Tag Archives: Federal Reserve

How Breakdown Cascades Into Collapse

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Luther Blissett

By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds Maintaining the illusion of confidence, permanence and stability serves the interests of those benefiting from the bubbles and those who prefer the safety of the herd, even as the herd thunders toward … Continue reading →

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Is Inflation “Transitory”? Here’s Your Simple Test

Posted on July 16, 2021 by Luther Blissett

By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds Is inflation “transitory” in your household budget? Really? Where? The Federal Reserve has been bleating that inflation is “transitory”–but what about the real world that we live in, as opposed to the … Continue reading →

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The Systemic Risk No One Sees

Posted on July 13, 2021 by Luther Blissett

The unraveling of social cohesion has consequences. Once social cohesion unravels, the nation unravels. By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds My recent posts have focused on the systemic financial risks created by Federal Reserve policies that have elevated moral … Continue reading →

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There is More to BlackRock Than You Might Imagine

Posted on July 9, 2021 by Luther Blissett

By F. William Engdahl Source: New Eastern Outlook A virtually unregulated investment firm today exercises more political and financial influence than the Federal Reserve and most governments on this planet. The firm, BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest asset manager, invests … Continue reading →

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USA 2021: Capitalism For The Powerless, Crony-Socialism For The Powerful

Posted on June 29, 2021 by Luther Blissett

By Tyler Durden Source: Zero Hedge The supposed “choice” between “capitalism” and “socialism” is a useful fabrication masking the worst of all possible worlds we inhabit: Capitalism for the powerless and Crony-Socialism for the powerful. Capitalism’s primary dynamics are reserved solely for the … Continue reading →

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Stagflation Subterfuge: The Real Disaster Hidden By The Pandemic

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Luther Blissett

By Brandon Smith Source: Alt-Market.us In recent economic news, headlines are being dominated by concerns over rising bond yields. Increased bond yields are a sign of a possible spike in inflation and, logically, they call for the Federal Reserve to raise … Continue reading →

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The Top 10% Is Doing Just Fine, The Middle Class Is Dying on the Vine

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Luther Blissett

By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds Please study these charts as a means of understanding the inevitability of economic stagnation and a revolt of the decapitalized middle class. I’ve been covering the decline of America’s middle class for … Continue reading →

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When America Became The Roman Empire: Wars, Social turmoil and Economic Decline

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Luther Blissett

America has never been an empire. We may be the only great power in history that had the chance, and refused – preferring greatness to power and justice to glory George W. Bush By Timothy Alexander Guzman Source: Silent Crow … Continue reading →

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