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The World Is Quietly Decoupling From the U.S. – And No One Is Paying Attention
The World Is Quietly Decoupling From the U.S. – And No One Is Paying Attention Blind faith in the U.S. dollar is perhaps one of the most crippling disabilities economists have in gauging our economic future. Historically speaking, fiat currencies are essentially animals with very short lives, and world reserve currencies are even more […]
Americans are Stuck in Abusive Relationships with Power
Americans are Stuck in Abusive Relationships with Power And we recently discovered, if it was not known before, that no amount of power can withstand the hatred of the many. – Marcus Tullius Cicero Americans are brought up to believe all sorts of myths about the country we call home. We’re told our economy is a […]
There is No Legitimate Reason to Impose Sanctions on Iran
There is No Legitimate Reason to Impose Sanctions on Iran Photo Source Blondinrikard Fröberg | CC BY 2.0 A friend in Tehran tells me that he marvels at the attitude of the United States ruling establishment towards Iran. ‘Why do they hate us so much’, he asks? It is a fair question. His country, he […]
The Emergency Brake
The Emergency Brake Photo Source spinster cardigan | CC BY 2.0 Although the Trump Administration, it was recently revealed, concluded that it’s too late to do anything to avert catastrophic climate change (and, so, why even bother), the UN just announced that there’s still time to avoid mass death and suffering – if there is “massive, […]
US-Saudi Relations Enter Unchartered Waters
US-Saudi Relations Enter Unchartered Waters The disappearance of the Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi in mysterious circumstances while on a visit to his country’s consulate in Istanbul last Tuesday still remains unexplained. The plot is thickening by the day. The latest reports suggest that he may not even be alive. The Istanbul Prosecutor has ordered an […]
Beijing Eases Policy, Yuan Slides Towards 10-Year Low
Beijing Eases Policy, Yuan Slides Towards 10-Year Low On Sunday, the Bank of China cut the level of cash that banks must hold as reserves. The Yuan continued its slide. Reuters reports China Set to Reopen After Beijing Eases Policy. Shares in Asia stumbled in early trade on Monday as investors waited with bated breath […]
How Trump Win changed US Politics forever
How Trump Win changed US Politics forever Global Intel Hub (Zero Hedge Exclusive) 10/7/2018 — Now that MidTerms are coming up, the heat is being turned up on Trump in the deep state’s ‘death by a thousand cuts’ approach to assassinate his character and any of his allies as well. But in this flagrant and […]
International Team of Researchers Concerned Over US Efforts to Create Bio-Weapons
International Team of Researchers Concerned Over US Efforts to Create Bio-Weapons In 1969, US President Richard Nixon ended all offensive aspects of the US bio-weapons program — the first category of weapons prohibited by an international treaty. In 1975, the US ratified both the 1925 Geneva Protocol and the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) — […]
US Demands For More Oil Could Backfire
US Demands For More Oil Could Backfire This week the State Department accused OPEC of hiding spare capacity exceeding 1.4 million barrels daily. It urged the cartel to use it to stop the oil price rally that has continued uncomfortably close to midterm elections. The request—or demand, depending on your interpretation—is unprecedented and it might […]
Marketing War: the Incessant Drumbeat of Mortal Danger
Marketing War: the Incessant Drumbeat of Mortal Danger Photo Source The National Guard | CC BY 2.0 The claim that the national security of the United States requires that more than half the nation’s discretionary budget must be devoted to the maintenance of armies, global strategic bases and massive armaments is false. Until we can […]
“Waiting For The World To End” – Bond Rout Bodes Badly For Exuberant Equity Investors
“Waiting For The World To End” – Bond Rout Bodes Badly For Exuberant Equity Investors It was a tough week for stock market investors but the primary driver of the chaotic crumble in small caps and tech stocks was not one of the usual suspects and even for those who consider themselves ‘hedged’ or balanced […]
The View of American Politics from Afar
The View of American Politics from Afar COMMENT: This business with Trump and the media is quite amazing when seen from a distance. I read posts from people who can not see past what they are believing. It’s as if the hate for Trump has become a Religion. A religious person will refuse to look at […]
Could Donald Trump be the Last World Emperor? States and Empires After the End of the Fossil Age
Could Donald Trump be the Last World Emperor? States and Empires After the End of the Fossil Age Empires are short-lived structures created and kept together by the availability of mineral resources, fossil fuels in our times. They tend to decline and fall with the decline of the resources that created them, and that’s the […]
China Cuts Reserve Ratio, Releases 1.2 Trillion Yuan Amid Rising Trade War, Record Defaults
China Cuts Reserve Ratio, Releases 1.2 Trillion Yuan Amid Rising Trade War, Record Defaults China’s central bank announced it would cut the Required Reserve Ratio (RRR) for most banks by 1.0% effective October 15 for the fourth time in 2018, a little over three months after the PBOC announced a similar cut on June 24, […]
Former Fed Governor Warns Of “Several Decade Cold War” With China
Former Fed Governor Warns Of “Several Decade Cold War” With China Former Fed governor Kevin Warsh warned on Thursday that the US-China relationship is “probably as poor as” it has ever been since former President Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger developed strategic relations between both countries in the early 1970s. “We’re at the risk of a […]
