Just as a New York Times columnist attempted to spew propaganda last week by blaming the ‘dumbing down’ of the American people for the reason behind the lack of trust in their newspaper and mainstream
Following the annual Jackson Hole meeting of U.S. central bankers a week ago, the Vice-Chairman of the Federal Reserve admitted something that most ‘conspiracy theorists’ had already deduced… that the private bank not only picks
Earlier this year, a story broke about thousands of Japanese rushing out to purchase home safes to store their cash in since trust in their banking system fell off a cliff with the advent of
Contrary to the West’s belief that the state of the U.S. economy determines the state of the global economy, in today’s world the real indicators on whether the economy is in a a growth phase
Former Congressman and co-creator of the nefarious Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, Barney Frank, spoke to The Hill over the weekend and told the publication that he is advising the Federal Reserve to do everything
Earlier this year, Finland broached the idea of a direct payments to consumers as a means to help stimulate their economy. Known in the mainstream as ‘helicopter money’ after former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke declared
If Walmart is the bellweather corporation for the retail sector, then places like Dollar General and Dollar Tree are the bellweather for the consumer. And on Aug. 25 these two discount retailers showed their cards
One of the biggest reasons why economic events such as hyperinflation are so devastating is because they occur in a flash, and usually beyond the reach of governments and central banks to be able to
At the core of the nation’s colossal debt bubble is of course the Federal Reserve, and their zero/negative interest rate and money printing policies that have destroyed many sectors in the overall economy. And one
On Aug. 19, the FDIC closed down their fourth bank for 2016 as The Woodbury Banking Company shuttered its doors. This institution is the first bank failure in over three months, with First Cornerstone Bank being
The 20th Amendment lays out the line of succession for the Presidency in case of a catastrophic event which sees the Commander-in-Chief and the Vice-President killed, incapacitated, convicted of a crime, or leave office of
On Aug. 14, the Greek Finance Ministry ordered the implementation of perhaps the most stringent capital controls in decades against their own people by ordering citizens to declare all assets they own, including cash down
Forget the current French leader Francois Hollande taking the initiative to stand up to the European Union, and instead look forward and backward to see both a potential and former President of France calling for
With central banks having the reputation now of being the buyer of ALL RESORTS, what might be the consequences if they held a bond auction and no one came to sell? That is what happened
On Aug. 8, Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke at the Detroit Economic Club to reveal his economic plan to Make America Great Again. During his approximately one hour speech, Trump provided several general categories
When Bank of America this weekend announced that central banks are involved in 45% of all global bond purchases, it was just another nail in the argument that the entire financial system is simply a debt
Even the infamous John Maynard Keynes predicted that too much reliance upon credit expansion would eventually lead to wealth inequality and a distortion of the economy. And we see this in his writings where he
Back in 2010 the Social Security program officially went insolvent, as outflows to beneficiaries for the first time outnumbered inflows from tax revenues. And over the past six years, payouts from the program have required
Has anyone actually wondered why the stock markets worldwide shot back up to new all-time highs following the Brexit vote when they were in a slow decline prior to this historic event? The answer of
As the establishment axoim goes, if you can’t beat them, co-opt them… and this is just what the Bank of England is looking to do by investigating in the creation of their own digital currency.
Any investor with two brain cells knows that the recent jump in equities has nothing to do with a fundamental or technical change in the value of companies, but in central banks buying stocks to
When Mayor Richard Daley decided to end the several decade’s rule by his family over the city of Chicago, it finished a legacy that saw the city re-make itself in the wake of post-World War