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US facing severe economic downturn (i.e. an economic collapse): Federal Reserve chairman

US facing severe economic downturn (i.e. an economic collapse): Federal Reserve chairman

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (R) speaks on the CBS program “60 Minutes” on May 17, 2020. The US is facing a severe economic downturn amid the global pandemic,…

Fed Warns of Significant Hit to Asset Prices If Crisis Grows

Fed Warns of Significant Hit to Asset Prices If Crisis Grows

Jesse Hamilton and Rich MillerBloomberg (Bloomberg) — The Federal Reserve issued a stark warning Friday that stock and other asset prices could suffer significant declines should the coronavirus pandemic deepen,…

The Debt Bomb Has a Shorter Fuse Than Anyone Thinks – Ep 573

The Debt Bomb Has a Shorter Fuse Than Anyone Thinks – Ep 573

Did the Fed Just Knowingly Trigger a Housing Market Crisis?

Did the Fed Just Knowingly Trigger a Housing Market Crisis?

The Federal Reserve bought a record amount of mortgage-backed securities last week despite nearly crashing the housing market in March.W. E. Messamore The Fed bought a record amount of mortgage-backed…

US department store JCPenney files for bankruptcy, but the economy is in good shape…yeah right!

US department store JCPenney files for bankruptcy, but the economy is in good shape…yeah right!

AFP JCPenney will close some stores in phases as part of its restructuring (AFP Photo/JUSTIN SULLIVAN) New York (AFP) – US department store JCPenney, which has not turned a profit…

The U.S. Is Caught In An Economic Death Spiral, And One Group Is Being Hit Particularly Hard…

The U.S. Is Caught In An Economic Death Spiral, And One Group Is Being Hit Particularly Hard…

Michael Snyder Many have been warning for years that our economic bubble would eventually burst and that a collapse was inevitably coming, but the ferocity of this new economic crisis…

They’re saying that 30 percent of US workers won’t return to office jobs

They’re saying that 30 percent of US workers won’t return to office jobs

You May Not Understand This Now, But You Need To Get Prepared For The Food Shortages That Are Coming

You May Not Understand This Now, But You Need To Get Prepared For The Food Shortages That Are Coming

by Michael Snyder I was going to write about something completely different today, but I felt that I needed to issue this warning instead.  Even before COVID-19 came along, crazy global…

Covid-19 crisis could leave $8.8 trillion hole in global economy, Asian Development Bank warns

Covid-19 crisis could leave $8.8 trillion hole in global economy, Asian Development Bank warns

Get short URL FILE PHOTO © Getty Images / Colin Anderson Productions Follow RT on The coronavirus pandemic could chop nearly 10 percent off global gross domestic product (GDP), the…

The U.S. Is Caught In An Economic Death Spiral, And One Group Is Being Hit Particularly Hard…

The U.S. Is Caught In An Economic Death Spiral, And One Group Is Being Hit Particularly Hard…

by Michael Snyder Many have been warning for years that our economic bubble would eventually burst and that a collapse was inevitably coming, but the ferocity of this new economic crisis…

The second strongest economic pillar in the Western/white financial world order takes a hit as Germany falls into recession with economy in worst plunge since global financial crisis

The second strongest economic pillar in the Western/white financial world order takes a hit as Germany falls into recession with economy in worst plunge since global financial crisis

Germany in recession with economy in worst plunge since global financial crisis Germany’s economy shrank by 2.2 percent in the first quarter compared to the final three months of 2019, preliminary…

Video: Coronavirus: Economic and Social Collapse: Mass Unemployment, Bankruptcy, Poverty and Despair

Video: Coronavirus: Economic and Social Collapse: Mass Unemployment, Bankruptcy, Poverty and Despair

By Prof Michel Chossudovsky Global Research First published on April 16, 2020 There is a serious health crisis which must be duly resolved. But there is another important dimension which has to…

Inevitable US bankruptcies

Inevitable US bankruptcies

(Alert). Fed. Announces NEW MULTI-TRILLION DOLLAR BUY/LEND PROGRAM. Mannarino

(Alert). Fed. Announces NEW MULTI-TRILLION DOLLAR BUY/LEND PROGRAM. Mannarino

36.5 Million Americans JOBLESS! Fed Balance Sheet Nears $7 Trillion as Debt Goes Berserk!

36.5 Million Americans JOBLESS! Fed Balance Sheet Nears $7 Trillion as Debt Goes Berserk!

unemployment line, people out of work looking for a job…

US industrial output plunges 11.2% in April amid pandemic

US industrial output plunges 11.2% in April amid pandemic

Oil and gas production posted its largest-ever decline in the Federal Reserve’s April industrial production survey. (AFP photo) American industrial production dropped a record 11.2 percent in April, the first…

