Yes, It Is Possible To Fix The Worst Economic & Financial Disasters (But Don’t Hold Your Breath)

by Simon Black of Sovereign Man On the morning of September 2, 1715, Philippe d’Orleans prepared for an impossible task. King Louis XIV had just died the day before after a painful struggle with gangrene, leaving his five-year old great grandson to inherit the throne. Philippe had been appointed regent the week prior, meaning that he would rule … Read more

Meanwhile on the Economic Front

by Chris Black The dollar plus jump in gasoline remains even though oil has lost the entire “invasion premium”.  How can it be a Putin Price, if the war still goes on and oil isn’t above $120? The shipping nightmare continues unabated. Getting freight booked from Asia is virtually impossible. Looks like Christmas is gone … Read more

Civil unrest in Peru as inflationary economic collapse unfolds!

Wall Street Silver – Twitter, Released on 4/8/22 Check out the three videos below. Much more of this will be seen around the globe in the months ahead… In #Peru, leftist President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew in the Lima and Callao regions to try to curb protests against the government. The government has become … Read more

Consumers are resorting to credit to fill the gap between the cost of living and incomes. Economic growth will slow sharply. We are likely not far from something “breaking” in the market.

Not surprisingly, as #Government #checks ran out and #inflation went up, #consumers are resorting to #credit to fill the gap between the cost of living and #incomes.#Economic growth will slow sharply this year. pic.twitter.com/5fGYaYkw3d — Lance Roberts (@LanceRoberts) April 8, 2022 We are likely not far from something "breaking" in the #market (probably on the … Read more

There is no limit to the economic pain EU leaders are willing to inflict upon their citizens.

https://twitter.com/WallStreetSilv/status/1511317702786396161 https://twitter.com/WallStreetSilv/status/1511030153727524865 UK consumer confidence suffers biggest fall since global financial crisis The mood among consumers about their finances suffered its biggest fall in March since the financial crisis of 2008 amid the tightest cost of living squeeze in a generation. PwC’s consumer confidence report shows that UK households are cutting back on discretionary spending … Read more

How much economic suffering will Americans/Europeans accept to make themselves feel like they’re “doing something?” Sanctions hurt us more than them…. A perfect storm may be brewing.

Unfortunately all the sane people in the west have to pay a Russia outrage tax similar to the Covid hysteria tax we paid. — George Gammon (@GeorgeGammon) April 4, 2022 U.S. to announce more Russia sanctions this week, says Biden aide https://t.co/QIHJ1mVxx7 — MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) April 4, 2022 Why I'm worried about housing: – 5%+ … Read more

Wolf Richter: The Greatest Economic Injustice in Recent History

From Wolf Street:  The Fed’s own data on the distribution of wealth in the US is a quarterly report card on the Fed’s official policy goal of the “Wealth Effect.” It has now released the data for Q4. The Fed uses monetary policies, such as QE and interest rate repression, to create asset price inflation … Read more

Sri Lanka: 50 injured as protesters try to storm president’s house amid economic crisis

Nearly 50 people were injured after authorities used teargas and water cannon to drive back a crowd that stormed the home of Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, amid anger over the government’s handling of the nation’s deepening economic crisis. The crisis, the worst in living memory, has caused massive discontent, with people unable to find … Read more

Sri Lanka to turn off streetlights to save electricity amid deepening economic crisis

Soon we will all be Sri Lanka, thanks to our corrupt elites & criminal central bankers. Sri Lanka is turning off streetlights to save electricity, a minister said on Thursday, as its worst economic crisis in decades brought more power cuts and halted trading on its main stock market. The island of 22 million people … Read more

ALERT: Biden’s New Executive Order Just Put Your Social and Economic Freedom in His Crosshairs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byLdpJ_f-WE Justin Haskins from The Hill reports, Whenever the White House says it is working on a plan that would transform a vital part of the U.S. economy, and that the administration is doing so with the “highest urgency,” it should go without saying that the press should pay close attention to what’s going on. … Read more

Warning signs about the loss of economic momentum — not just in Germany but also in much of Europe…

.@markets on current and expected business conditions in #Germany according to the latest #IFO:The record drop is consistent with other indicators flashing warning signs about the loss of economic momentum — not just in Germany but also in much of #Europe #economy #EconTwitter pic.twitter.com/y6Qx6o4yeR — Mohamed A. El-Erian (@elerianm) March 25, 2022 The Ifo Business … Read more

Putin Blames Western Ruling Elite For Global Economic Problems

Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Summit News, Vladimir Putin gave a speech in which he blamed the ‘western ruling elite’ for creating the economic hardships impacting people in Europe and the United States. During a speech that was broadcast live on Russian television, the Kremlin frontman also slammed Russian oligarchs fleeing to Israel as … Read more

Stagflation Alert! Moody’s, On Global Economic Outlook: We Are Reducing Global Economic Growth Projections And Raising Inflation Forecasts.

MOODY'S, ON GLOBAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: WE ARE REDUCING GLOBAL ECONOMIC GROWTH PROJECTIONS AND RAISING INFLATION FORECASTS. — FinancialJuice (@financialjuice) March 17, 2022 The y/y change in US rail volumes demonstrate freight downturns The Economic slowdown is here = stagflation UBS pic.twitter.com/0RxoiDqvbm — Alessio (@AlessioTMAD) March 17, 2022 https://twitter.com/MFHoz/status/1504450853570289669 Philly Fed Expectations Plunge As Prices Paid … Read more

Goldman Sachs Cuts US GDP Target, Again. Warns Of Economic Recession.

