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Jason Burack of Wall St for Main St interviewed returning guest, former Lehman Brothers trader and senior executive, author and Founder of the Bear Traps Report https://www.thebeartrapsreport.com/ paid newsletter, Larry McDonald
China’s political repression is extending beyond its shores as the Xi Jinping government intimidates citizens living in Japan, victims have told Human Rights Watch. Chinese authorities are using “transnational repression” to target Chinese nationals living in Japan, particularly minorities from Tibet, Xinjiang, and Inner Mongolia, to deter them from protesting against the government or engaging …
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The rising debt/GDP ratios in both Europe and the US suggest an impending era of financial repression, similar to what Japan has experienced. Axios notes that it would require substantial measures, equivalent to $2,400 per American per year, in either spending cuts or tax increases to stabilize the national debt. Meanwhile, gold is reaching new …