VideoRebel Capitalist (George Gammon)George Gammon

A $1 Quadrillion Global Monetary Reset Is Happening In The Shadows

Gammon argues that the petrodollar is only one part of a broader monetary system shaped by bank lending, debt, and derivatives. He describes loans and FX swaps as mechanisms that create future demand for dollars, and cites global debt and derivatives figures to illustrate the potential scale. He also distinguishes Treasury demand tied to collateral from dollar demand associated with oil pricing.

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Key Takeaways

Gammon describes the petrodollar arrangement as combining oil-sale dollar flows with U.S. military backing: buyers such as Japan and Europe exchange yen or euros for dollars to pay Saudi Arabia, which he says recycles those dollars into interest-bearing U.S. Treasuries. He contrasts oil’s $2.1 trillion market with an illustrative $500 trillion of future dollar demand tied to debt and derivatives, arguing that oil-related demand is comparatively small.

Gammon argues that the monetary system shifted from the petrodollar to a debt- and derivatives-based system, with banks central to that change; he says the shift began before 1971 and before the petrodollar’s establishment in 1974. He also argues that the Federal Reserve, Treasury, and petrodollar do not control the dollar itself.

Gammon argues that banks create dollars through lending, matching a loan with a deposit and an offsetting asset; in his example, a $100,000 mortgage creates a deposit and a loan that represents future demand for dollars. He cites roughly $95 trillion in global broad money in the referenced data, calling it a rough estimate that likely understates the total, and says banks created the almost $100 trillion shown on screen.

DOLLAR-DEMAND

FX Swap Demand — Gammon argues that an FX swap can create a future need for dollars if a party spends the dollars it receives and must obtain them to settle the swap. He says more than 90% of global FX swaps have the U.S. dollar on one side and describes the market as roughly $100 trillion.

“So you see what happens here…”—

Global Debt — Gammon cites global debt of $253 trillion in 2020, which he says equaled 322% of global GDP at the time. He argues that this debt can represent future demand for dollars and says the total is higher today, without providing a new figure.

“So, remember this goes back to 2020 when the size of the global debt would be much smaller than it is today…”—

MONEY-CREATION

Broad Money Estimate — Gammon cites global broad money of about $95 trillion in the referenced data, but calls the estimate rough and says it likely understates the total. He also argues that the figure is higher today, without giving an updated number.

“Let's go ahead and scroll down to the actual money supply. And here they say the global money supply, broad money, is right around 95 trillion…”—

Dollar Control — Gammon asks whether the U.S. government, Federal Reserve, or banking system controls the dollar. He says banks created the almost $100 trillion shown on screen.

“And then we need to ask ourselves, who really controls the dollar? Is it the US government? Is it the Federal Reserve? or is it the banking system?…”—

Debt-Based Money — Gammon argues that banks create dollars by lending them into existence. He describes the system as debt-based, with at least $1 of debt corresponding to each dollar, and usually a multiple of that.

“So, we go from tiny to large to massive. You can see right there on the screen…”—

PETRODOLLAR

Oil-Dollar Flows — Gammon explains that oil buyers such as Japan and Europe must exchange yen or euros for dollars to pay Saudi Arabia. He says Saudi Arabia recycles oil-sale dollars into interest-paying U.S. Treasuries.

“The way the story goes is this creates demand for those dollars and then they take those dollars that they get for selling the oil and then they go ahead…”—

Security Commitment — Gammon describes U.S. military backing for Saudi Arabia as another part of the arrangement, alongside the oil-and-dollar flows.

“So Saudi Arabia agrees to this, but the United States agrees to back them from a military standpoint…”—

Monetary Reset — Gammon argues that the petrodollar system has transitioned to what he calls a debt- and derivatives-based global monetary system. He says this shift should change how people view money and their portfolios.

“The problem is none of this actually matters. Why? because we have transitioned secretly in the shadows…”—

Petrodollar Origins

Gammon outlines the 1970s arrangement in which Saudi oil sales were denominated in dollars, Saudi Arabia recycled proceeds into Treasuries, and the United States offered military support.

Petrodollar’s Limited Role

He challenges claims that oil pricing drives major dollar and Treasury demand, arguing that the petrodollar is a sideshow compared with the debt-based monetary system.

Banks Create Dollars

Using global money-supply comparisons, Gammon argues that commercial banks—not the Federal Reserve or government alone—create most dollars by making loans.

Loans Create Dollar Demand

A mortgage example illustrates how bank lending creates deposits and how borrowers’ future repayments generate continuing demand for the dollars created.

Shadow Bank Lending

Gammon says borrowing by institutions such as BlackRock can multiply future dollar obligations when borrowed funds are lent onward to other borrowers.

FX Swaps And Derivatives

He explains that FX swaps create future dollar needs and cites the scale of dollar-linked swaps and derivatives as evidence of demand beyond ordinary lending.

Quadrillion-Dollar Derivatives

Comparing global debt and derivatives with the oil market, Gammon argues that potential dollar demand from debt-related obligations dwarfs demand associated with oil trade.

Treasury Collateral And Banks

Gammon distinguishes dollar demand from Treasury demand, attributing much Treasury use to collateral needs, and concludes that banks—not oil pricing—sit at the center of the monetary system.

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