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Trump Is Considering Firing Fed Chair Powell
Trump Is Considering Firing Fed Chair Powell if amid the barrage of negative news hitting the market this quarter there has been one outstanding item which would have sent it sharply (even) lower, that would be a flashing red headline – or a tweet from the president – announcing that Trump has fired Fed Chair […]
The US will become a neo-feudal nation
The US will become a neo-feudal nation The Western world is heading for the next big social and economic crisis. America’s hegemony is waning and its establishment is fighting among themselves. To uphold American supremacy, President Trump and his administration are trying to reshape the nation into a neo-feudal society with a new relationship between […]
This Was The Worst Week For The Stock Market Since The Financial Crisis Of 2008
This Was The Worst Week For The Stock Market Since The Financial Crisis Of 2008 Just when you thought that things couldn’t get any worse, they did. During normal times, a Friday before Christmas is an extremely boring trading session, but these are not normal times. On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down […]
Weekly Commentary: Powell Federal Reserve Lowers “Fed Put” Strike Price
Weekly Commentary: Powell Federal Reserve Lowers “Fed Put” Strike Price I have little confidence history will get this right. Today’s overwhelming consensus view holds that Powell this week committed a major policy blunder. After his early-October “we’re a long way from neutral” “rookie mistake”, he has followed with a rate increase right in the throes […]
The European Project Comes to an End
The European Project Comes to an End The end of the EU and the Balkans as China’s foothold in Europe Though the end of the European Union is inevitable, the proponents of a further integrated or federal superstate are busy making a last effort to achieve their goal. The opposition against the project is mounting […]
America’s Technology and Sanctions War Will End, by Bifurcating the Global Economy
America’s Technology and Sanctions War Will End, by Bifurcating the Global Economy “The true reason behind the US-China ‘trade’ war has little to do with actual trade … What is really at the basis of the ongoing civilizational conflict between the US and China … are China’s ambitions to be a leader in next-generation technology, […]
Is U.S Dollar on the verge of a major currency crisis?
Is U.S Dollar on the verge of a major currency crisis? According to the founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Ray Dalio the US dollar could soon fall as much as 30% which could leave it looking like the Turkish Lira. The chairman of Bridgewater Associates, Ray Dalio has warned that the US economy […]
Interest Rate Hike Hits Oil Hard
Interest Rate Hike Hits Oil Hard Oil prices have been slammed over the past week, dragged down by a variety of forces, including soaring U.S. shale production, higher-than-expected output from Russia, and worries about global demand. On Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Reserve decided to pile on. The central bank hiked interest rates by a quarter-point […]
Worst Market Crash In A Decade: The Dow Has Fallen More Than 4000 Points As Stocks Rapidly Approach “The Capitulation Phase”
Worst Market Crash In A Decade: The Dow Has Fallen More Than 4000 Points As Stocks Rapidly Approach “The Capitulation Phase” We have not seen anything like this since the financial crisis of 2008. On Thursday the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost another 464 points, and over the last five trading sessions it has lost […]
The Fed Relies Indirectly on the Banks & Cannot Stimulate the Economy Directly
The Fed Relies Indirectly on the Banks & Cannot Stimulate the Economy Directly QUESTION: Hello, Since the Fed ‘created’ ‘money’ after 2008 that was then deposited back at the Fed by the recipient banks ( say,75% of it), it is not easy to see why the Fed is to blame for the credit explosion since 2008- […]
The Psychological Warfare Behind Economic Collapse
The Psychological Warfare Behind Economic Collapse The concept of using the economy as a weapon is not an alien one to most people. Generally, we understand the nature of feudalism and how various groups can be herded onto centralized plantations to be exploited for their labor. Some people see this as a consequence of “capitalism,” […]
These 8 Red Flags Warn Us We’re Speeding Toward an Economic Collapse RIGHT NOW
These 8 Red Flags Warn Us We’re Speeding Toward an Economic Collapse RIGHT NOW This isn’t exactly an article loaded with Christmas cheer, but there’s a very good reason that my family has strictly limited our holiday splurges this year. It’s because all the signs right now seem to indicate the US is hurtling toward […]
Is The Federal Reserve Actually TRYING To Cause A Stock Market Crash?
Is The Federal Reserve Actually TRYING To Cause A Stock Market Crash? The Federal Reserve has decided not to come to the rescue this time. All of the economic numbers tell us that the economy is slowing down, and on Wednesday Fed Chair Jerome Powell even admitted that economic conditions are “softening”, but the Federal […]
The Central Bank War – Nobody Notices
The Central Bank War – Nobody Notices QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong: I have watched in amazement how you connect all these elements. Everyone I spoke to agreed this was your best WEC ever. You have said the Fed needed to raise rates because of the pension crisis and it would have nothing to do with inflation but […]
