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How long before $250 trillion of hidden risk explodes in the financial system? World ‘blind’ to risks in booming $250tn shadow bank market The world’s top financial regulators have admitted they are blind to dangers lurking in the shadow banking sector. On Tuesday, the Financial Stability Board (FSB), a network of global watchdogs, said “severe …
🚨 BOOM! JD Vance never misses! MARGARET: "This is a country founded by immigrants!" JD: "Just because we were 'founded by immigrants' doesn't mean that 240 years later we have to have the DUMBEST immigration policy in the WORLD!" That's 48 🔥 pic.twitter.com/WWBCErWR1r — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 25, 2025
This was predictable a couple of years ago pic.twitter.com/OaZi1OeAsV — Northstar (@NorthstarCharts) December 24, 2025 Crypto hedge funds are on pace for their worst year since the 2022 crypto winter.@sidcoins pic.twitter.com/agSizaReHb — Daily Chartbook (@dailychartbook) December 24, 2025 *SPOT GOLD HITS $4,500 AN OUNCE FOR FIRST TIME pic.twitter.com/9heNqnCQJC — Investing.com (@Investingcom) December 24, 2025
The world is drowning in debt and nobody is sounding the alarm. Over $300 trillion owed globally, more than three times what the planet produces in a year. The U.S. alone carries $38 trillion, Europe’s biggest economies are maxed out, and developing nations are borrowing faster than they have in fifty years. Rates go up …
The world is about to pump massive liquidity into the system: – The US pauses QT, runs record deficits, and is considering $2,000 stimulus checks – China is running the largest deficit in its history – Japan is preparing a $110 billion stimulus package – The EU is planning to spend ~$1 trillion on military …
House Democrats have released over a dozen new photographs of billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein parading around with Donald Trump and Bill Clinton. Democratic lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee unveiled 19 intimate photos from the estate of the disgraced financier. The photos also depict graphic sex toys but it is unclear the location or dates …
FIFA accused of ‘monumental betrayal’ over latest World Cup ticket prices Soccer fans have accused FIFA of a “monumental betrayal” after latest prices for World Cup tickets began to circulate Soccer fans have accused FIFA of a “monumental betrayal” after latest prices for World Cup tickets began to circulate on Thursday. The governing body allocates …
by Michael If there is going to be peace, why are we witnessing the largest military buildup in Europe since the end of the Cold War? When it comes to the major players on the geopolitical stage, it is far more important to watch what they do than it is to listen to what they …
McDonald’s has officially unveiled a world first automated restaurant chain in Texas, which does not involve any human staff working at all, giving customers a glance at the future of fast food. Food preparation, serving and payment are all done by artificial intelligence robot,… pic.twitter.com/XgU8aMHjka — MAVERICK X (@MAVERIC68078049) December 11, 2025 McDonald’s has begun …
The Department of Homeland Security is working closely with @CommerceGov to facilitate the rollout of President Trump’s Gold Card program. Under this historic initiative, qualified individuals and corporations, who contribute $1 million and $2 million respectively, will receive expedited EB-1 or EB-2 green cards following rigorous vetting. This landmark program fulfills President Trump’s promise to …
via Phoenix Capital Research The most important market in the world is signaling that inflation is returning to the financial system. The financial media (and most investors) like to focus on stocks because they are a volatile asset class and this volatility potentially translates to making a LOT of money quickly. However, the reality is …
CITIZENSHIP: The UK ended birthright citizenship in 1983. Australia did so in 1986. India did in 1987. Ireland followed in 2005. New Zealand followed in 2006. Many European democracies have long required a parental tie. Canada and the United States have stood almost alone among developed nations in preserving unconditional jus soli. It is no …
Australia launches youth social media ban it says will be the world’s ‘first domino’ More than 1 million social media accounts held by users under 16 are set to be deactivated in Australia in a divisive world-first ban that is being closely watched elsewhere. Can children and teenagers be forced off social media en masse? …
