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Navigating the Waters of a Potential Systemic Bank Crisis: Insights and Preparations

Apr 26, 2024 | Economic Collapse

Amid rising debt levels and shaky markets, enhancing the resilience of clearing houses, adopting bail-in bonds, and bolstering regulatory preparedness are key to navigating the turbulence of a potential systemic bank crisis. The global financial landscape is becoming...

Venezuelan Exodus: No Longer Just A Regional Crisis

Apr 3, 2023 | News

Article originally appeared in the Washington Examiner (here) As Russia’s geopolitical display of war-power in one the world’s most impoverished nations continues, the exodus of millions of Venezuelans leaving their home country in search of food, medical...

Americans Are Forced To Raid Retirement Savings During This Depression

Sep 14, 2020 | Economic Collapse

As households struggle to make ends meet, more Americans have been forced to halt or raid their retirement savings in this coronavirus-induced depression. Nearly 3 in 10 people have decreased the amount of money they’re setting aside for retirement or stopped saving...

Gold Buying Surge Seen By GoldCore Due To Deepening Economic Concerns – Irish Times

Feb 25, 2020 | Gold, Silver

Gold prices surge as coronavirus fears impact on equities. Gold rose more than 2.5% to a seven-year high on Monday of $1,688 per ounce. (Irish Times) Irish gold brokers GoldCore said on Monday that it had witnessed a massive spike in transactions on foot of the jump...

By the look in Jerome Powell’s eyes ‘QE is the Future’

Nov 7, 2019 | News

In less than a year, we have witnessed an unprecedented monetary policy rollercoaster by the Federal Reserve, which began with a momentous U-turn in the central bank’s guidance in January, and has continued to escalate ever since. It is easy to forget that less than a...