The cocoa market is in free fall. Prices have collapsed, recording a record 45% drop since January 2025. The price of a ton of cocoa is now at 5,000 US dollars, with the share of Ivory Coast and Ghana in global production at 60%. A recent analysis of the global credit insurance industry reveals what …
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Five factors that scare Capital markets in the short term
Persistent inflation threatens to upset the Federal Reserve’s plans, the possibility of a sharp Nvidia correction is shaking the foundations of Big Tech, while the prospect of a new trade war from Donald Trump is creating intense geopolitical uncertainty. With data worsening and scenarios of instability multiplying, investors are looking for answers at a time …
Global Central bank war for gold and economic dominance
The reshaping of the global monetary system is happening, one gold bar at a time. Between 2022 and 2024, central banks bought more than 3,000 tons of physical gold — possibly the most intense period of accumulation of the precious metal since the 1970s. This is not nostalgia for the Bretton Woods era, but a …
The Artificial Intelligence “Bubble” Could Be the Cause of a New Crash on Wall Street
The economy is built entirely on trust and confidence, and has rarely looked as vulnerable as it does today. Even the usually calm Bank of England and the International Monetary Fund are now warning of the possibility of a sharp, destabilizing correction in stock markets, which have been overblown by excitement about the transformative potential …
Gold will reach $6,000 in spring with a boost from central banks
After an 18-month bull run that took it to a record high of $3,999/ounce on Monday, October 6, investors are wondering the obvious: How long will the precious metal’s rally last? The short answer is yes — at least as long as the same macroeconomic forces that fueled its rise remain active, Thanos Chonthrogiannis, an …
The subprime monster returns: The American economy is cracking, a new bomb explodes
In a stark warning to markets, Trust Economics warns that a subprime crisis — especially among the lower-income classes in the US — is brewing beneath the surface of a seemingly stable economy and market euphoria. Trust Economics Chief Economist Thanos Chonthrogiannis points out that these cracks in the credit system are significant, but not …
FED: Only 1.5% of $1.5 trillion in deposits can be returned to depositors in case of bank crisis
In a recent study, the US Federal Reserve came to a shocking conclusion that did not dominate the headlines of the financial press: the regulatory reforms that targeted large banks after the financial crisis and aimed to assess their risk more strictly did not reduce the risk to the solvency of the banking system. In …
Massive collapse due to public debt crisis: G5 of G7 could collapse
Some of the world’s largest economies are at the center of a bond market storm, as investor concerns grow that governments are making the necessary reforms to reduce uncomfortably high levels of debt. And how could they, after all, as growing social inequalities and the emergence of other major problems such as immigration lead electorates …
Why are US stocks living in an alternate reality?
Stocks seem to be moving in an alternate reality: while indices are hitting historic highs and the market is in a bullish recovery, the underlying economic fundamentals and the real economy don’t seem to fully support this. So what are the forces and factors that explain this “unexplained” rise? From monetary policy easing to investor …
The mother of crises comes… from the USA – The graph of terror
The global economy is one step away from a serious crisis, which will start again in the United States but this time will concern the country’s excessive public debt, warns Trust Economics in a report. The American economy is facing a significant turning point, which does not just concern interest rates or debt, but the …