#GoldmanSachs warns the probability of a U.S. #recession in the next year may be as much as 35% on fallout from the war in #Ukraine $gs also cut their prediction for #GDP this year to 1.75% from 2.0% owing to high #oil#economy #UkraineWar https://t.co/HAuBRafHha via @markets — Susan Li (@SusanLiTV) March 11, 2022 NASDAQ: currently … Read more

Biden economic advisor Brian Deese: The Goal for U.S. is to Reduce Fossil Fuel Use to “Zero.”

Biden economic advisor Brian Deese: "The only viable path to energy independence" is to reduce fossil fuel use to "zero." pic.twitter.com/49q1Nav5hC — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 8, 2022 Loosening environmental regulations won’t lower prices. But transforming our economy to run on electric vehicles, powered by clean energy, will mean that no one will have to … Read more

Fuse was likely just lit on EU economic collapse to go along w/Russia’s. Lehman’s $800B b/s nearly collapsed the global system; EU + Russia’s likely more than enough to do the same.

Fuse was likely just lit on EU economic collapse to go along w/Russia’s. Lehman’s $800B b/s nearly collapsed the global system; EU + Russia’s likely more than enough to do the same. Now we see if the true value of the Petrodollar is the “Petro-” or the “-dollar.” Via @AfurKnox https://t.co/Dva1obRAcx — Luke Gromen (@LukeGromen) … Read more

The Economic Consequences Of War

by Ron Paul of Ron Paul Liberty Report Time to get back to normal, right? Well, not so fast. A fight on the other side of the world has generated war fever in the minds of America’s political classes. They’re already telling American citizens that “sacrifices will have to be made.” Is this what Americans need to hear … Read more

Show Me Your Digital Papers: World Economic Forum Teams with Banks to Trap Canadians in a “Federal Digital ID Ecosystem”

The WEF is ramping up their totalitarian agenda and the media is not talking about it. It should be obvious why, but in case you are completely brain dead and haven’t figured it out yet, they are owned by the same criminals that have been ripping off the public for ages. h/t ClarityofSignal

Young Global Leaders Members and Alumni – World Economic Forum (WEF), Great Reset – Klaus Schwab

via WIKIPEDIA: Members and alumni Notable members and alumni of Young Global Leaders include:[9] Present and former politicians and civil servants: Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Canada Sean Fraser, Ministry of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Canada François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Canada … Read more

JEFF DUNETZ: Heritage Foundation: U.S. Economic Freedom At Lowest Point Ever.

In just one year of Joe Biden’s presidency, America’s economic freedom index has fallen to its lowest point ever in the survey’s history. In its annual survey, the Heritage Foundation reports that the U.S. has fallen 2.7 points to an all-time low score of 72.1 and has hit its lowest rank globally of 25th place … Read more

Economic Stagnation Arrives As “Sugar Rush” Fades

By Lance Roberts Economic stagnation arrives as expected as the “Sugar Rush“ of liquidity continues to fade from the system. Before we review what wrote in March 2021, Goldman Sachs just slashed their GDP growth rates for 2022. “Specifically, the bank slashed its Q1 GDP forecast from 2.0% to just 0.5%, and while the bank fudged … Read more

Can The Fed Afford To Tighten Into An Economic Slowdown?

by jessefelder There’s an important disconnect between stocks and bonds today. Specially, I am looking at two fundamental indicators for evaluating long-term interest rates. The first is the performance of small cap stocks relative to large caps. Typically, this ratio has moved in concert with the 30-year treasury yield. For the past few months, however, … Read more

Latest #economic update from Bank of England. Unemployment rate projections…. well, anywhere between 2%-7% should cover it then!! Read: they have no idea!?

Latest #economic update from Bank of England. Unemployment rate projections…. well, anywhere between 2%-7% should cover it then!! Read: they have no idea!? pic.twitter.com/sF3prRdLDE — CrossBorder Capital/ GLIndexes (@crossbordercap) February 9, 2022

We Have Never Been More Vulnerable, And The Stage Has Now Been Set For A Complete And Total Economic Collapse

by Michael Snyder Teetering on a precipice can seem exciting until something comes along that knocks you over the edge.  Unfortunately, the events of the past couple of years have perfectly set the stage for a global economic collapse of unprecedented size and scope.  Inflation is out of control all over the planet, the worst … Read more

George Soros warns China is facing an economic crisis; South Korea worries that its export industry—including steel, semiconductors, and other major industries that rely heavily on the Chinese market

China is facing an economic crisis after a real estate boom ended with a bang last year, according to investor George Soros. The billionaire said in a speech at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution Monday that President Xi Jinping may not be able to restore confidence in the troubled industry, which has been hit by a … Read more

30 Survival Skills Everyone Should Know Before The Imminent Economic Collapse

The 2021 economic collapse has demonstrated its ability to wipe out supply chains, drive grocery store prices sky high, and cause massive shortages of everything. If it wasn’t that clear before, now we all can certainly see that our modern society is rapidly crumbling. Every single structure we rely on has proven to be incredibly … Read more