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Nothing To See Here, It’s Just Everything
Nothing To See Here, It’s Just Everything The politics of oil are complicated, to say the least. There’s any number of important players, from OPEC to North American shale to sanctions. Relating to that last one, the US government has sought to impose serious restrictions upon the Iranian regime. Choking off a major piece of […]
The “Stock Market Crash Of 2018” Is Rapidly Transforming Into “The Financial Crisis Of 2019”
The “Stock Market Crash Of 2018” Is Rapidly Transforming Into “The Financial Crisis Of 2019” Stock markets are crashing all over the world, we are seeing extremely violent “flash crashes” in the forex marketplace, economic conditions are slowing down all over the globe, and fear is causing many investors to become extremely trigger happy. The […]
2019: The Beginning Of The End (Free Premium Report)
2019: The Beginning Of The End (Free Premium Report) What will happen next & what to do now Welcome to our new readers and a very Happy New Year to everyone! Now that it’s 2019, we’re going to start the new year here at Peak Prosperity by responding to the wishes of our premium subscribers […]
Global Economic Slump Imminent As Korean Exports ‘Canary’ Crashes
Global Economic Slump Imminent As Korean Exports ‘Canary’ Crashes In the latest sign that the slowdown in China and the global trade war is weighing on global commerce, South Korea’s exports fell in December. The 1.2% YoY decline was dramatically below the +2.5% YoY expected and missed even the most pessimistic forecast (which was still […]
The Delusional Leaders of the Eurozone
The Delusional Leaders of the Eurozone I was looking forward to chilling with family and friends in Sydney this New Years Day, but Phil Dobbieruined it for me with this tweet: I had forgotten that this was the 20th anniversary of the start of the Euro. But the Eurocrats in Brussels hadn’t. Some hours before […]
ECB Takes “Unprecedented” Step Of Putting Italy’s Banca Carige In Administration
ECB Takes “Unprecedented” Step Of Putting Italy’s Banca Carige In Administration Investors who had hoped that the resolution of Italy’s budget showdown with the EU would mark an end to a volatile period for Italian bonds and stocks were disappointed Wednesday when fears about an Italian banking crisis reemerged after the ECB appointed a slate […]
Rough Times Ahead, But Liberty Can Still Win
Rough Times Ahead, But Liberty Can Still Win While Congress and the president fight over funding a border wall, they continue to ignore the coming economic tsunami caused by the approximately 22 trillion dollars (and rapidly increasing) federal debt. President Trump may not be troubled by the debt’s effect on the economy because he believes […]
US Dollar Status as Global Reserve Currency?
US Dollar Status as Global Reserve Currency? So, how hot is the Chinese Renminbi? And is the euro dead yet? The US dollar’s role as global reserve currency is defined by the amounts of US dollar-denominated assets – US Treasury securities, corporate bonds, etc. – that central banks other than the Fed are holding in […]
2019 MARKET MELTDOWN: What The New Year Brings
2019 MARKET MELTDOWN: What The New Year Brings If history is our guide, we are on track for a severe market meltdown in 2019. While the U.S. broader indexes remained in record territory for most of 2018, December turned out to be a complete disaster for stocks. So, even though the markets have reversed higher […]
A Couple of Thoughts on 2019
A Couple of Thoughts on 2019 The story of the 21st century is debt is soaring while earned income is stagnating for the bottom 95%. Best wishes to all my readers and correspondents for a safe, healthy and productive 2019. Thank you, longstanding supporters, for renewing your financial support at the new year without any […]
2018: the tipping point
2018: the tipping point My year in review — looking back, looking ahead Published by INSURGE INTELLIGENCE, a crowdfunded investigative journalism project for people and planet. Please support us to keep digging where others fear to tread. Over the last few years, the sense that world events are accelerating in a way that is increasingly difficult to keep up with […]
Forecast 2019: Ding Ding ! Margin Call USA
Forecast 2019: Ding Ding ! Margin Call USA Welcome to the American hall of mirrors… and mind the broken glass all over the floor. That’s Nature’s way of saying the country has run out room to punk itself. 2018 was the consolidation of bad faith in everything we do: politics, the news media, economics & […]
2018 Was The Worst Year For The Stock Market Since The Financial Crisis Of 2008
2018 Was The Worst Year For The Stock Market Since The Financial Crisis Of 2008Now that the year is finally over, we can officially say that 2018 was the worst year for stocks in an entire decade. Not since the last financial crisis have we had a year like this, and many believe that 2019 […]
2019 From a Fourth Turning Perspective
2019 FROM A FOURTH TURNING PERSPECTIVE “An impasse over the federal budget reaches a stalemate. The president and Congress both refuse to back down, triggering a near-total government shutdown. The president declares emergency powers. Congress rescinds his authority. Dollar and bond prices plummet. The president threatens to stop Social Security checks. Congress refuses to raise […]
VICE – The Dick Cheney/Rumsfeld Conspiracy
VICE – The Dick Cheney/Rumsfeld Conspiracy I went to go watch VICE – the story about how Dick Cheney took over the government with the aid of his wife – Lynne Cheney. Vice is a film that seeks to bring complicated information about the inner corruption in Washington and transform it into a digestible and entertaining format. There […]