by Michael All over the globe, the digital control grid that we are all living in just continues to get even tighter. They are using facial recognition technology to scan our faces, they are using license plate readers to track where we travel, they are systematically monitoring the conversations that we are having on our phones, …
WASHINGTON — FIFA announced the start times for the tournament’s 104 matches on Saturday, a day after the draw for the expanded 48-nation tournament, with the final set to kick off at 3 p.m. ET on July 19. The kickoff time for the final at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, allows for prime-time …
How many other world leaders were involved? by inconspiracy “Its a big club, and you aint in it!” George Carlin rip
WHITE FERTILITY COLLAPSED – THE REST OF THE PLANET DIDN’T The generation now starting school is the first in recorded history that will grow up on a planet where people of European descent are a shrinking global minority. Native fertility across the entire Western world has collapsed below replacement and shows no sign of recovery. …
‼️Global central bank rate cuts are running ABOVE the Great Financial Crisis pace: World central banks have cut rates 316 times over the last 2 years, the most THIS CENTURY. Following the Financial Crisis response, they cut 313 times in 2 years. 👇https://t.co/hNOlF08Opy — Global Markets Investor (@GlobalMktObserv) November 29, 2025 In the two years …
THE SNEAKER MARKET JUST COLLAPSED – AND NOBODY KNOWS WHY A sneaker shop owner says the entire market “died overnight.” And the numbers are insane: • Shoes that were $500–$600 now won’t move at $300 • Jordan 1s sitting for $90 • Dunks and GRs gathering dust • Even HEAT priced under retail isn’t selling …
President Donald Trump will ‘permanently pause migration’ from third world countries and ordered a green card audit of 19 nations after the Washington, DC terror attack that left a National Guard soldier dead. Trump blasted former president Joe Biden for letting unvetted migrants stream into America – claiming he allowed the Afghan shooting suspect into …
Reuters – BOJ nearing decision to raise rates TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan is “nearing” a decision to raise interest rates and will not wait until after next year’s spring wage negotiations end, its board member Kazuyuki Masu was quoted in the Nikkei newspaper as saying. The remark follows those by Governor Kazuo Ueda …
Why can’t you buy a new Truck for $10,000 in the USA but you can everywhere else? THE U.S. IS BLOCKING $10,000 TRUCKS AND $8,000 SELF-DRIVING CARS FROM AMERICANS – AND NOBODY WILL SAY WHY A guy just exposed something wild on camera: Toyota sells brand-new $10,000 trucks in countries all over the world… except …
by Michael When you look at that cover, what stands out to you? To me, the fact that there are so many symbols relating to war really got my attention. There is a huge red tank on one side of the cover, and another huge red tank on the other side of the cover. At …
We live in a Deeply criminal financial system. It is this way by design. It allows Wall Street to do speculation investing and turn America and the World into a Giant Financial Casino without consequence. This is how the Wall Street and the Banking Elite have stolen most of the wealth on planet earth. 5 …
In our annual guide, we examine the important themes, trends and events that will shape the coming year. Explore The World Ahead 2026 https://t.co/l2KWBWNJRL Illustration: Andrew Rae pic.twitter.com/uhLxsUhbtr — The Economist (@TheEconomist) November 12, 2025
China just fired the first shot in the next liquidity war, and the Fed will have no choice but to follow. The Chinese central bank is about to surpass the Fed to become the largest central bank in the world again. The PBOC has officially resumed quantitative easing. And I believe it’s only a matter …
CARGO CRASH: THE GLOBAL ECONOMY JUST BROKE Right now, as you read this, 42% of shipping containers between China and America have vanished in three weeks. Gone. From 71 vessels to 41. Below the 60-ship floor that held for twenty years. This is not a dip. This is cardiac arrest of the $28 trillion trade …
Has he lost his damned mind over his tariff tax blowback? Trump: If I didn’t have tariffs, the entire world would be in a depression pic.twitter.com/HP2Mzq2UGY — Acyn (@Acyn) November 5, 2025 This are the only countries in the world, paying the tariffs. pic.twitter.com/x0QMGsBwW7 — Bogomil Harmandzhiev (@bogomiluk) November 6, 2025
According to the report, SEC enforcement attorneys are “looking into whether the firm and some of its senior executives have exerted improper commercial influence on its ratings procedures, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing the ongoing probe.” Officials in the agency’s complex financial instruments unit are involved in the investigation, the …
