📉 US economy faces BILLIONS IN LOSSES in 2025 from tourism decline and boycotts

Non-citizen arrivals dropped almost 10% in March compared to last year, Bloomberg reported, citing data from the International Trade Administration.

In a worst-case scenario, the economic impact of reduced travel and boycotts could total 0.3% of GDP, or nearly $90 billion, Goldman Sachs estimated.

While foreign tourism gave the US economy a post-pandemic boost, many potential visitors are now reconsidering their travel plans due to rising border tensions, geopolitical issues and global economic uncertainty.

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🥇Gold Rush 2.0: Dollar’s grip weakens, BULLION SOARS

Gold scaled a new record peak of $3,306 on Wednesday, continuing its unprecedented rally — and it's no accident. Sanctions, tariffs, & Trump-era chaos are cracking the dollar’s hold.

Is gold to become the world's new reserve currency?

🌐Shift to multipolarity and end of dollar era

In the 1990s, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the world rallied around the US-led order, says Swiss-based economic expert Claudio Grass.

The dollar benefited immensely, expanding into new global markets. It’s becoming increasingly clear that the US dollar — and the system built around it — is ENTERING ITS FINAL STAGE.

🤔 Why gold?

In times of deep turmoil, people seek certainty, says financial analyst Tom Luongo.

For 5,000 years, gold has been just that — a TIMELESS store of value. It’s not just individuals—central banks are buying gold too. Until they find a better hedge for FX risk, gold remains the go-to reserve. This is a major signal to anyone watching the global financial shift.

⚔️ The financial war begins

Trump’s push to lower long-term interest rates and regain monetary sovereignty via SOFR is triggering resistance. EU elites and globalists want to preserve financialization, so they’re attacking US bonds, the dollar, and long-end yield curves.

The world is not just seeing a trade war with China — it's seeing a CURRENCY WAR WITH EUROPE.

China is caught in the middle, reacting with tariffs but uncertain of its long-term path.

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🇸🇰 Slovak PM chooses Moscow over Ukraine for Victory Day celebrations

Robert Fico confirmed he will be in Moscow on May 9th.

He added that if there are any commemorative events in Ukraine that day, a representative delegation will be sent.

💬 "If events are held in Kiev or Lvov, the Foreign Minister or another official will go," Fico said at a press conference in Zagreb, where he is currently on a visit. "I can't be in two places, I’ll be in Moscow on May 9th."

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🤖 Danger SPOTted

Meet Robodoge Spot – the newest addition to the Battalion of Special Police Operations, part of the Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State in Brazil.

Spot’s mission areas include:

⚠️ High-risk zones

☠️ Chemical hazards

☣️ Biological threats

☢️ Nuclear dangers

💥 Explosion aftermath


Footage from social media

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💬 Ukrainian forces threw grenades at residents they couldn't rob – PoW

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US looks to secure economic isolation of China with tariff cuts for 70+ countries

The plan includes prohibiting China from transporting goods through certain countries and banning Chinese companies from establishing operations to bypass US tariffs, the Wall Street Journal reported.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is leading the strategy, with hopes of reaching agreements with Japan, the UK, Australia, South Korea, and India.

In the ongoing trade war between Washington and Beijing, US tariffs on Chinese goods have reached 145%, while China’s duty on American goods stands at 125%.

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📹 Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova compared the forced Westernization of Moldova to the Nazi genocide.

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📉WTO lowers forecast for global GDP growth in 2025 due to tariffs, from 2.8% to 2.2%

Global merchandise trade is expected to decline by 0.2% in 2025, with North America facing the steepest drop. Exports in the region are projected to fall by 12.6%.

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🚨 Vladimir Putin compared Elon Musk to Sergei Korolev, the mastermind of the Soviet space program in the 1950s and 60s.

"Such people don't appear often," the Russian president said at a meeting with students at Bauman Moscow State Technical University.

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🚀 Space cooperation between Russia and the US is still going strong, despite the suspension by Europe, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

💬 "We continue to cooperate with the US, no matter what," he said at a meeting with Bauman University students.

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✋Gagauzia says ENOUGH: People protest PRESSURE from Chisinau

A mass rally in support of Gagauz regional head Evgenia Gutsul and against pressure from the Moldovan government is taking place in Comrat, capital of the Gagauz autonomous region.

"We, the residents of the Gagauz Autonomous Territorial Unit, gathered for this mass rally in response to the systematic violations by Chisinau of our constitutional rights and the special legal status of Gagauzia," reads the statement delivered at the rally.

"[We] express our firm protest against the anti-Gagauz policies of the central authorities of the Republic of Moldova. We demand from the central authorities of the Republic of Moldova all the rights and powers of the Gagauz ATU, and the immediate release of Bashkan Evgenia Gutsul from house arrest."

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