The markets this week appear extremely unsettled. The MMRI index, (Mannarino Market Risk Index) now stands at 308.2 as I write. This index measures the risk in the market, with 50-100 being low risk, 100-200 moderate risk, 200-300 high risk, and over 300 being extreme risk. This is profoundly worrying.
At thirty-three trillion of national debt, interest consumes a huge portion of taxes collected. The debt has grown every year since 2001 as the government has spent more than its tax receipts. Debt is 54% higher than five years ago. Interest payments are on track to exceed $1 trillion before
Another week ticks by and we are still juggling everything in the economy and out to look normal. The banks become more unstable, and more military equipment is ordered and then produced to throw into yet another brewing ‘war front’. We follow the money and see once again the ‘military,
I am sitting in Dubai, contemplating business and life in various parts of the world. Reading and watching events unfolding further and further from our control. IMF, WEF, EU, World Bank, BIS, OECD, FED, …… the list is longer than our imagination. Do we know anyone in these organizations? Did
So we are back to wanting the masks reintroduced to the general population. Are we going to comply this time? What are your expectations? We have huge amounts of information now regarding mask wearing and its deleterious effects. How effective will the propaganda be this time and what lengths will
When I look at the upcoming BRICS meeting and the potential effects on the dollar, I feel that the group has a point, in that the dollar has been weaponized and any one of them may be the next target of the deadly weapon of being basically demonetized. I feel
Thank you to all of our subscribers that wrote back and requested more information on the similarities between the fall of Rome and the current American situation. I will try to cover more of this specifically for you. Because this is such an interesting and diverse topic, I will break
Looking at comparisons between the fall of Rome and the current state of the US leads me to believe that the US is vulnerable to a similar fate. Some of the similarities follow: We understand that times are different and the world has modernized somewhat, but history does tend to
Derivatives are a huge worry as the unimaginable values of contracts are terrifying. The list of banks and amounts contracted are available at this address below. A long list but worthwhile looking at the first twenty or so. Read more here I believe that the FED will have no alternative
I think Joe deserves to retire with dementia, oops I mean dignity, in his eighties. Gold and Silver Stocks This week the gold and silver stocks have performed in a mediocre manner in comparison with physical gold. A few stocks have performed well and even though many have ended the
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