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Cash Banned, Freedom Gone
Cash Banned, Freedom Gone Some politicians want to ban cash, arguing that cash is helping criminals. The first steps in that direction are the withdrawal of big denomination notes and the limits imposed on cash payments. Proponents of a ban on cash claim that this will help fight criminal transactions — involved in money laundering, terrorism, and […]
Royal Bank and BMO defend Canada’s banking sector amid Panama Papers and Fintrac fine
Royal Bank and BMO defend Canada’s banking sector amid Panama Papers and Fintrac fine Bad week for big banks as tax haven discussion hits at same time as fine levied for lack of disclosur It has been a rough week, reputationally for Canadian banks, but fundamentally they remain among the world’s best. (Mark Blinch/Reuters) The […]
Going Into Debt to Invest Into Debt…
Going Into Debt to Invest Into Debt… Bankers Hate It When You Hold Cash In an extraordinary turn of events, last week we were contacted by our local bankers. Since we were turned down for a mortgage in 1982 (our business finances were thought to be “too shaky”), we have had little truck with them. We pay […]
Western Mistakes, Remade in China
Western Mistakes, Remade in China SHANGHAI – The Chinese economy faces an enormously challenging transition. To achieve its goal of joining the world’s high-income countries, the government has rightly urged a “decisive role for the market.” But, while market competition works well in many sectors, banking is different. Indeed, over the last seven years, China’s […]
The Lock Down Has Begun: JP Morgan Restricts ATM Cash Withdrawals
The Lock Down Has Begun: JP Morgan Restricts ATM Cash Withdrawals Last month All News Pipeline warned that major banks were preparing to tighten the screws on American account holders starting April 1st. It appears that the lock-down of cash has begun. Citing criminal activity as a factor, JP Morgan is limiting cash withdrawals at ATM machines. The bank said […]
Impatient Banks: A Real Red Flag For The Oil Patch
Impatient Banks: A Real Red Flag For The Oil Patch Lenders to the oil and gas industry have been extraordinarily lenient amid the worst downturn in decades, allowing indebted companies to survive a little while longer in hopes of a rebound in oil prices. But the screws are set to tighten just a bit more […]
Criminal Bankers Control US Government Push War-Paul Craig Roberts
Criminal Bankers Control US Government Push War-Paul Craig Roberts Former Assistant Treasury Secretary in the Reagan Administration, Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, contends it is no accident why bankers do not get jail time for constantly committing fraud by stealing documents and committing fraudulent, criminal insider trading and market manipulations. Dr. Roberts explains, “Look at […]
New law proposed to shift bank failure risk from taxpayers
New law proposed to shift bank failure risk from taxpayers Ottawa proposes ‘bail-in’ regime to force creditors to prop up failing banks The Liberal government says it will create legislation that shifts some of the risk in a bank failure to creditors. (Canadian Press) Canada will introduce legislation to implement a “bail-in” regime for systemically […]
Helicopter Money: Global Central Banks Consider Distributing Money Directly To The People
Helicopter Money: Global Central Banks Consider Distributing Money Directly To The People Should central banks create money out of thin air and give it directly to governments and average citizens? If you can believe it, this is now under serious consideration. Since 2008, global central banks have cut interest rates 637 times, they have injected […]
Hillary’s Scary New Cash Tax
Hillary’s Scary New Cash Tax Have you heard of “negative interest rates”? It’s become a phenomenon with economists and the media. There’s a good chance you’ve read an article about it. We’ve covered it many times in the Dispatch. I’m writing to tell you something about negative interest rates you haven’t heard. You certainly […]
The Collapse Of Italy’s Banks Threatens To Plunge The European Financial System Into Chaos
The Collapse Of Italy’s Banks Threatens To Plunge The European Financial System Into Chaos The Italian banking system is a “leaning tower” that truly could completely collapse at literally any moment. And as Italy’s banks begin to go down like dominoes, it is going to set off financial panic all over Europe unlike anything we […]
Will Italian banks spark another financial crisis?
Will Italian banks spark another financial crisis? In the 14th century, the Medici family of Florence began its rise to prominence, investing profits from a thriving textile trade to fund what would become the largest banking institution in Europe. The success of the legendary banking family helped to usher in the Italian Renaissance and thus change […]
“Freedom Always Dies Bit by Bit”: Bundesbank Takes Sides in War on Cash
“Freedom Always Dies Bit by Bit”: Bundesbank Takes Sides in War on Cash “Citizens should not be put under general suspicion.” There are two sides in the global war against cash. On one side are many of the world’s governments, central banks, fintech firms, banks, credit card companies, telecommunication behemoths, financial institutions, large retailers, etc. According […]
Bank watch lists early warning sign of trouble for oil and gas industry
Bank watch lists early warning sign of trouble for oil and gas industry Royal Bank, CIBC and Scotiabank each added 9 oil and gas firms to watch lists in recent quarterly earnings In releasing their latest quarterly earnings, Royal Bank, CIBC and Scotiabank each added nine oil and gas firms to their loan watch lists, […]
