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Tag Archives: Federal Reserve
Silicon Valley Bank Crisis: The Liquidity Crunch We Predicted Has Now Begun
By Brandon Smith Source: Alt-Market.us There has been an avalanche of information and numerous theories circulating the past few days about the fate of a bank in California know as SVB (Silicon Valley Bank). SVB was the 16th largest bank in … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Empire, Financial Crisis, Oligarchy, Recession, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, Technocracy
Tagged Ben Bernanke, central banks, credit crisis, Economic Collapse, Economics, Federal Reserve, financial crisis, Inflation, Janet Yellen, Jerome Powell, Oligarchy, QT, Silicon Valley Bank, SVB, Technocracy
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Why the Banking System Is Breaking Up
By Michael Hudson Source: The Unz Review The collapses of Silvergate and Silicon Valley Bank are like icebergs calving off from the Antarctic glacier. The financial analogy to the global warming causing this collapse of supporting shelving is the rising … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Economics, elites, Financial Crisis, History, Oligarchy, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, Technocracy
Tagged Central bank, derivatives, Economic Collapse, Economics, Federal Reserve, financial crisis, Oligarchy, Quantitative Easing, recession, S&Ls, Silkicon Valley Bank, Silvergate, SVB, Technocracy, Treasury securities
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The New Normal: Death Spirals and Speculative Frenzies
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds There is an element of inevitability in play, but it isn’t about central bank bailouts, it’s about Death Spirals and the collapse of unsustainable systems. The vapid discussions about “soft” or “hard” … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Economics, elites, Financial Crisis, Inequality, Oligarchy, Racism, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime
Tagged Autocracy, Bailouts, central banks, currency devaluation, Death Spirals, Economic Collapse, Economics, Federal Reserve, financial crisis, Inflation, New Normal, Oligarchy, Titanic
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The Cost Of Living Has Become Extremely Oppressive And 57 Percent Of Americans Cannot Afford A $1,000 Emergency Expense
By Michael Snyder Source: Activist Post I don’t have to tell you that your money doesn’t go as far as it once did. You see it every time that you go shopping. Our leaders flooded the system with money and … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, culture, Dystopia, Economics, Financial Crisis, Inequality, Neoliberalism, Oligarchy, Recession, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, Technocracy
Tagged Cost of Living, Economic Collapse, Economics, Federal Reserve, financial crisis, food crisis, Housing Crisis, Inflation, McDonalds, Technocracy, Unilever
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A Dollar Collapse Is Now In Motion – Saudi Arabia Signals The End Of Petro Status
By Brandon Smith Source: Alt-Market.us The decline of a currency’s world reserve status is often a long process rife with denials. There are numerous economic “experts” out there that have been dismissing any and all warnings of dollar collapse for … Continue reading
Posted in Dystopia, Economics, elites, Financial Crisis, Geopolitics, Inequality, Neoliberalism, news, Recession, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, Technocracy
Tagged Carlyle Group, CBDCs, China, Economic Collapse, Economics, Federal Reserve, financial crisis, geopolitics, Gold Reserves, Inflation, Mohammed Bin Salman, PIF, Russia, Saudi Arabia, US Dollar, Xi Jinping
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Major Economic Contraction Coming In 2023 – Followed By Even More Inflation
By Brandon Smith Source: Investment Watch The signs are already present and obvious, but the overall economic picture probably won’t be acknowledged in the mainstream until the situation becomes much worse (as if it’s not bad enough). It’s a problem … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, corporate news, culture, Economics, Financial Crisis, Housing Crisis, Inequality, media, news, Oligarchy, Recession, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, Technocracy
Tagged corporate news, Economic Collapse, Economics, Federal Reserve, financial crisis, Housing Crisis, Inflation, Mainstream Media, recession
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It’s A Fact That Needs Repeating: The Federal Reserve Is A Suicide Bomber
By Brandon Smith Source: Alt-Market.us For many years now I have been examining the policies and behaviors of the Federal Reserve because they are in fact the most powerful institution in the US, with far more influence over the fate … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, culture, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Financial Crisis, news, Recession, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, Technocracy
Tagged Bank for International Settlements, Ben Bernanke, BIS, central banks, Economic Collapse, Economics, Federal Reserve, financial crisis, Global Elites, Great Depression, Inequality, Jerome Powell
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The United States Does Not Have an Economy
By Paul Craig Roberts Source: PaulCraigRoberts.org The US financial sector has long looted other countries. A number of participants have described the process. First a country is enticed with bribes to the leaders to take out loans that cannot be serviced or … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, corporate news, culture, Deep State, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Empire, Financial Crisis, Geopolitics, Inequality, Neoliberalism, news, Oligarchy, Recession, Social Control, Social Engineering, State Crime, Technocracy
Tagged austerity, Corporate Globalization, corporate media, Covid-19, Economic Collapse, Economics, Federal Reserve, financial crisis, IMF, Lockdowns, Neoliberalism, Oligarchy, Pandemic, Russia, Sanctions, Technocracy
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