US Oil and Gas Industry Should Brace for More Bankruptcies, Analysts Warn

US Oil and Gas Industry Should Brace for More Bankruptcies, Analysts Warn

US Oil and Gas Industry Should Brace for More Bankruptcies, Analysts Warn The coronavirus pandemic is dragging on despite some countries easing lockdown restrictions, and oil procuders are still under immense…

States Are Now Wrestling With The Biggest Budget Crisis They Have Faced In All Of U.S. History

States Are Now Wrestling With The Biggest Budget Crisis They Have Faced In All Of U.S. History

by Michael Snyder Most U.S. states are seeing tax revenues completely and utterly collapse during this COVID-19 pandemic, and some are already begging the federal government for bailout money.  Because if…

The Collapse Of Main Street And Local Tax Revenues Cannot Be Reversed

The Collapse Of Main Street And Local Tax Revenues Cannot Be Reversed

Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, The core problem is the U.S. economy has been fully financialized, and so costs are unaffordable. To understand the long-term consequences of…

World’s Largest Shipper Warns Of Collapsing Volumes, Dashes Hope For V-Shaped Recovery

World’s Largest Shipper Warns Of Collapsing Volumes, Dashes Hope For V-Shaped Recovery

A cargo ship prepares to berth at a port in Qingdao in China’s eastern Shandong province on May 8, 2019. – China’s exports fell more than expected in April while…

COVID-19 Has Triggered a Global Financial Crisis and Called Into Question the US Dollar’s Hegemony – What’s Next

COVID-19 Has Triggered a Global Financial Crisis and Called Into Question the US Dollar’s Hegemony – What’s Next

How Is COVID-19 Affecting the Global Economic Order? Scenarios for the Global Monetary System Supply chains collapse, companies are facing bankruptcy, and mass unemployment ensues. Covid-19 has triggered a global financial crisis…

What Is In Front Of Us? One Thing Is Certain, You Should Buckle Up Because We Are In For One Hell Of A Ride

What Is In Front Of Us? One Thing Is Certain, You Should Buckle Up Because We Are In For One Hell Of A Ride

Everyone wants to know what is in front of us? One thing is certain, you should buckle up because we are in for one hell of a ride. “In short,…

A 2nd wave of US virus cases will plunge the economy into a depression, Moody’s economist says

A 2nd wave of US virus cases will plunge the economy into a depression, Moody’s economist says

Ben Winck  A second wave of coronavirus cases would quash hopes for a swift recovery and push the US into a depression, Mark Zandi, the chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, told…

A ‘much more severe’ selloff looms in the stock market, strategist warns

A ‘much more severe’ selloff looms in the stock market, strategist warns

479 Leuthold Group warns of a deeper selloff ahead. iStockphoto The coronavirus death toll continues to rise across the U.S., as do the number of job losses, with an increasing number…

US grocery costs jump the most in 46 years, led by rising prices for meat and eggs

US grocery costs jump the most in 46 years, led by rising prices for meat and eggs

Thomas Franck@TOMWFRANCK  POINTS The Labor Department reported Tuesday that prices U.S. consumers paid for groceries jumped 2.6% in April, the largest one-month pop since February 1974.The price of the meats,…

If rates go negative, Wells Fargo’s Chris Harvey warns bullish stock market bets are off

This Is How Bad Things Really Are In The Economy

This Is How Bad Things Really Are In The Economy

On the heels of the Dow tumbling over 500 points, this is how bad things really are in the economy. Trouble For Restaurants (King World News) – Gerald Celente:  Restaurant Supplier’s Performance…

British economy posts worst quarter since 2008 financial crisis & that’s before full impact of coronavirus is known

British economy posts worst quarter since 2008 financial crisis & that’s before full impact of coronavirus is known

British economy posts worst quarter since 2008 financial crisis & that’s before full impact of coronavirus is known British economy posts worst quarter since 2008 financial crisis & that’s before full…

Global Economic Depression And Why Another $500 Surge In The Price Of Gold Will Surprise Investors

Global Economic Depression And Why Another $500 Surge In The Price Of Gold Will Surprise Investors

There is no question we are in a global economic depression, plus why another $500 surge in the price of gold will surprise investors. The Second Great Depression (King World…

Grocery prices hit 50-year high! Inflation around the corner (Full show)

Grocery prices hit 50-year high! Inflation around the corner (Full show)