foreign exchange reserves in US dollars confers net economic benefits on the United States economy. First, foreign demand for reserves of US dollars raises demand for dollar denominated securities, in particular United States Treasury's. This effectively lowers the cost of borrowing for US households, US companies, and federal, state and local governments. It also means that on average, the United States earns more on its investments in foreign assets than we have to pay on foreign investments in the United States, which allows the United States to import more goods and services than we export. Second, foreign demand for large reserves of US dollars and dollar denominated assets raises the value of the dollar and a stronger dollar benefits us consumers and businesses that are net importers of goods and services from abroad. Third, large reserve holdings of US currency abroad in effect constitutes an interest free loan to the United States worth about $10 to $20 billion per year. Fourth, the denomination of the majority of international transactions in US dollars likely modestly lowers the exchange rate risks faced by US companies. Fifth, the given the volume of foreign US dollar holdings and dollar denominated debt, monetary policy actions by foreign central banks generally have a smaller impact on financial conditions in the United States than actions by the United States Central Bank have on financial conditions in other countries. 36:40 Dr. Tyler Goodspeed: However, the benefits of the US dollar's global reserve status are not without costs. The lower interest rates in the United States benefit US borrowers, especially the federal government. They also lower returns to US savers. In addition, though a stronger dollar benefits US consumers and businesses that net import goods and services from abroad, it does also disadvantage US firms that export goods and services abroad as well as firms that compete against imported goods and services. Furthermore, the perception of the US dollar as a safe haven asset means that demand for the dollar tends to increase in response to adverse macroeconomic events that are global in nature. As a result, the competitiveness of US exporters and US firms that compete against imported goods and services are likely to face an increased competitive disadvantage at times of elevated global macroeconomic stress. 37:35 Dr. Tyler Goodspeed: However, despite these costs, studies generally find that the economic benefits of the dollar's prominent global status outweigh the costs, providing a modest net benefit to the United States economy. This does not include the substantial benefit to which the chairman referred of the United States dollar's centrality in global transactions, allowing the United States to utilize financial sanction tools when appropriate in support of national security objectives. 44:50 Dr. Daniel McDowell: With little more than the stroke of the President's pen or through an Act of Congress, the US government can use financial sanctions to impose enormous economic costs on targeted foreign actors, be they individuals, firms, or state institutions, by freezing their dollar assets or cutting them off from access to the banks through which those dollars flow. The consequences for individual targets, known as specially designated nationals or SDNs, are severe, significantly impairing targets capacity to participate in international trade, investment, debt repayment, and depriving them of access to their wealth. Over the last two decades, the United States has used the tool of financial sanctions with increasing frequency. For example, in the year 2000, just four foreign governments were directly targeted under a US Treasury Country Program overseen by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Today that number is greater than 20, and if we include penalties from secondary sanctions the list gets even longer. The more that the United States has reached for financial sanctions, the more it has made adversaries and foreign capitals aware of the strategic vulnerability that stems from dependence on the dollar. Some governments have responded by implementing anti-dollar policies measures that are designed to reduce an economy's reliance on the US currency for investment in cross-border transactions. But these measures sometimes fail to achieve their goals. Others have produced modest levels of de-dollarization. Notable examples here include Russian steps to cut its dollar reserves and reduce the use of the dollar and trade settlement in the years leading up to its full scale invasion of Ukraine, or China's ongoing efforts to build its own international payments network based on the Yuan, efforts that have taken on a new sense of urgency as Beijing has become more aware of its own strategic vulnerabilities from Dollar dependence. 47:05 Dr. Daniel McDowell: The United States should reconsider the use of so-called symbolic financial sanctions. That is, if the main objective of a tranche of sanctions is to signal to the world or to a domestic audience that Washington disapproves of a foreign government's policy choices, other measures that can send a similar signal but do not politicize the dollar system ought to be considered first. Second, the use of financial sanctions against issuers of potential rival currencies in particular, China and its Yuan should face a higher bar of scrutiny. Even a small targeted sanctions program provides information to our adversaries about their vulnerabilities, and gives them time to prepare for a future event when a broad US sanctions program may be called upon as part of a major security crisis, when such measures will be most needed. Finally, whenever possible, US financial sanctions should be coordinated with our allies in Europe and Asia, who should feel as if they are key stakeholders in the dollar system and not vassals to it. Such coordinated efforts will prevent our friends from seeking to conduct business with U.S. adversaries outside of the dollar system and send a message to the whole world that moving activities into secondary currencies, like the Euro or the Yen, is not a safe haven. 