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The Bulletin: December 5-11, 2024
The Bulletin: December 5-11, 2024 The Argument for Assisted Collapse – George Tsakraklides Total Grid Collapse Strikes Cuba (Again) | ZeroHedge Yes, Climate Change Is Probably Going To Kill You Reductionism Doesn’t Work Holistically It was always about the oil #294: The perils of extremes | Surplus Energy Economics Lavrov Warns Europe The New Cold […]
The Ideological Battle Behind the U.S. Debt Crisis
The Ideological Battle Behind the U.S. Debt Crisis The U.S. national debt is at 34.7 trillion dollars. If you laid that many dollar bills end-to-end, it would wrap around the Earth 134,599 times. That’s enough to travel to the sun and back 17 times. Suffice it to say, we’re in a pickle. America is slowly approaching […]
The Looming Stagflationary Debt Crisis
Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images The Looming Stagflationary Debt Crisis Years of ultra-loose fiscal and monetary policies have put the global economy on track for a slow-motion train wreck in the coming years. When the crash comes, the stagflation of the 1970s will be combined with the spiraling debt crises of the post-2008 era, leaving […]
Translating Yellen-Speak into Golden-Speak
Translating Yellen-Speak into Golden-Speak Given the increasingly politicized interplay (cancer) of central bank policy and so-called free market price discovery, it’s becoming increasingly more important to track the actions of central bankers rather than just traditional market signals alone. Like it or not, the Fed is the market. Toward this end, we’ve had some substantive fun deciphering […]
The Debt Crisis Is Mounting For Oil Economies
The Debt Crisis Is Mounting For Oil Economies Dubai. Abu Dhabi. Bahrain. And, of course, Saudi Arabia. The two emirates this year issued debt for the first time in years. So did Bahrain. Saudi Arabia stepped up its debt issuance. The moves are typical for the oil-dependent Gulf economies. When the going is good, the […]
Third Mega-Crisis in 12 Years: Eurozone Economy Plunges at Fastest Rate on Record
Third Mega-Crisis in 12 Years: Eurozone Economy Plunges at Fastest Rate on Record First the Global Financial Crisis, then the Euro Debt Crisis, now the Big One. In its 21 years of official existence, the Eurozone has already been through two brutal crises — the Global Financial Crisis and one of its own doing, the […]
Can Government Prevent a Major Debt Crisis?
Can Government Prevent a Major Debt Crisis? QUESTION: Hi MartinI recently stumped upon a documentary on Netflix about you and your model.I then went on and watched some YouTube videos.To me it makes totally sense that taxation does not work, but how can we change it. Do we need to become politicians?We have a very high […]
Stocks Crater – 3.5 Trillion Dollars In Global Market Cap Wiped Out – China Considers “Dumping U.S. Treasuries”
Stocks Crater – 3.5 Trillion Dollars In Global Market Cap Wiped Out – China Considers “Dumping U.S. Treasuries” Wall Street responded to our escalating trade war with China by throwing a bit of a temper tantrum. On Monday the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 617 points, and that was the worst day for the […]
China’s “JPMorgan” Hit By Sudden Debt Crisis As Cross-Default Chain Reaction Triggered
China’s “JPMorgan” Hit By Sudden Debt Crisis As Cross-Default Chain Reaction Triggered Ever since Beijing allowed private Chinese companies (even certain state-owned enterprises) to officially fail for the first time in 2016, and file for bankruptcy to restructure their unsustainable debt loads, it’s been a one-way street of corporate bankruptcies, one which we profiled last […]
The True Size Of The U.S. National Debt, Including Unfunded Liabilities, Is 222 Trillion Dollars
The True Size Of The U.S. National Debt, Including Unfunded Liabilities, Is 222 Trillion Dollars The United States is on a path to financial ruin, and everyone can see what is happening, but nobody can seem to come up with a way to stop it. According to the U.S. Treasury, the federal government is currently 22 […]
America’s “Debt Crisis Is Coming Soon”
America’s “Debt Crisis Is Coming Soon” – America’s “debt crisis is coming soon” warns economist Martin Feldstein– To avoid economic distress, the government has to reduce future entitlement spending– The most dangerous domestic problem facing America’s federal government is the rapid growth of its budget deficit and national debt According to the Congressional Budget Office, […]
As The Economy Teeters On The Brink Of A Recession, U.S. Debt Levels Are Absolutely Exploding
As The Economy Teeters On The Brink Of A Recession, U.S. Debt Levels Are Absolutely Exploding We now have official confirmation that the U.S. economy has dramatically slowed down. In recent days I have shared a whole bunch of numbers with my readers that clearly demonstrate that a new economic downturn has begun. And even though stock […]
The Most Depressing Stat Of The Month: The U.S. National Debt Is About To Pass The $22 Trillion Mark
The Most Depressing Stat Of The Month: The U.S. National Debt Is About To Pass The $22 Trillion Mark The U.S. national debt is wildly out of control, and nobody in Washington seems to care. According to the U.S. Treasury, the federal government is currently $21,933,491,166,604.77 in debt. In just a few days, that figure […]
