I stated that 3 weeks ago on this channel -- I was one of the few that predicted the Rubble Collapse over a year ago -- and more importantly, it would consolidate around 90 to the USD (British Ounce has been in long-term decline since 2008) for about 9 months from Putin's price controls before its top to 120 to 130 to USD -- I actually have a big position in Options (in Yuan) and put my money where my mouth is -- could be wrong, but it looks good so far.
I thought we agreed some time ago that the Rubble isn't even a currency any longer since no other country will accept it as payment. It's basically a monopoly money script used internally in Russia.
@@muckle8When they start printing 100 million Rubel coins even Russians will understand they need to do as their grandparents did to feed their kids: grow potatos along the mud roads.
Russians have a history of being easily dominated by tyrants who have millions of people die for their imperialism. They have the greatest land mass but as a whole Russia is Moscow and scattered enclaves of people who live a hard life so the government is just the same thing they don't care but agree so they can go on drinking.
The Russians of today were born in an environment that doesn't really incentivize political competence. If anything, they've grown up being told to shut up and not ruffle any feathers.
To be exact Generalisimus putin made russia totaly bankrupt anyone wonder how russia will look a like 5 years from now? Take look on Iran,Venezuela or N.Korea LOL
Especially so in UK. It costs £12 for a pack of 16 rolls of Andrex toilet paper which is about $15 or 1450 rub Russians pay about 616 rub in Moscow for 16 rolls of toilet paper. Who's getting robbed most, me you or Russians?
@@Fractal369 uh, how’s the quality of that toilet paper in russia? Andrex is overpriced, if you’re comparing that to the cheapest Russian brand you’re being deliberately misleading. Which is all you people know, eh, Boris?
@echotango4591 all I was trying to do was suggest we all need to spend time researching the answers to those questions. Some European countries do not use much toilet paper, they use bidets Joe Blogs has tunnel vision and can not see the forest because of the trees. What is BRICS mission objective? Why does Joe Blogs never mention Russia does most of its foreign trade in yuan now? Or explain why? This yt channel is Joe Bidenomics Show, the world is turning their backs on Americas evil deviousness deceit and unfair business practises. America will soon be the most sanctioned nation on earth.
The first toilet paper factory in the USSR was built in 1969. Making poor economic decisions that are to the detriment of its people is a hallmark of the USSR.
@Neptune151 Indeed, but he claims he says that he wants to re-build the Soviet Union. I suspect that it's a way of getting the old communists on side. In the same way that he has managed to get some on the western left to support him. He has got both western left and the right, i.e., Trump, La Pen, Farage, etc.'working' for him. What he wants is the territory that the Soviet Union controlled and the power, and as he sees it the prestige, it brings him.
Η ΟΥΚΡΑΝΙΑ ΗΤΑΝ ΠΑΝΤΑ ΡΩΣΙΑ. ΟΙ ΓΙΟΙ ΤΗς ΣΚΥΛΑς ΑΜΕΡΙΚΑΝΟΙ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΟΙ ΔΕΝ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΗΚΑΝ ΠΟΤΕ ΤΗΝ ΥΠΟΓΡΑΦΗ ΤΟΥς ΔΙΟΤΙ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΜΠΑΣΤΑΡΔΟΙ . Ο ΠΟΥΤΙΣ ΣΑΣ ΕΧΕΙ ΠΗΔΗΣΕΙ ΚΑΙ ΕΣΕΙΣ ΖΑΛΙΣΜΕΝΟΙ ΟΝΕΙΡΕΥΕΣΤΕ ΜΕ ΑΔΕΛΦΕΣ ΗΓΕΤΕΣ ΝΑ ΝΙΚΗΣΕΤΕ...ΚΟΙΤΑΤΕ ΤΗΝ ΡΩΣΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΚΙΝΑ ΤΗΝ ΙΝΔΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΒΡΑΖΙΛΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΝΟΤΙΑ ΑΦΡΙΚΗ ......ΕΡΧΕΤΑΙ ...
@@Vidar33When you visit Zimbabwe, you think you’re rich. £1,000,000 Zimbabwean dollar notes exist. It’s only when you try to exchange it back to your country’s currency you realise £1,000,000 Zimbabwe dollars is actually only worth £1 lmao.
You do very good work, Joe. And your production style is just perfect. You inform with insight in a casual yet focused way. Yours is one pf my favorite channels.
Thanks Joe. The published exchange rate is not real anyway because the ruble is not traded in a completely free market, and the limited market in which it is traded is getting smaller as remaining trade partners will try to trade in other non-Western currencies. The real ruble rate on the street may be different (worse). As you point out, a war economy leads to inflation. The state pumps money into the economy (from liquidating investments, from raised taxes and possibly from borrowing), and productive capacity is shifted to military spending while labour resources are shifted to the military and to war production. Consumer products cost more to produce and are also in more demand. This fuels a wage-price spiral. If you were in Russia, would you want to hold cash or investments in rubles? Kremlin policy and Central Bank policy are contradictory so the Central Bank is swimming against the tide of state policy. The fact that the Kremlin is reducing available economic data tells us something. I expect that the Kremlin will try to control wages and prices, which will not succeed of course.
@@TrevorCrook-c1s Correction: Ukraine *admits* it spends 40% on war whilst Russia *claims* it spends 6%. If you still believe a single word from Kremlin, I have a bridge to sell you.
@@muckle8 Putin Chose this invasion in lieu of diplomatic solutions both in Feb of 2022 and in 2014. Putin continued this war. Putin could stop this war at any time by leaving Ukraine. No Putin Chose this, and the blame is on his shoulders.
I number of years ago we took the train from Moscow to Warsaw. My wife had some rubles she had forgotten to exchange in Russia. In Poland we received half as many dollars as the stated rate in Russia. I suspect the situation today is even worse, and the nominal rate is fictional. The ruble is the new East German mark; only useable in the country that printed them.
Russia has largely restored the sovereignty of the ruble because Russia can stimulate or contract its economy without having the links with the non-ruble world retarding Russia's actions.
@@solconcordia4315 If by "sovereignty of the ruble" you mean lack of interchangeability with other currencies, yes. Russia ranks between Canada and Mexico as to nominal GDP. In terms of per capita GDP, it is pitiful ranking behind Kazakhstan.
