The Federal Reserve – and all central banks – is blamed as the main cause of inflation through its policy of “currency devaluation,” which systematically destroys the value of Americans’ savings, assets, and wages. A “political-inflationary vicious cycle” is documented, where the government prints money to finance spending, causing prices to rise, which then leads …
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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 …
China is the leading shadow lender to the Developed Economies
A report released Tuesday, November 18, 2025, by the AidData research arm of the University of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, comes to the startling conclusion that the United States is the largest recipient of loans from China. The report, titled “Chasing China: Learning to Play by Beijing’s Global Lending Rules“, found that 1,193 …
US and China lead markets to hell in 2026
China’s economic slowdown is drawing a lot of attention in Manhattan boardrooms. While Asia’s largest economy is not faltering, its 4.8% growth rate in the third quarter—the slowest this year—is sending up warning signs everywhere. Even the positives come with (serious) asterisks. For now, external demand is keeping China on track for this year’s 5% …
Four reasons why gold is considered a safe haven investment today
Markets are facing an environment of high uncertainty and rising risks, which naturally reinforce the demand for gold as an investment haven. The threats to portfolios are everywhere and are unlikely to recede in the near future. The dominant financial orthodoxy in the United States continues to revolve around the dollar, comparing it exclusively to …
Inflation is slowly and painfully killing the middle-income class
In a speech in July, Harvard University professor Gregory Mankiw laid out with brutal honesty what needs to happen to end the unsustainable accumulation of debt in the United States. The options are five: Logic dictates that some combination of these will be inevitable. These potential solutions are common throughout the developed world. Through a …
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 …
US: Middle class will disappear – Warning of Subprime 2.0 crash
The U.S. economy appears to be sailing on calm waters, with low unemployment and stable markets, but the apparent stability hides a dangerous truth. Beneath the surface, the middle class is facing intense pressure, savings are shrinking, and households are increasingly dependent on payday loans and other forms of high-cost financing. The signs are worrying: …
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 …
The Americans who changed the course of US Capitalism (extremely aggressive)
The story of American capitalism may have begun with the Founding Fathers, but much of the plot was written in the years that followed. Countless people have played a role in transforming the U.S. economic system, capitalism, into what it is today. The Trust Economics has highlighted some of these influential figures. Robert Morris (financier) …