48:35 Marshall Billingslea: I'll say at the outset that I agree with you and others that to paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of the dollar's demise have been greatly exaggerated. That said, we need to remind ourselves that in the 16th century the Spanish silver dollar was the dominant currency, in the 17th century it was Dutch florins, in the 18th century it was the pound sterling. The link between a nation's currency and its role as the relatively dominant political actor on the world stage is pretty clear. And that is why people like Lula from Brazil, Putin and Xi all aspire to undercut the role of the dollar as the global reserve currency. 50:00 Marshall Billingslea: If we look at what Russia did in the run-up to its further invasion of Ukraine, they began dumping ownership of treasury bonds in 2018. In that year, they plummeted from $96 billion and holdings down to $15 billion and they also started buying large amounts of gold. China is now, as the Ranking Member has observed, embarking on its own its own gold buying spree. I haven't seen the data for May, but April marked the sixth straight month of Chinese expansion in its gold holdings, and I'm not sure I believe the official figures. We have to recall that China is the dominant gold mining player around the world and half of those gold mining companies are state-owned. So the actual size of China's war chest when it comes to gold reserves may be far higher. In fact, I suspect inevitably far higher than official numbers suggest. Last year China also started dumping its treasuries. 2022 marked the largest or second largest decrease on record, with a drop of about $174 billion, and China stood at the lowest level since 2010. In terms of its holdings, though, this past March they did reverse course. This bears close watching because a sell-off may be a strong indicator of planned aggression. 51:20 Marshall Billingslea: The sheer size of the Chinese economy dwarfs what we've been contending with in the form of Iran, Russia, and so on. And one of the first things that the Biden administration did in the wake of Russia's attack was start sanctioning Russian banks and de-SWIFTing them. That's one thing when you're going after an economy smaller than the size of Texas; it's quite another when you consider that out of the 100 largest banks in the world, China has 20, and all four of the top four are Chinese banks. And that is why many within the Treasury contended when I was there, and they will contend to this day, that these Chinese banks are simply too big to sanction. I don't agree that we can allow that to stand but I do believe we have to start taking very swift action to put us in a situation where we could take punitive measures on these banks if necessary. 54:10 Dr. Carla Norrlöf: I will note that the Dollar's dominance is not quite as strong amongst private actors and private markets as it is with governments. In private transactions, it averages about 45% of the world's total. That includes FX transactions, but also things like issuance of international debt, securities, and cross-border banking. 54:55 Dr. Carla Norrlöf: The Chinese Yuan poses no immediate threat to dollar dominance. It accounts for roughly 3% of overall reserves. So far China has been successful in promoting the Yuan with its trade partners, but the Yuan is scarcely used by countries outside trade with China. China is a potential long term challenger due to its active pursuit of trade and investment relationships. If the Yuan is increasingly used by third countries, it will pose a greater threat to the dollar. 55:30 Dr. Carla Norrlöf: And in addition to these external threats, there is also a domestic threat. Flirting with the possibility of a voluntary default puts dollar dominance at risk. What should the US do to maintain dominance, to curb the domestic threat? Congress should consider creating an alternative mechanism for resolving political differences on government spending and its consequences. 56:00 Dr. Carla Norrlöf: To rein in external threats the United States should, whenever possible, implement multilateral sanctions in support of broadly endorsed goals to shore up the liberal international order. This is likely to limit dollar backlash. 59:40 Marshall Billingslea: The thing I do worry -- I come back to this fact that they've been buying a lot of gold -- that one of the things that they could do, which would be very concerning, if they wind up having larger reserves of gold than we believe, is they could start issuing Yuan or gold denominated, gold-backed Yuan contracts and that would further their ambition for introducing the Yuan onto the world stage. 1:05:00 Marshall Billingslea: China considers the actual composition of its foreign exchange reserves to be a state secret. So they don't publish and they they view it as a criminal offense to try to obtain that information in terms of the balance of how much is gold, how much Dollar or Euro denominated. But the numbers I've seen suggest that still at this moment, about 50% to 60% of their Foreign Exchange reserves are still in Dollars or Euros, which means that they are at high risk of sanctions; we can affect them. The problem is that that war chest that they've built up is enormous. It's more than $3 trillion that they have in Foreign Exchange reserves. Compare that with what Russia had at the onset of its assault, which was around $680 billion, of which we managed to freeze overseas half of it, but Russia is still keeping its economy going despite the Biden administration sanctions. So imagine how they're going to be able to continue with that sizable war kitty in Beijing if they do decide to go after the Taiwanese. 1:09:00 Dr. Tyler Goodspeed: Short term I think the risk is that we continue to see diversification away from the dollar, PRC continuing to push other countries to use trade inverse invoicing and Renminbi, that they continue to promote the offshore Renminbi market, that they continue to promote or force bilateral clearing. Longer term, I think the bigger risk is that foreign investors no longer perceive the United States federal government debt to be as safe and risk free as it is today perceived. 