Also oil refineries blowing up. And the drain on manpower is threefold. Fewer troops to fight in the war, no men to keep the machines running back home, and no potential husbands to come home and start new families. They were already in a severe demographic manpower shortage before the war. Now they're hopelessly screwed.
The Russians still have some cash, but they no longer have any more wiggle room in terms of interest rate. We should see a significant increase in withdrawal of Russia’s national wealth fund by December. Historically (2022 and 2023) was about 20-25 billion USD.
I recently watched a video about micro-economics in Russia. As an example, he looked at parts for agricultural equipment, or rather their lack of availability. Farmers are harvesting crops now, or will be shortly. In addition to the lack of parts availability, they are being hit with higher fuel costs and a shortage of labor due to the war in Ukraine. Kursk is also one of the more productive farming areas and there has been wide scale evacuation there. What happens when all of these economic inputs hit food prices in a few months? It, in addition to the exchange rate of the rubel and increased fuel prices, will also have an impact on the profitability of things like Russian grain exports. Not all is well with the Russian economy and there is no light on the horizon. It's only going to get worse.
I am sorry for the :Just Folks" like myself. For the people like me life is already challenging here in the States. I cant imagine what is must be like for the "Just Folks" in Russia.
@@dawnsalois Like past tyrants in Russia, Putin could care less about the people in Russia and only his own power. The only question is whether his reign will survive the economic collapse that is coming. People can't eat tanks.
People can eat what their weapons can help them get. The early colonists of Columbia carried guns and ammunition. They were even more important than large amount of food supplies.
The real issue is that even these values are unavailable to ordinary russian citizens. The "real" exchange rate is apparently over 160:1 and is a thin market at that.
I stated that 3 weeks ago on this channel -- I was one of the few that predicted the Rubble Collapse over a year ago -- and more importantly, it would consolidate around 90 to the USD (British Ounce has been in long-term decline since 2008) for about 9 months from Putin's price controls before it possibly blows it top to 120 to 130 to USD (look at the pressure and volatility the last month) -- I actually have a big position in Options (in Yuan) and put my money where my mouth is -- could be wrong, but it looks good so far.
@@M1903a4 What's wrong about that direction? FYI I just had to exchange 2K USD for rouble the best rate I could possibly find was around 81 rub per USD. Why do you think it's like that? Does it seem like a fair rate to you or not?
@@M1903a4 I have no idea. I only need some roubles since I'll have to visit Russia for a week, then return to Thailand. But that's not relevant... The point here is that you can't judge currency value by looking at the conversion rate one way only. ALL it tells you is that due to complications in currency trading for the trouble, both buy and sell value are highly off, because it's a very inconvenient exchange for money changers and you pay very high fee to compensate for that inconvenience when trading like that. But it has nothing to do with the value of the rouble itself
18% interest is crazy, if You do the math. It does not matter, if Your loan term is 15, 20 or 25 years - monthly payments stays the same, so even refinancing will not save You.
well, at least russia doesn't have 5 000 000 homeless and 5000 000 heavy drug addicts. ib 5 years you will be able to buz 1 dollar for 1 rubel. the petrodollar is history and with that the USA is going from the greatest warship to a led boat in 5 to 10 years tops
What you have in Russia is essentially a Confederate currency, such as what the South issued during the Civil War. It is backed by an ever-shrinking amount of hard assets such as gold; however, Vladdy Poontang has been flying planeloads to nations it trades with to settle its foreign purchases. As the gold pile shrinks, so does the value of the Confederate currency. This is tremendously illustrative of why a currency backed by gold makes no sense, while a fiat currency based on your nation's productive output is so much more flexible. Anyway, the ruble is almost certainly headed for hyperinflation, and that's when things get scary. That's because once your currency is worthless in the eyes of your own citizens, the only thing you have left to trade on is your war-making ability. For the Russians, that means nukes. There is going to be at least "some" discussion in Moscow about strengthening its hand by demonstrating its willingness to drag down the rest of civilization along with Russia. Imagine the crazy ex-husband who kidnaps his family at gunpoint.
Odds are that Putin can have a pretty comfortable life in Russia until he dies of natural causes. UNLESS he does something REALLY DUMB such as uses nukes. I don't think he will. As a matter of fact, I believe that nukes scare the crap out of him. He is a product of the cold war and understands the how nukes should be used. (=As a deterrent, not as actual weapons.)
@indrid your forgetting about Russian oil products (ROP) uranium, fertiliser, wheat and a myriad of other products all craved and relied upon by the rest of the world.
@@muckle8 No modern country is getting wealthy by exporting raw materials (alone). Even if Russia is making some money by exporting some raw materials, it won't be nearly enough to sustain or develop the Russian economy. Imagine the US basing its economy on grain or fertilizer exports? Doesn't that sound laughable? It does and it is laughable for any serious country.
It takes a world-wide accepted foreign currency for the Bank of Russia to buy up excess Rubles and prop up the Ruble's value. With sanctions, that means their foreign reserves are exhausted over time. Like many autocratic regimes, an arbitrary fix rate of exchange is financial fantasy. If no one wants the limited non-oil products they produce and sanctions block the export of those limited products, then a 1,000:1 or 1:1 Ruble vs USD/Euro/Yuan conversion rate is meaningless. At the present time, I seriously doubt that anybody, except for African mercenaries and Cuban merchants, hold large quantities of Rubles outside of Russia. If Russia is 'running out of cash' with plenty of Rubles in circulation, then the Moscow regime is like a casino facing bankruptcy and the value of their gaming chips is worthless.
You're totally right. And I dont think foreign trade transactions of the BRICKS will be in Ruble or Yuan even if Cuban & African reserves will be used knowing that the Kremlin & CCP are conducting business under the bunker.
Even the Swiss central bank failed to peg their exchange rate - the idea that puny Russia could achieve this was delusional. The only reason they've held out so long is because demand is so low. After all, what could you buy with Roubles?
@@carlosbond5062 That's been the problem all along - no-one dares speak truth to power. If he'd listened to decent advice, he wouldn't have gone into Ukraine in the first place. He honestly believed the troops would be welcomed with garlands and cheering crowds...
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Purttin is like Captain Hoook, listening to "Tic! Tac! Tic! Tac!", and making sure he keeps away from those dangerous architectonic death-traps called "windows".
