In case you missed any of this week’s articles, here is a round-up of some of the most read pieces written by the Economic Collapse News staff: War on Cash: Norway’s biggest bank wants a cashless society because of crime Report says Russia’s foreign reserves will be exhausted by late 2017 Canadians bracing for greater […]
Archives for January 2016
Michael Bloomberg for president? And other reasons to fear for humanity this week
It’s true. We’re all just a bunch of babies. Here are reasons to fear for humanity’s future from this past week’s headlines: Michael Bloomberg May Run for President Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was the personification of a politician portraying himself as a nanny. He loved to ban things. In fact, his entire […]
Watch: Rand Paul asked about Ron Paul, liberty vote going to Ted Cruz
Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul pretty much shunned his father at the start of the presidential campaign. He tried to separate himself from Ron Paul and cozy up with the establishment GOP, especially with Mitch McConnell. Paul declared that he wanted to be his own man, and now that he’s losing the race (and likely […]
5 random things for a Friday (UK’s property boom, is oil really cheap?, an Ayn Rand quote))
News Story of the Day: In the United Kingdom, the property boom is now larger than the 2007 housing bubble in the United States. Those are the words from Bank of England (BoE) governor Mark Carney, who noted that he’s concerned about the rise in buy-to-let (BTL) mortgages in Great Britain. Speaking to a panel […]
Goldman Sachs warns Brazil economy will worsen amid rising inflation, political corruption
As the world focuses on the weak United States economy, the collapsing Chinese economy and the tepid European economy, there is one area that investors should start honing in on: Brazil. After a wave of economic growth, Brazil is on the cusp of entering a session, which could then be expanded into a depression (SEE: […]