Breaking News
September 24, 2026
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Uncensored, contrarian breaking news the mainstream media doesn’t want you to see. Updated and current so you can survive and THRIVE in spite of the
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Breaking News From The Eccles Building Panic Room
January 4, 2024
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Uncensored, contrarian breaking news the mainstream media doesn’t want you to see. Updated and current so you can survive and THRIVE in spite of the
John Rubino: Japan Is In That Box
October 4, 2023
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Guest post by John Rubino, originally posted on his substack: People keep talking about the “box” in which profligate countries will someday find themselves, where
Doom Loops Are Multiplying
May 15, 2023
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Guest Post from Charles Hugh Smith at Oftwominds.com: We can all pretend to be fantastic until the floor collapses beneath us. At that point, complacency
The Japanese Yen is Doomed, and Here’s Why
November 26, 2022
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The Japanese Yen is Doomed, and Here’s Why Bryan Lutz – Editor, DollarCollapse.com – For years, experts have been predicting the demise of the Japanese
Really Bad Ideas, Part 8: Yield Curve Control And Mega-Stimulus
December 11, 2019
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It’s been obvious for a while that the next phase of global monetary madness would be both spectacular and very different from the previous phase.
The Global Debt Bubble Enters Its Blow-Off Stage
September 10, 2019
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People have been talking about a “debt bubble” for some years now. They’ve been right, of course, based on the combination of surging borrowing and
Hello Old Friend…Gold Nears $1,350 Resistance That Has Repelled It Four Times In 5 Years
February 18, 2019
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The past five years have been baffling for gold bugs. In an environment of massive central bank money creation, rising government deficits and a populist
Japan Shows Why — And How — All Fiat Currencies Are Doomed
June 2, 2018
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A couple of decades ago, when the post-war baby boom generation was in its prime earning and tax-paying years, governments had a chance to guarantee
Really Bad Ideas, Part 6: Money That “Rots And Rusts”
February 5, 2018
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In the next downturn (which may have started last week, yee-haw), the world’s central banks will face a bit of poetic justice: To keep their
We Give Up! Part 3: Government Spending And Deficits Soar Pretty Much Everywhere
November 30, 2017
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A recurring pattern of the past few decades involves governments promising to limit their borrowing, only to discover that hardly anyone cares. So target dates
Really Bad Ideas, Part 2: Giving Up Without Admitting It
May 26, 2017
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Doing the right thing is hard for both individuals and their governments. Name the goal – maintaining a healthy weight, paying off high-interest credit cards,
Stupid Stuff, Late-2016 Edition
October 25, 2016
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Cyclical turning points tend to feature large numbers of people doing and saying what in retrospect turn out to be amazingly dumb things. Think GM
World Gone Mad, Part 2: “Perpetual Preferred”
October 8, 2016
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Towards the end of a credit bubble, ideas that might have seemed crazy in more boring times are not just accepted but embraced by investors
Podcast: It’s Not The Event That Matters But The Response To The Event
July 20, 2016
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Brexit looked like the end of the world — until people figured out that central banks would have to ease in response. Then markets turned