Currency charts show the Ruble tanking until 12 months ago then remaining stable around that low value. I don’t see any dramatic change in recent weeks over and above the usual oscillations.
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The thing with collapses is they take time to get going, but once they do, nothing will stop it. Putin has committed Russia to decades of setback through his actions.
io non mi ritendo un asino ne in inglese ne in economia ... e per quanto concordi con lei che la spiegazione è davvero eccezionale e convincente, quello che non mi convince è che è da due anni e mezzo che la Russia doveva dichiarare bancarotta ... e invece ... gli effetti disastrosi di una inflazione che erode il potere d'acquista ce l'abbiamo noi in Europa ... altro che sanzioni ... siamo gli unici al mondo a sanzionare noi stessi ...
@@savinobasta2225 l'inflazione è alta ovunque e non è colpa della guerra della russia o meglio lo è ma in maniera marginale, basta con questa narrativa stucchevole
Joe keep these video going ! the tone is great ! the pace excellent and it’s very understandable !!! thanks a lot to make us understand more of the world economic movements !
There rates are only available to the central bank and affiliated institutions. For the common Russian person and small/medium size business owner, the actual purchase power of the Ruble is in many cases reported to be 50% lower than what the central bank deals with. This applies to export goods, foreign currency, stock market value, etc. For a long time people weren't even allowed to deal in the Ruble exchange whatsoever as forced by the central bank, to prevent an outright nation-wide collapse of the currency as a whole.
@@andymoore9977 And they will tell you that not much has changed for their lives. Meanwhile, Ukraine literally got downgraded after defaulting on their payments just recently, but sure, Russia is the one in financial trouble here. XD
And by the way, the rouble has not been worth the paper it is "printed" in since the War began, the value of a currency is you being able to exchange it for another currency and invest, and some Russian were doing that, up until the sanctions began to hit hard, and it only lasted this long to allow other countries to dump their roubles and avoid further economic damage. Nothing is done without an intention behind it, and we should all be aware of this.
I remember the USSR from the cold war while I was in the Navy for 20 years, from the 70s to the 90s and one day the USSR was there and the next day we thought it was gone forever. Guess not as this is an extension of that conflict. For the sake of humanity, Putin must be defeated and removed from power. Have no doubt, Putin's idea is actual world domination just as was Stalin's and rest of his crowd. He is incredibly dangerous as he has nukes, and nobody can be completely certain about his sanity or his grasp on reality.
Stuff will truly hit the fan when Russia's foreign reserves hit zero, and the central bank has nothing to buy rubles _with._ Will they start smuggling gold bars to China and India?
You are the economic genius and your explanation of this is very well to understanding economic statistics. Thanks for your hard work and keep them coming 😊😊
I like that you have got a following in economics. I get that most of us are over 50, but the young people will get interested when they have lived a bit.
Hilariously, Russia is willing to trade oil for yuan and rupees. Imagine buying oil with a currency you own and can print whenever. It's practically free. If China and India can get their act together, they can have their own petroyuan or petrorupee. However, Russia may not become like Saudi Arabia. This BRICS stuff has not been kind to Russia
@rockprime1136 nothing good ever came easy - BRICS+ is an unstoppable force and Russia is at its spearhead - this war in Ukraine is being fought over US dollar hegemony stranglehold -
it's only "wartime economy" if u win and were starting a campaign with clear goals in mind, otherwise what they are doing is like a kid hammering in nails with a rock, and then continuing to try the same for varyingly threaded screws
Yep, and how many trillions is US and UK in debt? How can dollar or pound currencies be described as "healthy"? Coz they know the tax dodges and benefits that are given to the rich through City of London?
@@Fractal369 you always have to put debt in relation to GDP and expected future. Talking aout nominal amounts (trillions) makes no sense but makes for good propaganda. China has a higher debt/GDP than the US if you combine private, public and off-balance debt.
@MultiMenvafan you seem to be missing the point being made. Russia uses yuan to ruble benchmark for trading so are actually not using ruble Think BRICS So the ruble is not crashing the way that is being presented in this video here which is misinformation due to malinformation. Just telling part of the story is very misleading. Propaganda. Russia and all the other fast growing list of countries in BRICS do not want to trade in dollar. They're own currencies have never been stronger, just not when compared to dollar exchange rates.
@MultiMenvafan As a percentage of GDP, Russia’s national debt has been steadily increasing, reaching 14.9% in 2023. The forecast suggests it will continue to rise, reaching 24.03% by 2029. The US national debt consists of two main components: debt held by the public and debt held by federal trust funds and other government accounts. The latter includes debt owed to Social Security, Medicare, and other government programs. The total national debt, including both components, is approximately 130% of GDP. As more and more countries are boycotting and sanctioning trade with US, the dollar will become weaker and weaker in currency exchange rates. How will US national debt be paid? By taxing US citizens more and more Even more so after another crash ....
I have a buddy that lives in Moscow and he said everything is going to hell. He said, things weren’t bad until the last few months. It sounds like the dominos are starting to fall. Putin better not stand near any windows. I have a feeling he has some people in his inner circle making plans that don’t involve him being around much longer.
I don't know. One would think that those "inner circle people" would have pushed Putin out of a window a long time ago already, if they were up to it. Doesn't look like there's any such brave people. Until there is. Just one is enough. But so far doesn't look like it.
@@BRH0587 well I don't live in a Moscow, but I do live in Russia. And things aren't going to hell. Is it good? Nope. But nothing that dramatic. Also Moscow is like last place that going to "collapse". They will bleed regions dry before something happens to Moscow.
Inflation is high in Russia, but salary is rising even faster. Russians feel financially well at the moment, but this will change very soon and suddenly. I have my popcorn ready!
The other issue is the government spending over the war they are waging. The payment to the soldiers alone is a huge expenditure, not to mention all the other spending over their wartime economy. This necessitates Russia to keep on printing money via debt borrowing. As long as this massive debt spending is going on, no amount of lending rate hike will temper the inflation.
I’m sorry, but poutine is the best cure for the blues I know. It’s also required at 3 am to soak up the copious amount of alcohol you’ve drunk in the disco in Montreal. (Sorry, couldn’t help it, proud Canuck here).
