According to Trust Economics, there is a shift to a multipolar world, with prudent fiscal policies and higher interest rates than in the previous decade. The post-Global Financial Crisis environment of tight fiscal policy, zero interest rates and free global trade did not work to the benefit of the average citizen in the West, leading …
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2025 will be a year of shock and awe because of Ukraine – Stocks, bonds and real estate
The geopolitical situation is more precarious than ever in world history due to the crises in Ukraine and the Middle East. The “deep state” in the US, the neocons led by Biden, are doing everything they can to provoke World War III, provoking Russia with missiles from the US and the UK launched deep into …
The dollar is not money but credit – The Ponzi scheme and the road to collapse
With widening budget deficits, rising debt, and interest payments that can only be serviced by issuing a currency of decreasing value, the dollar can only be described as an elaborate Ponzi scheme at the nation-state level. Dollars are backed by debt, which requires infinite economic growth to service – it is a credit-based currency. Without …
What will investors punish after the failure of the FED?
A paradoxical phenomenon occurred in the course of US interest rate cuts: Instead of falling, they moved higher in the medium term. The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by half a percentage point in September, raising expectations that other interest rates will soon begin to cut as well. By contrast, two-year and 10-year …
Guide to protecting your Wealth in case of State Bankruptcy or War
“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes,” is a popular quote attributed to Mark Twain, and it’s an important idea to think about the current state of the world amid rising geopolitical tensions and worsening economic conditions. About 100 years ago, circumstances were setting the stage for the Great Depression and World War II, …
The price of Gold outperformed stocks in annual return (+27.1%)
Spot gold prices closed Friday 9/20 at a new record high of $2,622 an ounce in New York, extending annual gains for the precious metal to 27.1%. It beat the weak performance of the US S&P 500 index, including dividend reinvestment. Gold is on track for its best performance since 2010, even outpacing 2020’s 25.1% …
“Black Swans” warn us of a strong Crash in the Stock markets in mid-autumn 2024
The evidence may point to a significant degree of parallelism between today and the conditions that caused the catastrophic crash of the Great Depression in 1929, and while trying to predict the exact timing of a recession is a challenging but also a relatively fool’s errand, taking steps to protect it’s a wise move. Will …
New world order is coming with Cryptocurrencies, Gold and BRICS
More and more are sounding the alarm about the exploding US national debt, now approaching $35 trillion, or 120% of GDP. Interest payments have become the biggest burden on the national budget, followed by defense spending and transfer payments. In early June, former US House Speaker Paul Ryan proposed that the US government accept stablecoins, …
Wall Street: The debt bubble of 1.7 trillion dollars in the private debt shadow market
Private credit has grown exponentially in recent years as banks have reduced their balance sheets due to tighter regulations. The private debt bubble harkens back to the days of crazy investment risk-taking before the 2008 financial crisis. Right now we have a boom in the $1.7 trillion private debt market, where private equity funds lend …
The real picture of the US economy is bleak
The global financial system is gradually preparing for an earthquake of historic proportions which this time will not be caused by an internal crisis – like in 2008/2009 – but its cause is related to the significant shifts in the geopolitical power balances with the end of globalization under American hegemony. This is not something …