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Record Global Debt: A Ticking Time Bomb for the World Economy

Record Global Debt: A Ticking Time Bomb for the World Economy The relentless increase in global debt is an enormous problem for the economy. Public deficits are neither reserves for the private sector nor a tool for growth. Bloated public debt is a burden on the economy, making productivity stall, raising taxes, and crowding out financing […]

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Why the world’s big debt loads may be here to stay

Why the world’s big debt loads may be here to stay Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios Staggeringly high government debt levels around the globe may stick — a huge shift from previous years that could come despite the warnings of economic damage this dynamic may cause. Why it matters: Aging populations, worsening partisanship, steepening interest rates and other factors could […]

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March of Folly: Fall of American Empire

MARCH OF FOLLY: FALL OF AMERICAN EMPIRE “Folly is a child of power.” ― Barbara W. Tuchman, The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam “A phenomenon noticeable throughout history regardless of place or period is the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interests. Mankind, it seems, makes a poorer performance of government than […]

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Central Banks, Global Debt & COVID

Central Banks, Global Debt & COVID Ed Dowd summarizes his career and insights as a successful stock picking “conspiracy theorist”. I first met Ed Dowd during an early trip which a group of physicians from the International Alliance of Physicians and Medical Scientists (www.globalcovidsummit.com) made to the Hawaiian Islands of Maui and Oahu during the […]

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Global Debt approaching $280 Trillion by Year-end.

Global Debt approaching $280 Trillion by Year-end. Global debt is exploding thanks to the deliberate COVID-19 manufactured crisis. It is approaching $280 trillion going into year-end. We should no longer call it even debt because at this point, they are just creating the money and the central banks are buying it. Moreover, there is ABSOLUTELY no intention […]

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Weekly Commentary: Scorched Earth

Weekly Commentary: Scorched Earth November 18 – Reuters (Rodrigo Campos): “Global debt is expected to soar to a record $277 trillion by the end of the year as governments and companies continue to spend in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Institute of International Finance said in a report… The IIF… said debt ballooned already […]

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World Bank Warns “Wave Of Debt” Could Unleash Historic Crisis, Crush The Global Economy

World Bank Warns “Wave Of Debt” Could Unleash Historic Crisis, Crush The Global Economy Something happens to the world’s “really smart people” when the topic of debt is discussed: they become blabbering idiots. Consider that last month we reported that according to the Institute of International Finance, global debt has now hit $250 trillion and is expected […]

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THE GLOBAL DEBT TICKING TIME-BOMB: The Reason To Own Gold & Silver

THE GLOBAL DEBT TICKING TIME-BOMB: The Reason To Own Gold & Silver As Global Debt reached a new record high of $250 trillion this year, gold and silver came briefly back on the radar for investors.  After five long years, the precious metals finally broke through key technical levels this summer.  However, after the Fed […]

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Global Debt To Hit All Time High $255 Trillion, 330% Of World GDP

Global Debt To Hit All Time High $255 Trillion, 330% Of World GDP There are three certainties in life: death, taxes and that global debt will keep rising in perpetuity. Addressing the third, yesterday the Institute of International Finance reported that global debt has now hit $250 trillion and is expected to hit a record $255 trillion […]

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The Global Debt Bubble Enters Its Blow-Off Stage

The Global Debt Bubble Enters Its Blow-Off Stage People have been talking about a “debt bubble” for some years now. They’ve been right, of course, based on the combination of surging borrowing and plunging rates. But the bubble hasn’t stopped inflating, and recently it entered what certainsly looks like a terminal blow-off stage. Some highlights: […]

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Fourth Turning Economics

Fourth Turning Economics “In retrospect, the spark might seem as ominous as a financial crash, as ordinary as a national election, or as trivial as a Tea Party. The catalyst will unfold according to a basic Crisis dynamic that underlies all of these scenarios: An initial spark will trigger a chain reaction of unyielding responses […]

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Global Debt Hits $246 Trillion, 320% Of GDP, As Developing Debt Hits All Time High

Global Debt Hits $246 Trillion, 320% Of GDP, As Developing Debt Hits All Time High According to the latest IIF Global Debt Monitor released today, debt around the globe hit $246 trillion in Q1 2019, rising by $3 trillion in the quarter, and outpacing the rate of growth of the global economy as total debt/GDP […]

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Global Debt Surpasses 244 Trillion Dollars As “Nearly Half The World Lives On Less Than $5.50 A Day”

Global Debt Surpasses 244 Trillion Dollars As “Nearly Half The World Lives On Less Than $5.50 A Day” The borrower is the servant of the lender, and one of the primary ways that the elite keep the rest of us subjugated is through the $244,000,000,000,000 mountain of global debt that has been accumulated.  Every single […]

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Global Debt Surpasses 244 Trillion Dollars As “Nearly Half The World Lives On Less Than $5.50 A Day”

Global Debt Surpasses 244 Trillion Dollars As “Nearly Half The World Lives On Less Than $5.50 A Day” The borrower is the servant of the lender, and one of the primary ways that the elite keep the rest of us subjugated is through the $244,000,000,000,000 mountain of global debt that has been accumulated.  Every single […]

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We Are Entering The “Quantitative Failure” Narrative

We Are Entering The “Quantitative Failure” Narrative For a decade, the world brushed off any concerns about soaring global debt under the rug for a simple reason: between the Fed, the ECB and the BOJ, there was always a buyer of last resort, providing an implicit or, increasingly explicit backstop to bond prices, in the […]

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