econ

Who established the FRB and who actually owns the Fed Reserve now? Are all central banks separate from the countries that they are located in? What happens if a government "nationalize a banking system?

Running on Empty, Part I How the Petrodollar System Restored, Then Ruined, America's Economy "The Russo-Ukraine War has at this point been ongoing for several months. Even if the war were to end tomorrow (which it won’t), it has already had a massive effect on the globe, with food crises, mass...

For anyone who is in a higher tax state, be sure to run your tax return two ways. 1) With the standard deduction 2) With forced itemized deductions. In a number of states, they did not conform to the feds in how to calculate a tax return. So if you run both scenarios, you may find your...

I thought I would start this thread based upon several threads of Economic Doom we have been seeing lately. Add in the variations the stock market is experiencing, we have the potential for some real threats to our economic survival. Having said that, it is a certainty that at some point in the...

By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com WNW 218 12.4.15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NcyA5WpyvaI As terrible as the terror attack in San Bernardino, California, is it’s not really the big story. I know you have been seeing wall to wall coverage of this attack. I am sure...

I just wanted to rant a little here and I have no other place to do it. Recently I have gotten a promotion at work, my old management team had been pushed out and a new team was created with me involved. I don't have people reporting to me (thank god) but I am now more involved. My...

From earlier today (Sunday 12/4.) No updates yet. Italian gov't to convene on new measures Sunday Dec 4, 9:24 AM (ET) By COLLEEN BARRY MILAN (AP) - Premier Mario Monti has called a Cabinet meeting in Rome on Sunday to approve emergency austerity and growth measures aimed at saving...

Mike Huckabee was just on Fox News and suggested an investigation into volume and sales for the last hour or so of trading on Wall Street over the course of the last 12 days. He suggested that the incredible spike in the volume of trades and the time at which they began suggests a coordinated...

[I wish I could pick two prefixes... sigh...] 'Hot money' may not be that hot The country's foreign exchange reserve rose by $11.9 billion to $1.8 trillion last month, the central bank said yesterday. The world's largest foreign exchange reserve, however, has raised worries over foreign...