Get Real
The easiest way to understand global economic chaos is the once-in-a-lifetime devaluation of western currencies against the world’s energy and natural resources.
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4 — how we get there
The mechanisms, laws, and leaders that will get us to a post-US dollar as World Reserve Currency financial system
Inflation is Not an Accident. It's Government Policy
High inflation is often presented as something 'no-one could have seen coming'. This is not true. Years of 'superinflation' are the only way out of the Western debt Superbubble.
Could Putin Pop the Superbubble?
Some core economic realities can help us understand the war in Ukraine and what happens next
2022: How Crazy Can It Get?
Populism rises as currencies fail. And the world's enormous debt-load means there's plenty more to come.
Ditch the Dollar, Save the Planet?
Reasons to be Cheerful: Eco-activists should welcome the failure of the US dollar as world reserve currency.
How to Kill a Cryptocurrency
Today the People's Bank of China banned crypto transactions. The US and EU will likely follow.
Central Banks are Buying Gold
Purchases, repatriations, audits … The world's central banks are increasingly interested in owning—and demonstrating ownership—of physical gold.
2020: What Will Trump Do?
The most interesting economic question of 2020 involves Donald J. Trump (as usual)
Yes. The Autocrats* Are Ganging Up on the Dollar
Are the world's major producers of natural resources and manufactured goods plotting an alternative to the US dollar? Here's the evidence …