Simon Black: Uncle Sam Just Used Its Financial Nuclear Weapon Again
People can only be threatened so many times before they start working on a solution…
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Simon Black: The Five Scary New Rules Of Upside-Down Capitalism
It’s amazing how quickly this new reality took over, and I shudder to think how much more absurd it will become over the next few years…
Continue readingTHE GROWING OPPOSITION AGAINST THE ECB
It’s likely to intensify as the impact of these policies is felt, not just by the banks, but by the average citizen, who increasingly sees their savings…
Continue readingMore Serious Warnings About The Corporate Debt & Junk Bond Bubble?
Low interest rates are encouraging companies to take on a level of debt that risks becoming a $19 trillion time bomb…
Continue readingSimon Black: Four Lessons From The Biggest Riots In Decades
If you’re been following the news, you might have seen reports about the worst civil unrest in decades…
Continue readingTeenage Celebrity Climate Activist Greta Thunberg To Poor Countries: Drop Dead
Thunberg seems unaware that in poor and developing countries, carbon emissions are more a lifeline to children than they are a threat.
Continue readingEgon von Greyerz: GOVERNMENT ACTION WILL PUSH GOLD EVER HIGHER
For anyone who wants to understand economics, and governments’ nefarious mismanagement of our money, all he needs to do is…
Continue readingFrench Incomes Place Below Some of America’s Poorest States — And the Protesters Know It
If we compare France to individual US states, we find that France’s disposable income may rank below every US state except Louisiana. Here’s more…
Continue readingInflation Watch: Rents Grows Faster Than Income For The 22nd Straight Month
Rents didn’t triple like the price of butter in France, but lowering one’s standard of living via substitution isn’t as simple as just switching apartments as needed…
Continue readingOne Single Gold Leaf From Napoleon’s Crown Is Going To Auction
There’s only six in existence and the whereabouts of the other five are unknown. The gold crown was melted down after his death. Here’s the details…
Continue readingPresident Announces A “New Strategy On Iran” As Treasury Imposes More Sanctions
“It is time for the entire world to join us in demanding that Iran’s government end its pursuit of death and destruction”. Here’s the latest (with roots from 2001)…
Continue reading1 Dead, 8 Injured As Car Rams Into Pizzeria In Paris – Driver Arrested
Vehicular murder on the rise again…
Continue readingRoubini: Could France Be Next to Fail?
Nouriel Roubini was on Bloomberg this morning discussing the issues with the Euro-zone. Roubini stated that while right now Euros are rushing to the perceived safety of France, fundamentally France […]
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