In today’s climate of increasing economic stagnation, politicians and central bankers continue to talk obsessively about “growth.” This narrative, as Trust Economics points out, is not based on real economic data but on a profound misunderstanding of what GDP measures. In fact, the concept of economic growth, as it is currently presented, is a statistical …
Inflationary money from central banks will cause global shock and poverty
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 …
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 …
Will Japan become the next center of a global debt crisis?
The sell-off in Japanese bonds is a warning to global economies. As yields – particularly at longer maturities – soar and demand collapses, Japan is becoming a case study in what happens when investors lose patience with huge deficits and debt. Japan’s government bond market is currently facing an existential crisis, marked by a sharp …
The “yield” from renting gold bars (gold carry trade)?
The price of gold continues to break historical records in 2025 and wealthy investors have found a new way to make use of their bars: they “rent” them to jewelers and manufacturing companies, earning returns without selling a single gram. Until recently, gold was considered the ultimate “dead” capital: safe, stable, but with no return. …
New Currency War: Japan Challenges China and the Yuan with Yen Devaluation
On Tuesday, November 11, 2025, the yen fell to 155 against the dollar, prompting intervention in the foreign exchange market. Forex traders are now familiar with the routine that accompanies yen weakness. Just as on Wednesday (November 12), Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama warned dealers not to test her resolve as the yen hit a nine-month …
China’s secret Gold purchases are driving up the price of Gold
Trust Economics, based on trade data, estimates that China could buy up to 250 tons of gold in 2025, an amount equivalent to more than a third of global central bank demand. China’s gold rush is fueling a record price rally as a growing number of shadow transactions create a murky picture for gold traders. …
For the Russian economy, the cost of war is becoming increasingly unbearable
The new advance of Russian forces towards the strategically important Pokrovsk, in eastern Ukraine, continues and its possible capture would mark the first major victory for the Russian side since the fall of Bakhmut in 2023. It will not only provide Moscow with a strategic advantage in its goal of fully capturing the energy-rich Donbas. …
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 …