Tag: Debt
From Trumped Equities to Gold
May 7, 2018 | News & Analysis, Economy & Business, US
Gold is again beginning to attract investors, while Treasuries are no longer the obvious choice as central banks have turned the bond market into bubble territory.
Read MoreEscape from Protection: The Catastrophe of Conservation in Panama
Apr 18, 2018 | News & Analysis, Americas, Politics
Typified by The Nature Conservancy and The World Wildlife Fund, Global Conservation as such is really an arm of colonialist foreign policy going back at least a century, and its fundamental aims have not changed.
Read MoreUS Deficit and Debt Explained
Mar 15, 2017 | News & Analysis, Economy & Business, US
The US debt has climbed steadily for decades, and there’s no pleasant way to clear it up.
Read MoreHow December’s Fed Rate Hike Impacts China
Feb 13, 2017 | News & Analysis, Asia Pacific, Economy & Business, US
In order to stimulate the Chinese economy, the central bank may cut interest rates further, adding fuel to the fire of capital flight.
Read MoreThe Continued Downfall of Greece
Feb 1, 2017 | News & Analysis, Economy & Business, Europe
Greece today is still reeling from its reckless financial decisions from decades earlier.
Read MoreChina Sells US Debt
Jan 25, 2017 | News & Analysis, Asia Pacific, Economy & Business, US
Since December, 2008, China has been the largest holder of US debt. However, as of October, 2016, this is no longer the case.
Read MoreHow Long Can Economic Reality Be Ignored?
Aug 12, 2016 | Economy & Business, US, Viewpoints
In recent years financial markets have not been driven by fundamentals, but by the liquidity that the Federal Reserve has pumped into the banking system.
Read MoreWashington Launches Its Attack Against BRICS
Apr 23, 2016 | Viewpoints, Americas, US
Kirchner and Rousseff’s “crimes” are their efforts to have the governments of Argentina and Brazil represent the Argentine and Brazilian peoples.
Read MoreWhy US Reengagement Is Critical to Zimbabwe’s Debt Arrears Clearance Strategy
Mar 4, 2016 | News & Analysis, Africa
It is not likely that Zimbabwe’s debt arrears clearance plan will succeed without the support of the U.S.
Read MoreThe Evil Empire Has the World in a Death Grip
Feb 24, 2016 | Economy & Business, Reviews, US, Viewpoints
Today the only difference between capitalism and gangsterism is that capitalism has succeeded in legalizing its gangsterism.
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