"Ruble is not collapsing. It's just a special monetary operation." Russia
thanks for making me laugh
@@sonicassassin4131 LOL...good yin
I stated that 3 weeks ago on this channel -- I was one of the few that predicted the Rubble Collapse over a year ago -- and more importantly, it would consolidate around 90 to the USD (British Ounce has been in long-term decline since 2008) for about 9 months from Putin's price controls before its top to 120 to 130 to USD -- I actually have a big position in Options (in Yuan) and put my money where my mouth is -- could be wrong, but it looks good so far.
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Yes. The Russian central bank is adjusting the value of the ruble to better reflect the value of a Russian soldier's life.
Blessings, peace and luck from California to Ukraine. 🙏🙏☮🍀💛💙
I thought we agreed some time ago that the Rubble isn't even a currency any longer since no other country will accept it as payment. It's basically a monopoly money script used internally in Russia.
Over on Twitter one user called this the 'Confetti to dollar exchange rate' and they're not far wrong.
Did BRICS+ pass you by?
Rubbel😅🎉
It´s toilet paper
@@muckle8When they start printing 100 million Rubel coins even Russians will understand they need to do as their grandparents did to feed their kids: grow potatos along the mud roads.
The Ruble is following the example of their Black Sea fleet.
The Ruble? More like the Rubble
Down the toilet.
Russians have a history of being easily dominated by tyrants who have millions of people die for their imperialism. They have the greatest land mass but as a whole Russia is Moscow and scattered enclaves of people who live a hard life so the government is just the same thing they don't care but agree so they can go on drinking.
@@christopherchartier3017 lmao, good one
They brought it all on themselves.
Yeah, they did. They also showed us how much asymmetrical warfare they've declared. A total sign a weakness.
The Russians of today were born in an environment that doesn't really incentivize political competence. If anything, they've grown up being told to shut up and not ruffle any feathers.
To be exact
Generalisimus putin made russia totaly bankrupt
anyone wonder how russia will look a like 5 years from now?
Take look on Iran,Venezuela or N.Korea LOL
Yes he did
Greed and Corruption. When will BRICS dethrone the USD?
1 ruble is worth 1.1¢
1 square of toilet paper averages 1.7¢ to 2.1¢
Russia's currency can be used as toilet paper at a profitable exchange rate.
Especially so in UK.
It costs £12 for a pack of 16 rolls of Andrex toilet paper which is about $15 or 1450 rub
Russians pay about 616 rub in Moscow for 16 rolls of toilet paper.
Who's getting robbed most, me you or Russians?
@@Fractal369 uh, how’s the quality of that toilet paper in russia? Andrex is overpriced, if you’re comparing that to the cheapest Russian brand you’re being deliberately misleading. Which is all you people know, eh, Boris?
@echotango4591 all I was trying to do was suggest we all need to spend time researching the answers to those questions. Some European countries do not use much toilet paper, they use bidets
Joe Blogs has tunnel vision and can not see the forest because of the trees.
What is BRICS mission objective?
Why does Joe Blogs never mention Russia does most of its foreign trade in yuan now? Or explain why?
This yt channel is Joe Bidenomics Show, the world is turning their backs on Americas evil deviousness deceit and unfair business practises.
America will soon be the most sanctioned nation on earth.
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Putin didn't plan out his rebuilding of the USSR very well.
He skipped to 1988
Maybe he did.........the original collapsed. :)
The first toilet paper factory in the USSR was built in 1969. Making poor economic decisions that are to the detriment of its people is a hallmark of the USSR.
@Neptune151 Indeed, but he claims he says that he wants to re-build the Soviet Union.
I suspect that it's a way of getting the old communists on side.
In the same way that he has managed to get some on the western left to support him. He has got both western left and the right, i.e., Trump, La Pen, Farage, etc.'working' for him.
What he wants is the territory that the Soviet Union controlled and the power, and as he sees it the prestige, it brings him.
No plan and dismal failures are actually the most USSR part of his regime
When a country is invaded, they have the right to defend themselves. That includes any offensive moves they make.
So now that Russia has been invaded, anything they do from this point forward is justified. Interesting take.
Nyet, not according to Putin and his Kreminalist míníons, ironically stupid? 💙🇺🇦 Slava-UA Kursk, UA
Well their's rubles is not on this offense tho.
Given that putinistan claims ukraine is no country the literal can not invade putinistan
Η ΟΥΚΡΑΝΙΑ ΗΤΑΝ ΠΑΝΤΑ ΡΩΣΙΑ. ΟΙ ΓΙΟΙ ΤΗς ΣΚΥΛΑς ΑΜΕΡΙΚΑΝΟΙ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΟΙ ΔΕΝ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΗΚΑΝ ΠΟΤΕ ΤΗΝ ΥΠΟΓΡΑΦΗ ΤΟΥς ΔΙΟΤΙ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΜΠΑΣΤΑΡΔΟΙ . Ο ΠΟΥΤΙΣ ΣΑΣ ΕΧΕΙ ΠΗΔΗΣΕΙ ΚΑΙ ΕΣΕΙΣ ΖΑΛΙΣΜΕΝΟΙ ΟΝΕΙΡΕΥΕΣΤΕ ΜΕ ΑΔΕΛΦΕΣ ΗΓΕΤΕΣ ΝΑ ΝΙΚΗΣΕΤΕ...ΚΟΙΤΑΤΕ ΤΗΝ ΡΩΣΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΚΙΝΑ ΤΗΝ ΙΝΔΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΒΡΑΖΙΛΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΝΟΤΙΑ ΑΦΡΙΚΗ ......ΕΡΧΕΤΑΙ ...
A Ruble is already worth less than one Euro cent.
It's still worth more than the Zimbabwe Dollar, so there's still work to be done.
they should use toilet paper sheets as a currency
@@Vidar33😂
@@Vidar33When you visit Zimbabwe, you think you’re rich. £1,000,000 Zimbabwean dollar notes exist. It’s only when you try to exchange it back to your country’s currency you realise £1,000,000 Zimbabwe dollars is actually only worth £1 lmao.
@@Vidar33lmao
Greetings from Romania 🇷🇴 🇪🇺.
