Economy

Casino Capitalism and the Derivatives Market: Time for Another ‘Lehman Moment’?

Reading the tea leaves for the 2024 economy is challenging. On January 5th, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said we have achieved a “soft landing,” with wages rising faster than prices in 2023. But critics are questioning the official figures, and prices are still high. Surveys show that consumers remain apprehensive. There are other concerns. On Dec. 24, 2023, Catherine Herridge, […]

A Predictable Outcome in Iowa

by Harley Schlanger, LaRouche Organization: According to {Politico}, the PACS of the banks and hedge funds of the Military-Financial-Complex (MIF) poured more than $136 million into the Iowa Republican caucuses. Why? Their goal is not to elevate the thinking of voters, but to keep them in a bubble, fighting over pre-programmed matters, such as the […]

A Primer For American Patriots And Preppers Facing An Uncertain Future

by Brandon Smith, Alt Market: The average patriot (or prepper) is usually a middle class conservative or libertarian with a tendency towards independent thinking and some experience with economic struggle in their past. Most of us have made something of ourselves from very little, or, we had parents that made something of themselves from very […]

Bill Gates attends another climate summit for Africa to market his vaccines and seeds

by Rhoda Wilson, Expose News: In a speech earlier this year at the Adaptation Finance Summit for Africa, Bill Gates again took the opportunity to market his vaccines. “We all know that malnutrition is a scourge,” he said.  And then within a few words switched into his sales pitch for vaccines. “At the turn of […]

Alert! Here Is A List Of 20 Large Companies That Have Just Decided To Conduct Mass Layoffs

by Michael Snyder, The Economic Collapse Blog: The layoffs are starting to come at a fast and furious pace now.  At what point will the mainstream media finally admit that we are facing a major crisis?  In recent days, I have been writing quite a bit about the alarming transition that the employment market is […]

Von Greyerz & Piepenburg: Golden Answers to War, BTC and 2024 Risk Levels

by Egon Von Greyerz, Gold Switzerland: In this first discussion of a longer series focusing on key risk themes nearing a 2024 breaking point, Matterhorn Asset Management principals, Egon von Greyerz and Matthew Piepenburg, open with a blunt discussion on the critical (as well as controversial) topics of geopolitics, escalating war signals and the key […]