1:41:20 Dr. Daniel McDowell: The demonstration of US control over the actual flow of dollars, of communication, absolutely provides information to adversaries to prepare for events where they may face similar circumstances. And so I think what we're seeing is China, we're seeing Russia, we're seeing other countries try to create alternative payments networks. Russia has its own SPFS payment messaging system. It's quite small. It was launched in 2014, not coincidentally, after the initial round of sanctions targeting Russia. In terms of CIPS, China's cross border payments network, Belarus announced it was having banks join immediately following the 2022 sanctions. So what I'm saying is there's a pattern between when the United States mobilizes control over the pipes and the messaging of cross-border payments and adversaries looking for alternatives. It doesn't mean they're using them, but they're getting plugged into the system as at least sort of a rainy day option in the event of a future targeting. 1:45:35 Dr. Daniel McDowell: I look at China not just as a typical country, because I think they're an alternative service provider. Most countries fall into alternative service users; they're looking for an alternative to the dollar. China, you could perhaps put Europe in this as well, are the only two sort of economic BLOCs capable, I think, of constructing an attractive enough cross-border payments network that could attract those alternative service users that are looking for that network. And so that's why I think again, with China, there should be a higher bar of scrutiny. 2:02:20 Dr. Tyler Goodspeed: As deficits mount and as the debt burden rises above 100%, I think the Congressional Budget Office has it ending the budget window at about 119% of our economy, then we will probably observe an acceleration of diversification away from the dollar as a hedge. Again, I don't see another single currency displacing the dollar as the major international currency or as the major reserve currency, but continued diversification. International Financial Institutions in an Era of Great Power Competition May 25, 2023 House Financial Services Committee Watch on YouTube Witnesses: Jesse M. Schreger, Associate Professor of Business, Columbia Business School Mark Rosen, Partner, Advection Growth Capital and former Acting Executive Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Daniel F. Runde, Senior Vice President, Center for Strategic & International Studies(CSIS) Rich Powell, Chief Executive Officer, ClearPath & ClearPath Action Daouda Sembene, Distinguished Nonresident Fellow, CGD and CEO, AfriCatalyst Clips 39:55 Mark Rosen: The IMF is the global lender of last resort to countries that are in economic distress. IMF borrowers usually have a balance of payments problem, are running out of foreign exchange reserves, and so cannot meet their obligations. The IMF negotiates a set of economic policies with the borrower in government to alleviate the crisis, and, conditional on the government implementing the agreed policies, provides a loan in tranches, normally over a three year period. 41:00 Mark Rosen: The biggest challenge the IMF faces today is China which, as we've heard, has lent vast sums to emerging market and low income countries in a non-transparent and irresponsible manner. Many IMF members are now struggling to repay China. 42:05 Mark Rosen: The United States is the largest shareholder in the IMF and has veto power over certain key decisions and it's critical that the US continues to maintain its ownership of more than 15% which enables it to have this veto power. 42:20 Mark Rosen: China for some time, has been pressing for an increased quota share at the IMF. However, given its irresponsible lending, and then willingness to provide debt relief to developing countries, this is not the time to reward China with increased ownership at the Fund. Two other issues I'd like to focus on are anti-corruption and the catalytic role of the private sector in the work of the IMF. Corruption is a severe problem for many emerging market countries, which do not have strong institutions that can confront and root out corruption. The IMF is certainly doing a much better job than it did historically on anti-corruption, but I believe it's critical that it continues to make anti corruption laws and policies front and center in the conditions of its lending programs, as well as a focus of its technical assistance. Only by reducing corruption will many of these countries be able to attract the vast amount of private sector investment which is potentially available and remains the ultimate key to reducing poverty. Establishing a rule of law, including laws to protect private property is key to unlocking this investment. And it should be a focus of the IMF and World Bank to encourage these countries to improve the rule of law and to fight corruption. If they do that, emerging market countries can attract private capital and grow rapidly as many countries that have followed that path have already done so successfully. 44:45 Daniel Runde: Multilateral development banks, MDBs, under US and Western leadership are one way that we can respond with something. The United States built and strengthened the MDB system. MDBs provide money, advice, data and convening power to help developing countries solve problems. If the US exerts its influence over these institutions, they are forced multipliers of a US-led global system. If we disregard our leadership role, then other actors, including China, can exert influence over them. The World Bank Group is a series of institutions: it lends money to national governments, it has a private sector arm, and has an insurance arm. There are a series of other regional development bank's including the InterAmerican Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank -- Taiwan is a member of the Asian Development Bank -- the African Development Bank and the EBRD, the European Bank for Reconstruction Development Bank, focused mainly on countries that used to be behind the Iron Curtain. The United States has been instrumental in creating the majority of these institutions and remains the largest, or one of the largest, shareholders of every afformentioned MDB. Since the founding of these institutions, the US has used its shareholding power to shape the policies and activities of MDBs in indirect support of American foreign policy. 