You do very good work, Joe. And your production style is just perfect. You inform with insight in a casual yet focused way. Yours is one pf my favorite channels.
the only problem is that he said the same thing a year ago.
try and use your head
Thanks Joe. The published exchange rate is not real anyway because the ruble is not traded in a completely free market, and the limited market in which it is traded is getting smaller as remaining trade partners will try to trade in other non-Western currencies. The real ruble rate on the street may be different (worse). As you point out, a war economy leads to inflation. The state pumps money into the economy (from liquidating investments, from raised taxes and possibly from borrowing), and productive capacity is shifted to military spending while labour resources are shifted to the military and to war production. Consumer products cost more to produce and are also in more demand. This fuels a wage-price spiral. If you were in Russia, would you want to hold cash or investments in rubles? Kremlin policy and Central Bank policy are contradictory so the Central Bank is swimming against the tide of state policy. The fact that the Kremlin is reducing available economic data tells us something. I expect that the Kremlin will try to control wages and prices, which will not succeed of course.
Exactly
In short, try to go and BUY dollars in Russia for 110 rubles apiece. You'd be lucky to buy them at 300.
Russia is spending 6% of its GDP on the war . That is not a war economy . Ukraine is spending nearly 40% of its GDP on the war . That is a war economy
@@TrevorCrook-c1s Correction: Ukraine *admits* it spends 40% on war whilst Russia *claims* it spends 6%. If you still believe a single word from Kremlin, I have a bridge to sell you.
Sounds good to me. Thanks for your far sighted analysis.
Very good explanation , easy to understand for non english natives good job !
Putin: Good news comrades. I'm going to stabilize the Russian ruble .. by converting it to Ukrainian hryvnia.
I often think of that meme cartoon with Putin poking a balloon with Ukraine's colors and then Putin pops. All of this chaos was self inflicted.
Me too! I love that one so much. 😅👍
Exactly. Solution? Get out of Ukraine. Something the arrogant little tsar will never do voluntarily.
Ukraine started this , not Russia or putin
@@muckle8 Putin Chose this invasion in lieu of diplomatic solutions both in Feb of 2022 and in 2014. Putin continued this war. Putin could stop this war at any time by leaving Ukraine. No Putin Chose this, and the blame is on his shoulders.
@@muckle8 Consider a standup comedy routine.
I number of years ago we took the train from Moscow to Warsaw. My wife had some rubles she had forgotten to exchange in Russia. In Poland we received half as many dollars as the stated rate in Russia. I suspect the situation today is even worse, and the nominal rate is fictional. The ruble is the new East German mark; only useable in the country that printed them.
yep, official exchange rate of rubble is more or less made up aritficial number
lol - Ruble or "Rubble"?@@michalsladek8809
@@warrenSPQRXxl I suspect not even there, much of the time.
Russia has largely restored the sovereignty of the ruble because Russia can stimulate or contract its economy without having the links with the non-ruble world retarding Russia's actions.
@@solconcordia4315 If by "sovereignty of the ruble" you mean lack of interchangeability with other currencies, yes. Russia ranks between Canada and Mexico as to nominal GDP. In terms of per capita GDP, it is pitiful ranking behind Kazakhstan.
Ruble is collapsing cuz Russia out of cash, out of troops, out of soviet equipment, and is now losing land. Currency collapse ALWAYS ends govts.
Also oil refineries blowing up.
And the drain on manpower is threefold. Fewer troops to fight in the war, no men to keep the machines running back home, and no potential husbands to come home and start new families. They were already in a severe demographic manpower shortage before the war. Now they're hopelessly screwed.
The Russians still have some cash, but they no longer have any more wiggle room in terms of interest rate.
We should see a significant increase in withdrawal of Russia’s national wealth fund by December. Historically (2022 and 2023) was about 20-25 billion USD.
Not always. Maduro is still alive and Venezuelans are still hungry
If Joe Biden had some bigger balls we wouldve already sent the 82nd to go collect stds
They have nukes!
I recently watched a video about micro-economics in Russia. As an example, he looked at parts for agricultural equipment, or rather their lack of availability. Farmers are harvesting crops now, or will be shortly. In addition to the lack of parts availability, they are being hit with higher fuel costs and a shortage of labor due to the war in Ukraine. Kursk is also one of the more productive farming areas and there has been wide scale evacuation there. What happens when all of these economic inputs hit food prices in a few months? It, in addition to the exchange rate of the rubel and increased fuel prices, will also have an impact on the profitability of things like Russian grain exports. Not all is well with the Russian economy and there is no light on the horizon. It's only going to get worse.
I think 13% of all their sugar comes from there for example.
@@stevepirie8130 The video I saw discussed grain combines but I'm sure the same applies to sugar beets.
I am sorry for the :Just Folks" like myself. For the people like me life is already challenging here in the States. I cant imagine what is must be like for the "Just Folks" in Russia.
@@dawnsalois Like past tyrants in Russia, Putin could care less about the people in Russia and only his own power. The only question is whether his reign will survive the economic collapse that is coming. People can't eat tanks.
People can eat what their weapons can help them get.
The early colonists of Columbia carried guns and ammunition. They were even more important than large amount of food supplies.
The real issue is that even these values are unavailable to ordinary russian citizens. The "real" exchange rate is apparently over 160:1 and is a thin market at that.
Just as in Soviet times the street rate for the dollar was much better than the official rate.
I stated that 3 weeks ago on this channel -- I was one of the few that predicted the Rubble Collapse over a year ago -- and more importantly, it would consolidate around 90 to the USD (British Ounce has been in long-term decline since 2008) for about 9 months from Putin's price controls before it possibly blows it top to 120 to 130 to USD (look at the pressure and volatility the last month) -- I actually have a big position in Options (in Yuan) and put my money where my mouth is -- could be wrong, but it looks good so far.
@@richardlellip.e.m.b.a.7969 I am mere humble man what has the British Ounce got to do with this I am sorry to say I am very confused.
Irrelevant in a self-sufficient country th as t produces its own food and energy (unlike UK).
@@ViceCoin In your dreams. Russia is not self sufficient in food products and their energy industry is in crisis.
In Thailand, if you can get the money changers to exchange Russian currency, it’s about 200 to one US dollar
Lies. I live in Thailand and no one is willing to give me 200 roubles for a dollar...
@@vladimirmosgalin4211 That's the wrong direction. How many Rubbles will you have to give for a Dollar (or a Euro). Will anyone take a Rubble at all?
