State Sponsored Suicide
May 22, 2026
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“A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within.” – Will and Ariel Durant, The Story of Civilization Enemy
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De-Dollarization In Terms of Gold Allocation
May 21, 2026
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Written by Bryan Lutz, Editor at Dollarcollapse.com: De-dollarization is usually told as a story about summits, sanctions, and which currency might dethrone the dollar
Global Western Bond Yields are Out of Control, Here’s One That’s Not
May 19, 2026
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“The most important price in the world is the yield on the 10-year Treasury.” ~ Attributed to Bill Gross Written by Bryan Lutz, Editor
What Are Swap Lines? And Why Do They Matter Now?
May 18, 2026
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A two-year high in yuan swap drawdowns, a quiet Fed line, and a Powell handoff. Written by Bryan Lutz, Editor at Dollarcollapse.com: Last Monday,
The Five Stages of Currency Grief: Denial, Suppression, Rationing, Controls, Revaluation
May 11, 2026
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Written by Bryan Lutz, Editor at Dollarcollapse.com: April 5, 1933. Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 6102 from the White House. The order was titled
Worth Every Dollar (Until It Isn’t)
May 6, 2026
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Yesterday, Jamie Dimon gave the trillion-dollar AI capex boom his blessing. Standing next to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei in New York on Tuesday, the JPMorgan
Just When You Thought France Would Break First: Romania Leads the EU Debt Spiral
May 6, 2026
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Written by Bryan Lutz, Editor at Dollarcollapse.com: Everyone watching for the European debt break has been pointing at France and the UK. Macron’s wobbling
From Civilian to Military Economy (Part One): This Is What a Declining Empire’s Economy Looks Like
May 5, 2026
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“A government always finds itself obliged to resort to inflationary measures when it cannot negotiate loans and dare not levy taxes, because it has reason
War Is the Health of the Every Federal Government. Inflation Is the Bill.
April 30, 2026
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The Pentagon’s 2027 budget request is $1.5 trillion. That number does not include the war the United States is currently fighting in Iran. Last week
Fed Holds Rates, Statement Language Tightens on Inflation, Loosens on Labor. Powell’s Last Meeting Sets Up Warsh
April 29, 2026
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No Summary of Economic Projections at this meeting, so the wording is the policy. The redline is the news. By the Dollarcollapse.com Editorial Team:
Warsh’s Fed Succession Crisis
April 29, 2026
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Powell’s last meeting. Warsh in the wings. A trap with no exit, dressed up as a personnel decision. By the Dollarcollapse.com Editorial Team: Today
FOMC Preview: The Fed’s Balance Sheet Has Quietly Added $172 Billion Since December While Markets Watch the Rate Decision
April 28, 2026
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Tomorrow’s 2:00 PM statement and 2:30 PM presser will be about the dot plot. The H.4.1 release Thursday at 4:30 PM ET is where the
3 Sunday Morning Thoughts – April 26 Edition
April 25, 2026
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Written by Bryan Lutz, Editor at Dollarcollapse.com: So, every Sunday morning I sit down to write a few short thoughts. Sometimes these thoughts end
France Was First to Call the PetroDollar Bluff Then. They’re Calling It Again.
April 21, 2026
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In January 2026, France completed the repatriation of its last 129 tonnes of gold from the vaults of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
The Lesson Washington Refuses to Learn: From 1944 to 2026, Every Dollar System Dies the Same Way
April 21, 2026
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The House of Saud is done with the West. Not in the dramatic, burn-the-bridges sense. In the quieter, more consequential sense of a business partner