So far we are not seeing major monetary system reforms taking place. Systemic risks still exist, but the status quo seems firmly entrenched for now.

Debt levels that quadrupled in a decade have made emerging markets vulnerable to tightening financial conditions in the era of rising U.S. interest rates, Fitch Ratings said.

Robert Pringle, monetary policy, central banks, money, what is money

First there was news the BOE might issue a central bank digital currency in 2018. Then they announced they won't be issuing one at all.

Stellar Lumens (XLM) left Bitcoin in its star dust in terms of a full year return during the calendar year 2017.

Based on input from what I believe are high credibility sources, this is my best guess as to where things stand in regards to potential future monetary system change.

London based Glint announces a new way for people to use gold like regular money with an app on their mobile phone.

Robert Pringle (Former Group of 30 Director) asks if central banks rely on economists too much and then answers in a somewhat philosophical way.

ACChain based in China has attracted a lot of interest in their new blockchain based technology that seeks to digitize assets and turn them into tradable tokens. Some are asking if this will someday be a new global currency.

Where will the first central bank digital currency in the world show up? Singapore seems like at least one candidate.

A review of some analysts who see the potential for a coming rally in gold and detailed timeline of the comments from Andrew Maguire in 2017 related to his forecast that we will see a "reset" in the gold price due to a major event that will spur unexpected demand for physical gold.

The IMF says the US Dollar is overvalued by 10 to 20 per cent which fits right in with the incredible forecast Jim Rickards sent me by email in March 2017 on the dollar.

In a recent article, Dr. Coats lays out his vision for a political platform for 2017. I thought it had sevral interesting ideas and his section on monetary policy of course directly ties in to what we cover here.

The IMF releases a report saying they plan to study an expanded role for the SDR

Robert Pringle calls on world leaders to listen to Henry Kissinger

My research over the past couple of years has turned up a variety of ideas to reform the global monetary system. Here are a few examples.