@@M1903a4 What's wrong about that direction? FYI I just had to exchange 2K USD for rouble the best rate I could possibly find was around 81 rub per USD. Why do you think it's like that? Does it seem like a fair rate to you or not?
@@vladimirmosgalin4211 Well that's about the official exchange rate. But how many Roubles will you need to give to get your 2K back. (ignoring agio)
@@M1903a4 I have no idea. I only need some roubles since I'll have to visit Russia for a week, then return to Thailand. But that's not relevant... The point here is that you can't judge currency value by looking at the conversion rate one way only.
ALL it tells you is that due to complications in currency trading for the trouble, both buy and sell value are highly off, because it's a very inconvenient exchange for money changers and you pay very high fee to compensate for that inconvenience when trading like that. But it has nothing to do with the value of the rouble itself
Ruble collapse not happening anywhere near fast enough.
It's basically worthless on the international market
You underestimate the ability of Russians to live like dogs and still bend for the leader that put them in that situtation.
I agree. It is used within Russia, so that keeps it afloat, I guess.
I do not support sanctions. I believe that they are too soft on Putins russia.
I like listening to you talk. No umms and aahs. Brain ahead of mouth. Well done.
Whatever it takes to end this war 💯
Surrender is always an option?
@@hillbilly4895 Interesting proposition, but I am not sure Ukraine can house the entire Russian armed forces if Russia wisely chooses to surrender.
Putler: "Everything is still going according to plan!"
More important, the 1.2mil people who left where almost all younger high educated males. Those are most valuable to an economy.
The next time you see a penny on the ground, pick it up. That’s almost one ruble.
In the real world (outside the evil empire), it's closer to 2 rubles.
Black markets in moscow were getting 2.5 rubles & that was 3 months ago.
It costs more to make a penny than its worth so they got rid of them where I'm from. Soon they'll just get rid of the Ruble too!
We don't use one or two cent coins in Finland. And we've never used the ruble.
Wow, how embarrassing the entirety of NATO could be losing to this.
Great work Joe
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
18% interest rate! Dang, I'm glad I don't live there I can't even buy a house at the interest rate we have now here in the West.
18% interest is crazy, if You do the math. It does not matter, if Your loan term is 15, 20 or 25 years - monthly payments stays the same, so even refinancing will not save You.
Also, when you take a credit in Russia, most of the time it doesn't have a fixed interest rate... so it's even worse than you might think.
Likely Russia’s pensioners are suffering. How is that special military operation going now?😂🎉
likely pensioners will face being drafted to increase pensions
Winter is coming soon and fuel and maintenance is not at all going after plan.
Pensioners and others will freeze.
Haven't seen one of those 'Battle Babushka' videos in a long time, shows things aren't all hunky dory.
@@artmcteagle very good point!😂
well, at least russia doesn't have 5 000 000 homeless and 5000 000 heavy drug addicts.
ib 5 years you will be able to buz 1 dollar for 1 rubel.
the petrodollar is history and with that the USA is going from the greatest warship to a led boat in 5 to 10 years tops
A lot of super yachts are about to hit the market at fire sale prices.
Many have been seized under sanctions.
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The ROT is starting to accelerate......How long can Poontang hang on???
Longer than ANY other country.
@@muckle8 :DD
Nobody wants the rubble...its only a matter of time before the whole thing falls to pieces
Is that USD projection?
What you have in Russia is essentially a Confederate currency, such as what the South issued during the Civil War. It is backed by an ever-shrinking amount of hard assets such as gold; however, Vladdy Poontang has been flying planeloads to nations it trades with to settle its foreign purchases. As the gold pile shrinks, so does the value of the Confederate currency. This is tremendously illustrative of why a currency backed by gold makes no sense, while a fiat currency based on your nation's productive output is so much more flexible. Anyway, the ruble is almost certainly headed for hyperinflation, and that's when things get scary. That's because once your currency is worthless in the eyes of your own citizens, the only thing you have left to trade on is your war-making ability. For the Russians, that means nukes. There is going to be at least "some" discussion in Moscow about strengthening its hand by demonstrating its willingness to drag down the rest of civilization along with Russia. Imagine the crazy ex-husband who kidnaps his family at gunpoint.
No, I think that would not happen, as they know it would be the end of them. Whatever else happened, THEY WOULD DIE.
Odds are that Putin can have a pretty comfortable life in Russia until he dies of natural causes. UNLESS he does something REALLY DUMB such as uses nukes. I don't think he will. As a matter of fact, I believe that nukes scare the crap out of him. He is a product of the cold war and understands the how nukes should be used. (=As a deterrent, not as actual weapons.)
Very Scary!!
@indrid your forgetting about Russian oil products (ROP) uranium, fertiliser, wheat and a myriad of other products all craved and relied upon by the rest of the world.
@@muckle8 No modern country is getting wealthy by exporting raw materials (alone). Even if Russia is making some money by exporting some raw materials, it won't be nearly enough to sustain or develop the Russian economy. Imagine the US basing its economy on grain or fertilizer exports? Doesn't that sound laughable? It does and it is laughable for any serious country.
Great job with the videos! Nice job with the presentation of the data and corresponding analysis.
Even Czar Putin doesn’t want his own currency. They have the same value as the other 10,000 cryptocurrencies.
I'm not sure if cryptocurrency is correct term for ruble, kleptocurrency might be closer to reality.
Not to mention that even shitcoins are more likely to increase in value in the coming years.
At least you can send crypto somewhere 😂
"It's all going according to the plan." V Putin 2023 - Famous last words.
It takes a world-wide accepted foreign currency for the Bank of Russia to buy up excess Rubles and prop up the Ruble's value. With sanctions, that means their foreign reserves are exhausted over time. Like many autocratic regimes, an arbitrary fix rate of exchange is financial fantasy. If no one wants the limited non-oil products they produce and sanctions block the export of those limited products, then a 1,000:1 or 1:1 Ruble vs USD/Euro/Yuan conversion rate is meaningless. At the present time, I seriously doubt that anybody, except for African mercenaries and Cuban merchants, hold large quantities of Rubles outside of Russia. If Russia is 'running out of cash' with plenty of Rubles in circulation, then the Moscow regime is like a casino facing bankruptcy and the value of their gaming chips is worthless.
