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: U.S. will not impose new auto tariffs on Japanese imports The left’s #BoycottOliveGarden fails Ron Paul: Are recessions inevitable? SAD: Tulsi Gabbard fails to qualify for next Democratic […]
Federal Reserve
How the central banks’ ZIRP hides the inflation tax
By: Brendan Brown Under the regime of the two-per-cent inflation standard, governments are levying a vast new tax. This shows up nowhere in public sector or private sector accounts and has so far created little if any resentment among those subject to its burden. Many live in the illusion that there is a continuing escape […]
Senator demands probe into Federal Reserve independence after Dudley op-ed
After former New York Federal Reserve Bank William Dudley effectively encouraged the central bank to prevent President Donald Trump’s re-election, a senator is now requesting an investigation into the Eccles Building’s independence. As we all know, the Fed is not an independent institution. Some will contend that it is privately-owned and others will make the […]
The Fatal Conceit of Globalists
By: Andrew Moran What the heck is happening in the bond market? When the Belgians, Irish, and Mexicans dangled the 100-year carrot in front of investors a couple of years ago, it was thought to be an anomaly. But, like Roy Moore talking to teenage girls at shopping malls, governments are flirting with the unconventional fundraising tool. […]
Week in Review: August 19 to August 25
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: Peter Navarro: ‘Wall Street Journal Never Saw an American Job It Didn’t Want to Offshore’ As debt surges to $1 trillion, what happens in the next recession? LOL: […]