“We might be heading to the largest economic crash in human history, whose aftermath would not spare any corner of the global economic order”

Authored by Tuomas Malinen via GnSEconomics.com, Market liquidity is crucial for well-functioning capital markets. There has been a quite lot of talk about diminished market liquidity and the role of machines in it (see, e.g. Q-review 4/2017, this and this). These are worrying developments. …

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How to Survive an Economic Collapse

via Robert Gore at Straight Line Logic On Septemeber 30, at Murphy, North Carolina, I addressed the Appalachian Network PATCON, a gathering of very bright people on the cutting edge of preparation for the coming catastrophe. The topic was: “How to Survive an …

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Prepping for a Venezuela-like economic collapse

by mg_ridgeview Water is probably the single most important thing you could stock. After that, all the medical supplies and pharmaceuticals you can get your hands on. First aid kits, sanitizer and toiletries too. Medicine/medical supplies, preserved foodstuffs, water, utility knife, …

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China Censors Bad Economic News Amid Signs of Slower Growth

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/28/business/china-censor-economic-news.html A government directive sent to journalists in China on Friday named six economic topics to be “managed,” according to a copy of the order that was reviewed by The New York Times. The list of topics includes: ■ Worse-than-expected …

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The risk of systemic economic collapse

by HomoSemiHabilis Hear me out on this because I think it’s the most empirical treatment of how things could very quickly go horribly wrong. ​ Fact 1 : banks handle the very infrastructure of payment through credit card, checks, wire …

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