@gregash7683 I suspect this is all going on domestically. So the exchange rate is basically a referendum on what the Russian people think about Putin.
You're totally right. And I dont think foreign trade transactions of the BRICKS will be in Ruble or Yuan even if Cuban & African reserves will be used knowing that the Kremlin & CCP are conducting business under the bunker.
Even the Swiss central bank failed to peg their exchange rate - the idea that puny Russia could achieve this was delusional. The only reason they've held out so long is because demand is so low. After all, what could you buy with Roubles?
AND, who in the world has the nerve to tell Putin the truth and what he needs to do to fix things???
@@carlosbond5062 That's been the problem all along - no-one dares speak truth to power. If he'd listened to decent advice, he wouldn't have gone into Ukraine in the first place. He honestly believed the troops would be welcomed with garlands and cheering crowds...
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Purttin is like Captain Hoook, listening to "Tic! Tac! Tic! Tac!", and making sure he keeps away from those dangerous architectonic death-traps called "windows".
in bunkers there is no windows
@@michalzajic8602 Hum, good thinking, but I am sure there must be "that" steep flight of stairs...
@@joaomarreiros4906 Well than i will bet on faulty elevator😁
currency collapse is really dire for any government
Brilliant. Thank you.
So the Ruble turns to Rubble.
Ruble = Rubble😅
Well done Mr " Poo-Tin "😂
Currency charts show the Ruble tanking until 12 months ago then remaining stable around that low value. I don’t see any dramatic change in recent weeks over and above the usual oscillations.
Thanks for showing the BUILDING BRICS of the SWIFT COLLAPSE!
Most of my adult life, I've never really, properly understand economics.. .until now. I find myself listening, pausing and thinking of what you may say next. Not doing too badly!! Thank you JB!! 😊😊
Except he’s wrong.
I thought you meant JB as Joe Biden untill
I checked the channel name 😂😂😂😂
RUSSIA IS DOOMED 😂
If only
Even the bots have gone on strike!
The thing with collapses is they take time to get going, but once they do, nothing will stop it. Putin has committed Russia to decades of setback through his actions.
@@daydays12You think losing youngsters to other countries, international isolation, 30 years of sanctions is recoverable do you?
All the indicators are pointing to Doom
Top video as usual 👌
Io sono un asino sia in inglese che in economia, ma sai spiegare le cose talmente bene che pure io riesco a capire.
Grazie per il tuo lavoro.👍👍
io non mi ritendo un asino ne in inglese ne in economia ... e per quanto concordi con lei che la spiegazione è davvero eccezionale e convincente, quello che non mi convince è che è da due anni e mezzo che la Russia doveva dichiarare bancarotta ... e invece ... gli effetti disastrosi di una inflazione che erode il potere d'acquista ce l'abbiamo noi in Europa ... altro che sanzioni ... siamo gli unici al mondo a sanzionare noi stessi ...
@@savinobasta2225 l'inflazione è alta ovunque e non è colpa della guerra della russia o meglio lo è ma in maniera marginale, basta con questa narrativa stucchevole
@@savinobasta2225Russia is bankrupt.
Joe keep these video going ! the tone is great ! the pace excellent and it’s very understandable !!! thanks a lot to make us understand more of the world economic movements !
There rates are only available to the central bank and affiliated institutions. For the common Russian person and small/medium size business owner, the actual purchase power of the Ruble is in many cases reported to be 50% lower than what the central bank deals with. This applies to export goods, foreign currency, stock market value, etc. For a long time people weren't even allowed to deal in the Ruble exchange whatsoever as forced by the central bank, to prevent an outright nation-wide collapse of the currency as a whole.
Yay! “The ruble collapses“ titles return! My favorite, and I’m here for it.
Must be already 27th in these 30ish months 🤣
Joe is full of bullshit. 2 years predicting collapse, disaster on Russia.. but nothing happening
The ruble has collapsed quite often now and it just keeps collapsing despite Russia brutalizing Ukraine just like before.
Ask the average Russian if their standard of living is the same as it was a couple of years ago......
@@andymoore9977 And they will tell you that not much has changed for their lives. Meanwhile, Ukraine literally got downgraded after defaulting on their payments just recently, but sure, Russia is the one in financial trouble here. XD
Great video
Thanks Joe for the update ❤❤
Joe, thank you for your excellent coverage and reporting. Your channel has become a regular fixture. Well done
Greetings from costa 🇨🇷 rica
Pura Vida!
@@jdocean1 pura vida
Thanks!
No one takes the ruble. There is no way to exchange it with other currencies
And by the way, the rouble has not been worth the paper it is "printed" in since the War began, the value of a currency is you being able to exchange it for another currency and invest, and some Russian were doing that, up until the sanctions began to hit hard, and it only lasted this long to allow other countries to dump their roubles and avoid further economic damage. Nothing is done without an intention behind it, and we should all be aware of this.
Well done … love the highlighted graphs
Putin: 3 days have already passed?
While your own country is overrun with immigrants and standards and safety is plummeting…….
@@muckle8 Anyways, Kyiv in 3 days?
@@muckle8 Att man hatar Putin betyder inte att man älskar islam och massinvandring. Var det så du tänkte?
@griechland Kiev sold out to the devil , they instigated this conflict entirely. Russia Will prevail , the west however will dissolve.
@stockholm1960 in English please.
Slava ukraini 🇺🇦 🇺🇸
Those idiots fighting your war
I am terrible at economic stuff, but you explain it so well, it sounds so easy :) THANKS
been hearing this for years though...
maybe because the ruble is decreasing since 2010, but now its way faster
I imagine my grandpa is up in heaven, smiling down on me as I laugh at Putin's failed attempt to bring back the USSR
Yep my Grandpa's smiling too 😀
Did Russia ever go anywhere?
@@darrenblaszka4438 USSR is not russia
@@darrenblaszka4438 the whole territory is historically won by military expansion
I remember the USSR from the cold war while I was in the Navy for 20 years, from the 70s to the 90s and one day the USSR was there and the next day we thought it was gone forever. Guess not as this is an extension of that conflict. For the sake of humanity, Putin must be defeated and removed from power. Have no doubt, Putin's idea is actual world domination just as was Stalin's and rest of his crowd. He is incredibly dangerous as he has nukes, and nobody can be completely certain about his sanity or his grasp on reality.
