by Charles Hugh-Smith These charts reflect a linear system that is wobbling into the first stages of non-linear destabilization. The widespread presumption is the U.S. is wealthy beyond words, and will remain so as far as the eye can see: wealthy …
Is it any wonder the U.S. government has a $21.3 trillion debt when politicians can’t tell the difference between a number with 6 zeros and one with 12? Nancy Pelosi made an appearance this week at San Francisco’s Mission Neighborhood Health Center, …
by Thinker What’s under the White House and Camp David, having the Trumps taking the weekend on property they feel comfortable being on? What did the learn that they weren’t told that has them looking at their staff and people …
Do subprime loans continuously increasing give you cause for concern? Or is this time different? Watch out for the subprime disaster waiting to happen. You would think that banks learned their lesson last time around. Of course not! They have …
Underlying all of these ups and downs are trillions in derivative products. Forget about fundamentals. The derivatives will destroy the market. In your opinion, will interest rate hikes collapse the housing market? Today, real estate is about brick and mortar …
Follow the money !! The Russia excuse is still working just fine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c-ly1S0GUE Washington uses the alleged Russian threat as a pretext for its nuclear build-up, while the real purpose behind the new hawkish nuclear strategy is to pump money …
by John Rubino For the past few years the “strong dollar” has been so central to the global financial story – enabling ever-lower interest rates and ever-higher financial asset prices pretty much everywhere – that it’s easy to forget how …
Here is the IMF, talking about just a small percentage of the risks in China. Does this mean that China the only country with issues? No. Not even close. But where there are risks, we must identify them. In your …
Subprime car loans have been around for ages, and no one is suggesting they’ll unleash the next crisis. But since the Great Recession, business has exploded. In 2009, $2.5 billion of new subprime auto bonds were sold. In 2016, $26 …
By Michael Snyder Have you ever wondered why stocks just seem to keep going up no matter what happens? For years, financial markets have been behaving in ways that seem to defy any rational explanation, but once you understand the …