Global economic growth has peaked, says World Bank Global growth appears to have peaked, with demographics, a lack of investment, a slowing in productivity gains and tightening monetary policy placing limits on economic expansion, the World Bank said. The world’s …
by Egon von Greyerz The world is now between Scylla and Charybdis or between two evils. Thus, there is no solution or positive outcome of the present state of the world economy. Scylla is the rock or the six headed …
by howmuch Bitcoin’s popularity has increased exponentially over the past year, as cryptocurrency continues to go mainstream. However, not everyone is excited and optimistic about Bitcoin. Several governments have stepped in recently, as Bitcoin’s popularity and market cap have impacted fiat …
by howmuch A widely accepted symbol of status and love, diamonds are very valuable and highly tradeable. While they can’t compare with oil or machinery imports, worldwide diamond imports totaled $117.4B in the last year. That’s big business. We wanted to know …
by howmuch It’s a new year, and that means more people are hitting the gym in the hopes of making asustainable lifestyle change. With everyone making New Year’s resolutions to get healthy, it made us think about the broader sport brands …
BY SRSROCCO Some nasty dark clouds are forming on the financial horizon as total world debt is increasing nearly three times as fast as total global wealth. But, that’s okay because no one cares about the debt, only the assets matter …
Ageing populations, low investment and tightening monetary policy limit expansion via Shawn Donnan Global growth appears to have peaked, with demographics, a lack of investment, a slowing in productivity gains and tightening monetary policy placing limits on economic expansion, the World …
Snowden Joins Outcry Against World’s Biggest Biometric Database Says India must reform policies to protect privacy of citizens India top court to start hearings on Aadhaar legality Jan. 17 Former U.S. intelligence-contractor-turned whistleblower Edward Snowden joined critics of India’s digital …
The central banks and banks are threaten by the cryptocurrency market, they are in the process of controlling the creation of currency. China is now pushing their RMB for cross boarder use. There is a new report that will be …
The digital revolution has brought about fundamental changes in our personal and professional lives, ones that would make today’s world look like something from another planet to anyone visiting from just 40 or 50 years ago. The finance and investment …
by Doug Kass Markets tend to make opinions. There is a strong inclination and nature to extrapolate as “group stink“ is the favorite market odor. So, it can be expected that most investors enter the year optimistically – thinking once again of …
10 Times Central Europe defied the globalists in the EU on migration and other issues. Here are 10 times Central Europe stood up to the EU in 2017 – 1 – Rejecting the mandatory migrant distribution plan After the EU threatened political …
by Mark Angelides The cancer to politics that is known as Hillary Clinton may finally be let go by the progressive left as just one too many scandals have come about…And two of them in the last week alone. Ignoring all …
by Egon von Greyerz In 1988, the UK magazine, The Economist forecast that 2018 would be the year of a new currency which they named the Phoenix. Quite a mind boggling prediction 30 years ago really, especially since 2018 in …
by Ruby Henley I just read an article that reports bestiality is on the rise. It went as far as saying Germany was opening animal brothels due to the rise in migrants. A man who owned sheep said migrants were …
Stephen Roach says the world is set up for the unwinding of three mega-trends: unconventional monetary policy, the real economy’s dependence on assets, and a potentially destabilizing global saving arbitrage After years of post-crisis despair, the broad consensus of …
In the city/country you live in, has real estate become unaffordable? Let me know. Take a look around. Most major cities are experiencing a housing boom as if the money was free. When you look at how low mortgage …
https://twitter.com/Schuldensuehner/status/933449988276916224 TROUBLE? What is the predictive power of the yield curve? Shape of the yield curve, advanced by 15 mths, has a decent fit w/US GDP growth. But yield curve inversions over-predict recessions. https://t.co/1mo5QwepsZ pic.twitter.com/Ysd5YCKe4F — Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) November …
by Michael Snyder This story has not been published anywhere in the world yet, and so you are getting to read this before anyone else does. I take allegations of sexual assault extremely seriously, and I would not have published this …
by Dr. Eowyn Answer: Mall of America, Bloomington, Minnesota, USA. The swarming horde are Somali Muslims. In the mid-1990s, Somali “refugees” began to settle in the United States as their country, Somalia in East Africa, descended into political turmoil. Minnesota was …
by Thinker Finally, the American people have a politician who dosen’t care what party your in, but does care whether the job one fills for the people in government is being used with integrity and for the purpose of keeping …
The US Government and Fed stats make no sense, a closer look shows how the information has been manipulated. US manufacturing productivity declines. There is a new world order that is emerging and it will transform the world and the …
By Michael Snyder Less than a month ago, Bitcoin was selling for less than $5000, but now it has smashed through the $7000 mark with seemingly no end in sight. At this point Bitcoin has a total market cap of more …
WB Concerned Over Global Debt Overhang The World Bank has warned that unless countries across the globe address issues relating to borrowing, the world could be heading for another financial crisis. In its World Economic Outlook report for October 2017, …
By Michael Snyder Do you want your children and grandchildren to grow up in a global socialist “utopia” in which everything about their lives is micromanaged by bureaucrats working for a worldwide system of government instituted by the elite? To …
By Michael Snyder Once we wake up to how the game is being played, then we will have a real shot at changing things. For decades, the elite have been pulling the strings behind the scenes in both major political …
by Doug Kass I have argued that risk is under-priced because in large measure of the structural changes in the markets and participants positioning. Risk is an ever-present condition that cannot be eliminated, though it can be shifted through time and redistributed …
By Michael Snyder How much is your view of the world shaped by what you see on television? On average, Americans spend more than 150 hours watching television every month, and it is called “programming” for a reason. If you allow anyone …
By Michael Snyder Even though the nations of the world are very deeply divided on almost everything else, somehow virtually all of them have been convinced that central banking is the way to go. Today, less than 0.1% of the …
By Michael Snyder Throughout human history, those in the ruling class have found various ways to force those under them to work for their economic benefit. But in our day and age, we are willingly enslaving ourselves. The borrower is …