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The Fed Is a Purely Political Institution, and It’s Definitely Not a Bank.
The Fed Is a Purely Political Institution, and It’s Definitely Not a Bank. Those who know Wall Street lore sometimes recall that Fed chairman William Miller—Paul Volcker’s immediate predecessor—joked that most Americans believed the Federal Reserve was either an Indian reservation, a wildlife preserve, or a brand of whiskey. The Fed, of course, is none of […]
Peter Schiff: Inflation Is Going to Win the War
Peter Schiff: Inflation Is Going to Win the War The CPI data for December buoyed markets and raised hopes that the Federal Reserve is winning its war against inflation. But in his podcast, Peter explained that the Fed isn’t winning the war. It is losing and will ultimately surrender to inflation. Markets rallied after the CPI data […]
Claims Of A Lower CPI Cannot Inflate Away Reality
Claims Of A Lower CPI Cannot Inflate Away Reality Yes, we have a problem, and claims of a lower CPI cannot inflate away the reality that inflation hurts consumers. To start with consider the argument inflation is much higher than the government reports. That said, Jay Powell is most likely very serious about ending the […]
“A New System” – Inside the Davos Summit 2023WEF conference looks set to focus on what the globalist elite can learn from the failures of their “pandemic” narrative.
“A New System” – Inside the Davos Summit 2023 WEF conference looks set to focus on what the globalist elite can learn from the failures of their “pandemic” narrative. The World Economic Forum’s annual meet-up kicks off tomorrow. Politicians, corporate giants, “philanthropists” and all manner of elite monstrosities gather for a weekend of telling each […]
The evolution of credit and debt in 2023
The evolution of credit and debt in 2023 The evidence strongly suggests that a combined interest rate, economic and currency crisis for the US and its western alliance will continue in 2023. This article focuses on credit, its constraints, and why quantitative easing has already crowded out private sector activity. Adjusting M2 money supply for […]
Europe Is Being Deindustrialized With a Purpose
Europe Is Being Deindustrialized With a Purpose Photo by Felix Mittermeier on Unsplash The sun is shining, birds are singing and natural gas demand destruction goes on unabated in the EU. One might ask here: why have TTF gas prices fallen below 70 Eur/MWh (1) actually to even lower levels than in Asia? Mainstream media tries to spin the story that […]
Two Different Perspectives – Same Conclusion: Modern Lifestyles Will End Soon
Two Different Perspectives – Same Conclusion: Modern Lifestyles Will End Soon Dr. Berndt Warm’s Perspective Thanks to Marromai for finding this new paper by physicist Dr. Berndt Warm. Dr. Warm uses 5 different methods, 4 relying on economics, and 1 on thermodynamics, to predict when the end of oil production and motor vehicle production will occur. All 5 methods […]
“Catastrophic Outcomes”: Davos Elite Worried About Global Volatility, Cost-Of-Living Crisis
“Catastrophic Outcomes”: Davos Elite Worried About Global Volatility, Cost-Of-Living Crisis What happens when plebs can’t afford bread, and the circuses aren’t that entertaining? Nothing good. Which is why the cost-of-living crisis is the #1 problem, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report – an annual poll of 1,200 government, business and civil society […]
Zoltan Pozsar, the Four Prices of Money, and the Coming Gold Bull Market
Zoltan Pozsar, the Four Prices of Money, and the Coming Gold Bull Market Over the past 100 years there has been a correlation between major equity bear markets, adjustments in one of the four “prices of money,” and gold bull markets. If we let history be our guide, the current equity bear market is signaling […]
Visualizing $65 Trillion In Hidden Dollar Debt
Visualizing $65 Trillion In Hidden Dollar Debt The scale of hidden dollar debt around the world is huge. As Visual Capitalist’s Dorothy Neufeld details below, no less than $65 trillion in unrecorded dollar debt circulates across the global financial system in non-U.S. banks and shadow banks. To put in perspective, global GDP sits at $104 trillion. This dollar […]
Ominous Military & Financial Nuclear Threats Could Erupt in 2023
OMINOUS MILITARY & FINANCIAL NUCLEAR THREATS COULD ERUPT IN 2023 The world is today confronted with two nuclear threats of a proportion never previously seen in history. These threats are facing us at a time when the world economy is about to turn and decline precipitously not just for years but probably decades. The obvious […]
More War Means More Inflation
Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images More War Means More Inflation Advanced economies and emerging markets are increasingly engaged in necessary “wars” – some real, some metaphorical – that will lead to even larger fiscal deficits, more debt monetization, and higher inflation on a persistent basis. The future will be stagflationary, and the only question is […]
2023: Expect a financial crash followed by major energy-related changes
2023: Expect a financial crash followed by major energy-related changes Why is the economy headed for a financial crash? It appears to me that the world economy hit Limits to Growth about 2018 because of a combination of diminishing returns in resource extraction together with rising population. The Covid-19 pandemic and the accompanying financial manipulations hid these […]
Washington Has Trouble Refilling The SPR After 220 Million Barrel Draw
Washington Has Trouble Refilling The SPR After 220 Million Barrel Draw The DoE has received several offers for February purchases to refill the SPR. For February, the plan was to purchase 3 million barrels, ideally when oil dropped to around $70 per barrel. The rejected bids are prompting speculation that refilling the SPR will be […]
Dr Doom’s Mother-Of-All-Crises Looming
Dr Doom’s Mother-Of-All-Crises Looming We are yet to see whether it will be a hard landing or a soft landing by the end of 2023. Biden’s administration has shamelessly pumped thousands of billions of dollars into the state financial system for less than two years announcing even a brand new ‘New Deal’ and new financial […]
