Government
The $12 Trillion Ticking Time Bomb
by Phoenix Capital Research Time and again, we’ve been told that the Great Crisis of 2008 has ended and that we’re in a recovery. Indeed, earlier this year, we were even told by Fed […]
May 2014
Financial
More On The Surge In Belgian Treasury Holdings: Another $ Collateral Scramble Brewing?
by Jeffrey P. Snider The global dollar situation continues to get muddied by divergent and apparently unrelated factors of significant scale. The Chinese are still not buying UST with nearly the same vigor that was […]
World Affairs
The Globalization of Special Forces
by Manlio Dinucci An accident, sometimes, permits the discovery of a “secret war”. This is what happened in Yemen, where, at Sana, a member of U.S. Special Forces and CIA shot two men and killed […]
Freedom
Spying Is Meant to Crush Citizens’ Dissent, Not Catch Terrorists
By Washington Blog The Big Secret Behind the Spying Program While many Americans understand why the NSA is conducting mass surveillance of U.S. citizens, some are still confused about what’s really going on. In his […]
Commentary
The Meat Crisis Is Here: Price Of Shrimp Up 61% – 7 Million Pigs Dead – Beef At All-Time High
By Tyler Durden Submitted by Michael Snyder of The Economic Collapse blog, As the price of meat continues to skyrocket, will it soon be considered a “luxury item” for most American families? This week we […]
World Affairs
China Signs Non-Dollar Settlement Deal With Russia’s Largest Bank
By Tyler Durden Slowly – but surely – the USD’s hegemony is being chipped away whether by foreign policy faux pas, crossed red-lines, or economic fragility. However, on Day 1 of Vladimir Putin’s trip to […]
Wealth Abuse
Deutsche Bank Scrambles To Raise Capital: Will Sell €8 Billion In Stock At Up To 30% Discount
By Tyler Durden Remember this? This is a chart we have been presenting since last year, updated periodically, showing just how vast Deutsche Bank’s potential undercapitalization is/would be if, as in the case of […]
Commentary
Dollar on the Brink of Disaster-John Williams
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com (Early Sunday Release) Economist John Williams has a dire prediction for the U.S. dollar. Williams says, “I don’t see what will save it at this point. . . . Now we […]
Financial
Bankers Killing Bankers For The Insurance Money And Another Look at 9/11
By Max Keiser Two big, macabre stories came out of Wall Street recently: the rash of banker deaths by apparent murder and/or suicide, and speculation that bank CEOs themselves are behind the trend to cash […]
Wealth Abuse
SMOKING GUN FROM THE FEDERAL RESERVE MURDER OF THE MIDDLE CLASS
By The Burning Platform “Although low inflation is generally good, inflation that is too low can pose risks to the economy – especially when the economy is struggling.” – Ben Bernanke “The true measure of […]