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by Chris MacIntosh via International Man Here’s the current budget deficit. The blue is good and the orange is bad. You can see a lot of orange, and after 2008 things have been decidedly “orange.” Since there is no actual cash in the piggy bank the US government has to borrow it. Meanwhile, debt spirals higher. […]
by David Stockman via International Man If you didn’t think the $70 trillion global bond market was a train-wreck waiting to happen, surely last week’s yield surge was a wake up call. From the 2.15% close one week earlier, the 10-year yield soared to a peak of 2.50% just after mid-day last Friday; and that […]
by Egon von Greyerz via Gold Switzerland We are now at the end of an era of economic and moral decadence in a debt infested world built on false values, fake money and abysmal leadership. All hell will break loose. The consequences will be fatal for the world. There are eras in history which have […]
by Robert Aro via Mises.org This Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will address the world to likely announce the raising of interest rates. With the first rate hike in several years and the promise to reduce the balance sheet later this year, the stage for 2022 will be set. Also tomorrow, per CNN: …Moscow […]
by Matthew Piepenburg via Gold Switzerland Critical warning signs from the credit and rates markets are being ignored by tough-talking experts while gold bides its time before it rises in a global financial crisis mathematically too sick to save. It is fascinating to watch market pundits, policy makers, commercial bankers and other media-supported experts talk […]
by Raul Amoros and Christina Kostandi View the expanded version of this infographic to see all countries. Visualizing the State of Global Debt, by Country Since COVID-19 started its spread around the world in 2020, the global economy has been put to the test with supply chain disruptions, price volatility for commodities, challenges in the […]
by Egon von Greyerz via Gold Switzerland It seems that 2022 will be the year when the US Empire disintegrates faster than anyone could have imagined. Empires need strong leadership but electing a weak octogenarian president certainly fits the picture of a collapsing empire. With the world on the verge of a major geopolitical conflict […]
by Matthew Piepenburg via Gold Switzerland Below, we look at the converging market forces, policies and math which portend a re-thinking of American Exceptionalism for 2022. The Fed’s REAL Mandate As expected, the Fed is an essential starting theme in any conversation of this nature. Officially, the Fed has two primary mandates: 1) containing inflation […]
by Matthew Piepenburg via Gold Switzerland If you’re wondering why the media, markets and mandates are making less sense despite a constant flow of hard facts contradicting their message, it’s critical to watch what is done rather than said by the policy makers behind the fear and inflation “new normal.” The Latest Fed-Speak Translation: From […]
by Daniel Lacalle Mises.org In the economy, real economic return on investment is not just an important metric. It is crucial. That is why I find it so intellectually dishonest when some economists look at the GDP and employment growth without putting it in the context of the massive increase in debt, spending, and money supply. […]
written by Ryan McMaken september 30, 2021 The US is in the midst of yet another “debate” over the debt ceiling. In the twenty-first century, this is a ritual that Washington politicos and journalists go through every few years when the prospect of default and government shutdown is used as a way to hold Americans […]