The trajectory of crises is alarming, with inflation continually eroding real incomes, while bailouts and stimulus measures have grown exponentially in response to these crises.

With each passing crisis, the scale of economic interventions grows, yet the challenge of maintaining real incomes in the face of eroding purchasing power remains. Reflecting on the past 40 years, it becomes clear that inflation’s compounding impact may lead …

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In two decades, the War on Terror cost trillions, displaced millions, and took countless lives. President Biden’s 50-year career includes championing these interventions

“Since 9/11, America’s War on Terror has had staggering consequences: 37 million people displaced, 4.5 million lives lost, and a jaw-dropping $8 trillion price tag. US-backed wars funneled millions of refugees to the US and Europe. Over his 50-year career, …

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“Ten years ago, people who were stealing were hiding products in their jackets or down their pants. These days they’re filling up a trolley and pushing it back out the front door and they don’t care who sees them.”

Cost-of-Living Stress Fuels Crime Wave in Australia, New Zealand (Bloomberg) — A man strolls out of a New Zealand supermarket carrying bags stuffed with nine stolen legs of lamb. Another pushes out a shopping cart stacked with NZ$1,500 ($896) of …

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“Disinflation” Honeymoon is over! Wholesale inflation posts largest increase in 14 months as producer price index jumped .7% (economists predicted .4%) in August. The PPI report captures what companies pay for supplies, with these costs usually passed down to consumers. PPI + yesterday’s CPI = Inflation GROWING!

by Dismal-Jellyfish https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/WPSFD4&output_view=pct_1mth The Acceleration of Inflation in the Second Half Has Begun, “Disinflation” Honeymoon Terminated The Consumer Price Index (CPI) jumped by 0.63% in August from July, the biggest month-to-month increase since June 2022. Annualized, this amounts to a …

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Nothing is sustainable these days…

World debt has rapidly increased since 1997 And is now around $225 trillion This is not sustainable pic.twitter.com/gB83iY1FFI — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) September 1, 2023 In case you missed it: #China has cut its holdings in US Treasuries to $835bn, …

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How many of these fires were set on purpose to advance a political agenda?

https://twitter.com/BernieSpofforth/status/1693326860942180470 Arson isn’t climate change… it’s murder pic.twitter.com/lablUrtyaG — Pelham (@Resist_05) August 20, 2023 DEMOCRATIC GOV OF HAWAII SAYS CLIMATE CHANGED CAUSED HUMAN ERROR IN MAUI FIRESpic.twitter.com/UfBHRIPp57 — The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) August 20, 2023 Honest question… How many of these fires …

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“These vulnerabilities will remain for some time.” Fitch Ratings lowered the operating environment score for U.S. banks in June to ‘aa-‘ from ‘aa’ mainly due to structural uncertainty around the path and rate of monetary tightening & gaps in in the regulatory framework.

by Dismal-Jellyfish https://www.fitchratings.com/research/banks/further-cut-to-us-bank-oper-environment-score-would-require-structural-change-17-08-2023 Fitch Ratings-New York-17 August 2023: Fitch Ratings lowered the operating environment (OE) score for U.S. banks in June to ‘aa-‘ from ‘aa’ mainly due to structural uncertainty around the path and rate of monetary tightening and gaps in in …

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