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IMF: $3 trillion in “Over-Borrowing Now Threatens To Unleash a Wave of Defaults”
IMF: $3 trillion in “Over-Borrowing Now Threatens To Unleash a Wave of Defaults” The next great financial crisis may be only a short time away. As readers know, SHTF has routinely covered the bleak warnings and predictions of market insiders and critics of Wall Street and the Federal Reserve. Now, there is yet another indication […]
The Hidden Debt Burden of Emerging Markets
The Hidden Debt Burden of Emerging Markets As central bankers and finance ministers from around the globe gather for the International Monetary Fund’s annual meetings here in Peru, the emerging world is rife with symptoms of increasing economic vulnerability. Gone are the days when IMF meetings were monopolized by the problems of the advanced economies […]
Why Are The IMF, The UN, The BIS And Citibank All Warning That An Economic Crisis Could Be Imminent?
Why Are The IMF, The UN, The BIS And Citibank All Warning That An Economic Crisis Could Be Imminent? The warnings are getting louder. Is anybody listening? For months, I have been documenting on my website how the global financial system is absolutely primed for a crisis, and now some of the most important financial institutions in […]
IMF downgrades Canadian growth outlook to 1% for 2015
IMF downgrades Canadian growth outlook to 1% for 2015 Risks for the world include low commodities prices, China’s slowdown and rate hikes The IMF has downgraded its outlook for Canadian growth to one per cent this year because of the impact of lower oil and commodities prices. It also has revised its expectations for global […]
High Priests of Global Finance Stoke Emerging Market Fears
High Priests of Global Finance Stoke Emerging Market Fears Two of the most important guardians of global finance, the IMF (International Monetary Fund) and the IIF (Institute of International Finance), gave their verdict on the current state of the global economy this week. And their message could not be clearer: beware the dreaded fate of […]
Today’s Turning Point on ECM
Today’s Turning Point on ECM I have been warning that this turning point is not in markets, it is centered in government. The number of issues coming to a head are just mind-blowing from the Catalonia vote to separate from Spain to the resignation of Boehner with non-politicians leading not just in the USA, but […]
Look Out Below: Corporate Debt In Emerging Markets Has QUADRUPLED Since 2004
Look Out Below: Corporate Debt In Emerging Markets Has QUADRUPLED Since 2004 Debt has skyrocketed globally. And see this. Governments have – of course – dramatically increased their debt since 2008 to fund questionable actions. But 141 years of history shows that excessive private debt in and of itself can cause depressions. American corporations are piling on record amounts of debt. And see this. Private debt […]
Inflation, the Fed, and the Big Picture
Inflation, the Fed, and the Big Picture CAMBRIDGE – Inflation – its causes and its connection to monetary policy and financial crises – was the theme of this year’s international conference of central bankers and academics in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. But, while policymakers’ desire to be prepared for potential future risks to price stability is understandable, they […]
Europe’s Biggest Bank Dares To Ask: Is The Fed Preparing For A “Controlled Demolition”
Europe’s Biggest Bank Dares To Ask: Is The Fed Preparing For A “Controlled Demolition” Why did we focus so much attention yesterday on a post in which the IMF confirmed what we had said since last October, namely that the BOJ’s days of ravenous debt monetization are coming to a tapering end as soon as 2017 (as […]
The IMF Just Confirmed The Nightmare Scenario For Central Banks Is Now In Play
The IMF Just Confirmed The Nightmare Scenario For Central Banks Is Now In Play The most important piece of news announced today was also, as usually happens, the most underreported: it had nothing to do with US jobs, with the Fed’s hiking intentions, with China, or even the ongoing “1998-style” carnage in emerging markets. Instead, […]
Whitewashing the IMF’s Destructive Role in Greece
Whitewashing the IMF’s Destructive Role in Greece This autumn may see anti-austerity coalitions gain power in Portugal, Spain and Italy, while Marine le Pen’s National Front in France presses for outright withdrawal from the eurozone. These countries face a common problem: how to resist the economic devastation that the European Central Bank (ECB), European Council […]
Euro ministers give blessing to Greek bailout, wooing IMF on debt
Euro ministers give blessing to Greek bailout, wooing IMF on debt Euro zone finance ministers have agreed to lend Greece up to 86 billion euros ($96 billion) after Greek lawmakers accepted their stiff conditions despite a revolt by supporters of leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Assuming approval by the German and other parliaments, 13 billion […]
