The entire financial press’ narrative of a “soft landing” of the economy – US and global – and avoidance of recession is fostered through the “uses” of the FED and ECB, with the former fueling investor expectations for aggressive rate cuts in time that has simply put a “brake” on their rise. What they cannot …
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How did the FED destabilize the world economy, enrich the elites, crush the middle class?
The abundant but declining currency printed by Central Banks around the world, starting with the 2020 pandemic crisis, has fed the monster of inflation, which threatens to choke economies and the world. The tightening of credit conditions in an environment of geopolitical tensions has not yet led the economies to recession but has changed the …
The IMF will demand a “blood and tears” plan from Argentina
A mini-Summit on January 5, 2023 was attended by the new president of Argentina, Javier Millay. The reason for the meeting he had with the technical staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which took place on the very day that the price of gasoline rose by 27% and meat, a staple food in Argentina, …
Light Painkiller the interest rate cut, loop the over-indebtedness
While the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank’s message on rate cuts appears clear as they reiterate their commitment to reducing inflation, the market expects between five and six rate cuts, between 125 and 150 basis points , the next twelve months. This shows us the tendency of investors to overlook bubbles. We live in …
The Governments Total War against Gold
Gold has been a reliable means of payment in cultural and religious communities for thousands of years. As early as 1200 BC, the Chinese were already using gold as a medium of exchange (Source: Anthony C. Sutton “The War on Gold”). In stark contrast to gold, Sutton illuminates the devastating effect on economies of unbacked …
The Challenges that the US Economy will face in 2024
US economic data show fiscal derailment as debt servicing costs rise, which will cast doubt on US geopolitical commitments to Ukraine and Israel, but also set the stage for tax hikes and deflation pressure on stock prices. This highlights that in 2024 the focus will not be on the question of rising interest rates – …
Argentina: Issuing Perpetual Bonds for ‘Haircuts’ Without ‘Haircuts’
The tool of perpetual bonds to service the debt of the perpetually sick and asthmatic Argentina is intended to be used by the President of Argentina, Javier Millay. More specifically, the Argentine president by issuing perpetual debt seeks to repay a $16 billion bond – money that had been used to renationalize the country’s public …
How are Bubbles created in the Economy? – why were the Economies over-indebted? What is the correct solution?
How and why are bubbles created in the financial system? Is it a random error in the path or a structural element of the circumvention of the rules of the functioning of the market? The capitalist economic system has an inherent tendency to develop instability that results in a severe economic crisis. The main mechanism …
The FED serves Wall Street (and capital gains taxes), not the Real Economy
Nobody likes tough macro events, especially during the holiday season, but some things need to be said, according to Trust Economics. As you know, US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has promised that 2024 will be the year of interest rate cuts. In this regard, it should be pointed out that Powell is neither a …
Good Luck Argentina: A Promising Liberal Experiment Begins
Argentina is perhaps the only example of a country that, while it was among the 10 richest at the beginning of the 20th century, was driven into poverty by the populist state diet economic model of the Peronists. A country rich in natural resources followed a failed development model based on industrialization behind a wall …