Stuff will truly hit the fan when Russia's foreign reserves hit zero, and the central bank has nothing to buy rubles _with._ Will they start smuggling gold bars to China and India?
You are the economic genius and your explanation of this is very well to understanding economic statistics. Thanks for your hard work and keep them coming 😊😊
Thanks
Thankyou Joe, as always a great presentation. Greetings from Australia..😊
I like that you have got a following in economics. I get that most of us are over 50, but the young people will get interested when they have lived a bit.
Always enjoying your analysis, really good job 👌 Thanks
Everything according to plan.
I greatly appreciate those “put a smile on your face” bits at the end of your videos.
When your unit of currency hits 1/10th of a cent. you'll soon rival the mark under the Weimar gvt
I used to get 80 Ruples to the DM on the black market during the USSR days
India and China won't take rubles neither will anyone else. It's an internal only currency.
Hilariously, Russia is willing to trade oil for yuan and rupees. Imagine buying oil with a currency you own and can print whenever. It's practically free. If China and India can get their act together, they can have their own petroyuan or petrorupee. However, Russia may not become like Saudi Arabia. This BRICS stuff has not been kind to Russia
@rockprime1136 nothing good ever came easy - BRICS+ is an unstoppable force and Russia is at its spearhead - this war in Ukraine is being fought over US dollar hegemony stranglehold -
BRICS+ is unstoppable and there is no way in hell Russia is going down - that is western spin only.
Their will be a new BRICS+ currency soon and it will be gold backed , the west will dissolve. Russia will prevail.
First video of yours, that I have seen. It was really interesting, good descriptions throughout. I will definitely check out more of your videos!
This with food prices are interesting to keep
Track off. We must send Tucker Carlson the pro shopper for a following up.
Invasion of Georgia 2008
Invasion of Ukraine 2014
Invasion of Ukraine 2022
When the ruble crashed.
Russia and Putin doesn’t learn.
@b21raider27 You must be blind or dumb or both.
No mention of the 2012 Odessa massacre where azov troops were burning ethnic Russians alive?
Some years ago, a rouble was worth a bit more than a pound sterling. Now it's worth less than one penny.
it's only "wartime economy" if u win and were starting a campaign with clear goals in mind, otherwise what they are doing is like a kid hammering in nails with a rock, and then continuing to try the same for varyingly threaded screws
thanks for the video. Informative perspective and data.
Bankruptcy happens gradually then suddenly...
Yep, and how many trillions is US and UK in debt?
How can dollar or pound currencies be described as "healthy"?
Coz they know the tax dodges and benefits that are given to the rich through City of London?
@@Fractal369 you always have to put debt in relation to GDP and expected future. Talking aout nominal amounts (trillions) makes no sense but makes for good propaganda. China has a higher debt/GDP than the US if you combine private, public and off-balance debt.
@@Fractal369 and by the way the biggest benefactors of the London Laundromat have been the Russian oligarchs and Putin cronies.
@MultiMenvafan you seem to be missing the point being made.
Russia uses yuan to ruble benchmark for trading so are actually not using ruble
Think BRICS
So the ruble is not crashing the way that is being presented in this video here which is misinformation due to malinformation.
Just telling part of the story is very misleading. Propaganda.
Russia and all the other fast growing list of countries in BRICS do not want to trade in dollar. They're own currencies have never been stronger, just not when compared to dollar exchange rates.
@MultiMenvafan As a percentage of GDP, Russia’s national debt has been steadily increasing, reaching 14.9% in 2023. The forecast suggests it will continue to rise, reaching 24.03% by 2029.
The US national debt consists of two main components: debt held by the public and debt held by federal trust funds and other government accounts. The latter includes debt owed to Social Security, Medicare, and other government programs. The total national debt, including both components, is approximately 130% of GDP.
As more and more countries are boycotting and sanctioning trade with US, the dollar will become weaker and weaker in currency exchange rates.
How will US national debt be paid?
By taxing US citizens more and more
Even more so after another crash ....
Thanks for the effort you put into a pain in the ass at times.
I have a buddy that lives in Moscow and he said everything is going to hell. He said, things weren’t bad until the last few months. It sounds like the dominos are starting to fall. Putin better not stand near any windows. I have a feeling he has some people in his inner circle making plans that don’t involve him being around much longer.
I don't know. One would think that those "inner circle people" would have pushed Putin out of a window a long time ago already, if they were up to it. Doesn't look like there's any such brave people. Until there is. Just one is enough. But so far doesn't look like it.
Why tf you lying
@@glintongordon6811why do you say he's lying? I'm curious
@@BRH0587 well I don't live in a Moscow, but I do live in Russia. And things aren't going to hell. Is it good? Nope. But nothing that dramatic.
Also Moscow is like last place that going to "collapse". They will bleed regions dry before something happens to Moscow.
@@ann3923 so that sounds like a genuine answer. Thank you for your honesty.
Very informative thank you ...
It's all going according to the plan
Brilliant! Thanks for sharing much appreciated 👍
It's probably better to use Rubles as toilet paper. Genius move Pootin!
You can't say Pootin without Poo
Great as usual Joe
Inflation is high in Russia, but salary is rising even faster. Russians feel financially well at the moment, but this will change very soon and suddenly. I have my popcorn ready!
lets hope so - they are all so delusional
They cant keep this charade going forever.
01:52 Joe is enjoying this😂😂
Fantastic video Joe!
The other issue is the government spending over the war they are waging. The payment to the soldiers alone is a huge expenditure, not to mention all the other spending over their wartime economy. This necessitates Russia to keep on printing money via debt borrowing. As long as this massive debt spending is going on, no amount of lending rate hike will temper the inflation.
And now that they’re hiring soldiers from places like China, they have to pay them in those international currencies.
That's surely a new meaning for the word starts.
The damage poutine has caused over the Decades is beyond comprehension .
Greatest tragedy in history ? Poutine has destroyed hope
I’m sorry, but poutine is the best cure for the blues I know. It’s also required at 3 am to soak up the copious amount of alcohol you’ve drunk in the disco in Montreal. (Sorry, couldn’t help it, proud Canuck here).
Excellent video and good news to boot!