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The Bulletin: August 6-12, 2025
The Bulletin: August 6-12, 2025 This past week’s articles of interest… CLICK HERE If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. Maine Organic Farmers Organization Suing EPA over PFAS in sludge–which has shut down many farms in Maine Dennis L. Meadows on the Future of our Planet The Silent Collapse: What the Disappearance […]
The Bulletin: February 20-26, 2025
The Bulletin: February 20-26, 2025 US Flies Bomber Group Over Middle East In Warning To Enemies | ZeroHedge Bizarre Symptoms of Societal Collapse Peak Oil. Food. Fascism. Collapse. Guest post: How the global ‘water gap’ will grow under climate change – Carbon Brief Bird study finds much larger volumes of toxic PFAS chemicals than previously […]
Turkey Rules Out Capital Controls As Germany Says IMF Bailout “Would Be Helpful”
Turkey Rules Out Capital Controls As Germany Says IMF Bailout “Would Be Helpful” During this morning’s conference call organized by Citi, HSBC and other banks with “thousands” of investors, Turkey’s Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak – the Jared Kushner of Turkey – eased nerves when in an attempt to bolster confidence, said that capital controls […]
“Whispers Of Capital Controls” As Turkish Lira Plunge Resumes
“Whispers Of Capital Controls” As Turkish Lira Plunge Resumes As widely expected , the beneficial boost to the Turkish Lira from yesterday’s emergency 3% hike in the late liquidity window rate by the Turkish Central Bank did not even last one full day, and on Thursday the Turkish Lira collapse resumed, with the currency reversing […]
China Launches New Capital Controls: Puts $15,000 Annual Cap On Overseas ATM Withdrawals
China Launches New Capital Controls: Puts $15,000 Annual Cap On Overseas ATM Withdrawals Back in September 2015 – long before bitcoin became the “world’s biggest bubble in history”, and when it was still trading at just $200 – we explained not only that the primary purpose behind the use of the cryptocurrency was evading capital […]
“Most Draconian Measures Ever”: China Expands Bitcoin Crackdown Beyond Exchange Trading
“Most Draconian Measures Ever”: China Expands Bitcoin Crackdown Beyond Exchange Trading Last week bitcoin plunged over 40% from all time highs hit as recently as three weeks ago on news that China had ordered local exchanges to halt trading in the cryptocurrency. Since then, defying naysayers yet again, bitcoin staged a remarkable comeback, rising from […]
China Losing Control? PBOC Imposes New Yuan Outflow Limits For First Time In Two Decades
China Losing Control? PBOC Imposes New Yuan Outflow Limits For First Time In Two Decades Late last week, we reported that in its latest push to limit and/or halt capital outflows, China unveiled new capital controls meant to stem further capital flight disguised as outbound M&A by clamping down with tighter controls on Chinese companies seeking to […]
Looking Forward
Looking Forward Since its inception, International Man has offered prognostications about what the future will bring – economically, politically and socially. The principle writers of the publication have been at this for decades. Each one began by studying world economics and politics in order to make the best choices as to where to live, where to […]
Governor Of Puerto Rico Set To Impose Capital Controls
Governor Of Puerto Rico Set To Impose Capital Controls Yesterday, in the latest plot twist surrounding the inevitable Puerto Rico default, we observed that after the commonwealth island’s Senate passed a surprising bill to impose a debt moratorium on any future debt repayment, its bonds – predictably – tumbled. We also noted that the legislation addressed the […]
US recession data shows it’s a very short road to capital controls
US recession data shows it’s a very short road to capital controls “Prosperity is like a Jenga tower. Take one piece out and the whole thing can fall.” That’s a direct quote from John Williams, the President of the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank in a speech he gave a few weeks ago. He could […]
Capital Controls Are Coming
Capital Controls Are Coming The carnage always comes by surprise, often on an otherwise ordinary Saturday morning… The government declares a surprise bank holiday. It shuts all the banks. It imposes capital controls to stop citizens from taking their money out of the country. Cash-sniffing dogs, which make drug-sniffing dogs look friendly, show up at […]
The International War on Cash
The International War on Cash Back in 2008, I began warning of increasing capital controls that we would see in the future, as a component in the decline of Western economies (Western in the broad sense, including Japan, Australia, etc.) Along the way, it occurred to me that, at some point, governments might collectively attempt […]
Greek Cash Ban Escalates: Imposes ‘Permanent’ Stricter “Capital Controls” On 3 Million Pensioners, Civil Servants
Greek Cash Ban Escalates: Imposes ‘Permanent’ Stricter “Capital Controls” On 3 Million Pensioners, Civil Servants In a stunning move towards the elites’ endgame of ‘banning cash’, Greek authorities unveiled stricter capital controls for civil servants and pensioners this weekend. By drastically limiting cash withdrawals and forcing the more ‘controllable’ compulsory use of plastic money, Greek authorities […]
Cash Withdrawal Limits and “Bank Holidays” Coming
Cash Withdrawal Limits and “Bank Holidays” Coming Concerns that next crisis may be imminent Bail-ins, withdrawal limits and negative interest rates may be imposed FT proposes a ban on “barbarous relic” cash Central banks would have people “completely under their control” – Bonner Gold in safe jurisdictions will again protect wealth Collapsing commodities prices, erratic […]
China Loses All Control, Spends 600 Billion Yuan On Plunge Protection In August, Tightens Capital Controls
China Loses All Control, Spends 600 Billion Yuan On Plunge Protection In August, Tightens Capital Controls Back on July 20, Caijing reporter Wang Xiaolu suggested that China Securities Finance – the state-owned plunge protection vehicle – may be set to exit the market. That sent futures plunging and ultimately led to Mr. Wang’s arrest late […]