47:10 Daniel Runde: What role does China play in the MDBs? They're a shareholder. China continues to borrow from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. That is crazy. That needs to stop. China is a shareholder. Also, Chinese firms can bid on MDB projects. China wins a lot of in terms of dollar value, a lot of the dollar value of World Bank contracts. Something to take a look at. 47:35 Daniel Runde: How does the Belt and Road figure into the MDBs? You all have heard of the Belt and Road. Infrastructure is now a strategic issue. China's Belt and Road Initiative is a combination of construction and financing projects for roads, airports, and energy around the world. Unfortunately for us, BRI is an ambitious project that speaks to the hopes of China's friends and potential friends. To counter the BRI, the US needs a positive alternative that says more than, "Don't work with China." Right? That's not a strategy. We've got to have an alternative. 1:12:50 Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY): How do we end China's eligibility to borrow from the World Bank? Daniel Runde: The Asian Development Bank has said they're going to end their eligibility by 2025. We should absolutely hold them to that. There is a temptation for the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank to continue to loan for a couple of reasons. One is they say, "Well, this is a window into how we can understand China better." There's lots of other ways to understand China better. And or this is a way for us to -- for a bunch of lending reasons that they do it. You all have the power of the purse, you have an ability, I think you should have blunted conversations with the administration about this. I suspect it's an open door, but it's going to require, I think, some pushing from Congress. I would encourage this committee to push the administration on ending lending to China. 1:14:30 Jesse Schreger: So fundamentally right now, the Renminbi is not yet positioned to compete with the US dollar for a number of reasons. First and foremost, the reason that the dollar plays the role it does in the international financial system is it provides the global safe asset. You're confident, except for the upcoming debt ceiling, that you will always be paid back if you own US dollars. That's fundamentally what you know. When you contemplate investing in China and holding Chinese Renminbi as reserves, you're not necessarily sure that you're gonna be able to turn that piece of paper into the goods and services that you need or intervening in FX markets. 1:21:15 Jesse Schreger: First and foremost, what China is trying to do is essentially convince countries around the world that the Renminbi is an alternative asset to invoice your trade and to invest in. And so on the investment side, they've been working very hard to actually allow in foreign capital, encouraging foreign central banks to hold Renminbi denominated bonds as their reserves. And on the trade side, they're encouraging firms to invoice, basically price their goods, in Renminbi. There's a few areas in which they've had challenges there. So first, we actually don't know who are holding most of these Renminbi denominated assets. What you can see is after the US sanctioned Russia back in 2014, it was the Russian Central Bank that effectively announced they were moving out of US dollar denominated assets and into Renminbi, so they did that publicly. And so China has effectively been trying to attract foreign capital of that form and a lot of the reasons for that is that China finds itself vulnerable in the dollar-based financial system. And so what I would say the fundamental area in which the United States can assure the dominance of the dollar is making everyone understand that US Treasuries are the world's safe asset that there is no state of the world in which the United States can or will default. 2:03:25 Jesse Schreger: I think the real way in which people start being able to issue and borrow in Renminbi is when people start thinking in terms of the goods that they need to buy and consume are in Renminbi. Fundamentally, most countries around the world, if they issue a bond in Renminbi, the calculation they have to do is then "okay, I'm going to take my renminbi and convert it into US dollars to buy the thing in which I need." And so while actions in the US financial system are certainly going to affect other countries decisions to borrow in Renminbi, the kind of underlying challenges in Chinese financial markets and fundamentally the lack of goods priced and sold in Renminbi are going to continue to hold back kind of a growth of this market for a while. And in particular, the fact that many countries are reluctant to try to raise money inside of China's liquid onshore capital markets for, effectively, fear of capital controls. If you've raised renminbi in China, you can't get that out and to your projects the way you can if you raise money in the US in dollars. 2:14:55 Daniel Runde: The business model of the World Bank is they lend money to richer countries with a pretty good credit rating and then they cross subsidize that by lending to poor countries with a poor credit rating. My view is, China can finance its own development, we should stop this practice. I think the Asian Development Bank has sort of gotten the memo, but the World Bank has not fully gotten the memo and they'll give you kind of World Bank-y answers to this sort of thing. We got to stop it. Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA): Mr. Runde, I could not agree with you more. And you highlighted earlier, you know, by 2025, China should graduate from this program. I'd offer that 25 is two years too late. We can start funneling them off that now. Daniel Runde: I agree, sir. Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA): I think you're in the right spot. Thank you. Music Tired of Being Lied To by David Ippolito (found on Music Alley by mevio) Editing Pro Podcast Solutions Production Assistance Clare Kuntz Balcer Cover photo Eric Prouzet on Unsplash