Sitemap - 2023 - World Affairs in Context with Lena Petrova

Washington Pushes G7 Countries To Confiscate $300 Billion In Russian Assets

Weekly Recap: Biden Issues New Sanctions Against Foreign Banks, PCE Trends Down, U.S. Bankruptcies Surge

Weekly Recap: Mortgage Rates Close Below 7%, Fed To Cut Rates In Q1 2024 and New Bill To Force Big Investors Sell All Single Family Homes

Fed Ends Rate Hikes: What To Expect In 2024?

Interview With Dr. Pascal Lottaz | Why Did The Pentagon Fail Its $3.8 Trillion Audit AGAIN?

Weekly Recap: Rate Cuts In May 2024, Another Strong Jobs Report and the Drowning E.U.

Record Breaking 800 Tonnes Of Gold Purchased By Central Banks Amid Push To Diversify Reserves With Safe Haven Assets

Weekly Recap: Mortgage Rates Decline, Fed's Promises Don't Appear To Work As Growth Expectations Are Edging Lower

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This Week's Recap: Citi Announces Layoffs, OPEC+ Considers Cuts Amid Declining Oil Prices

Week In Review: Moody's Downgrades The U.S. To "Negative", Consumer Demand Slows As Delinquencies Rise

Europe Announces Launch Of Digital ID Shortly After EU Central Bank Promotes The New Phase Of CBDC Development

Unemployment Data Signals The U.S. May Be Entering Recession, New Military Aid Announced: $14.3B to Israel and $425M to Ukraine

European Central Bank Announces New Phase Of CBDC Development

Conflicting Economic Data: GDP Accelerates While Consumer Savings and Income Decline

What Can Go Wrong: Oil and Gold Prices Soar, U.S. Household Savings Drop As Household Debt Rises

BRICS Pay Digital Blockchain Payment System Launched

Week In Review: Key Numbers and Events For The Week Ending October 13, 2023

Israel-Palestine War: Crude Oil, Gold and US Dollar Outlook As The Middle East Conflict Escalates

Week In Review: Bond Market Meltdown, U.S. Oil Reserve Is Empty As The Government Adds $500B Of New Debt In 14 Days

The Country Is In Trouble: America's Middle Class Is Disappearing

Week In Review: Mortgage Rates Are Expected To Hit 8%, As Bond Yields Climb Hire. JP Morgan Predicts Severe Energy Crisis

Week In Review: Inflation Accelerates, U.S. Revenue Declines As Debt Interest Payments Hit $758 Million Per Day

Fed's Newest Instant Payment System, FedNow, Is Believed To Be The Precursor To CBDC

These Three Red Flags May Cause a Massive Economic Crisis In 6 to 12 Months

Week In Review: U.S. Runs Out Of Crude Oil Reserves As Gas Prices Increase Nationwide

U.S. Depletes Its Strategic Oil Reserves As Saudi Arabia Cuts Oil Output To Raise Prices

Week In Review: Mortgage Rates Surge To The Highest Levels Since 2001. Corporate Bankruptcies Rise As The Fed Promises More Rate Hikes to Hit 2% Target

BRICS Summit In Sandton, Johannesburg: Day 2 Overview

Week In Review: U.S. Deposits Drop $11 Billion, Americans To Deplete Savings In A Month As Loan Delinquencies Increase

Week In Review: Housing Market Recoups $3T in Losses; U.S. Deficit Hits $1.6 Trillion And Counting, and PayPal Issues Stablecoin

Week In Review: U.S. Loses Top Rating, U.S. Crude Oil Inventories Drop As Delinquency Rates Soar

Week In Review: Personal Spending Rose More Than Income. Gas Prices Reached 8-Months High.

The Fed Increased Rates By 25 bps, Leaving The Door Wide Open For More Rate Hikes In 2023

Global Dedollarization Goals: India Will Purchase Oil From The UAE Using Rupees

Weekly Briefs: Federal Reserve Launches FedNow, Loan Rejections Surge

Weekly Briefs: 72% of Americans Hemorrhaging Money, Feel Financially Insecure.

Weekly Briefs: Short Week, A Ton Of News

Ray Dalio: "Why the World Is On The Brink of Great Disorder"

Weekly Briefs: More Policy Tightening From ECB, Fed and BOE

Weekly Briefs: More Bank Consolidations, 2 More Rate Hikes and National Debt Hits A New Record High

New Poll Shows The Majority of Americans Have Never Heard Of Central Bank Digital Currencies

Weekly Briefs: USD Is Losing Value, July Rate Hike Is Guaranteed and Europe's Energy Crisis

The Federal Reserve Is Expected To Pause In June... What's Next?

CBDC Research Is Not Shared With The Public, Says The Digital Dollar Project

Weekly Briefs: IRS To Focus On Audits, U.S. Household's Net Worth Increases

Programmable CBDC Is Under Development In China

We Have A Deal: U.S. House Passes The Debt Ceiling Bill

McCarthy's New Debt Ceiling Deal: What's In It?

Debt Ceiling: What a U.S. 2023 Default Could Mean For The Americans

St. Louis Fed's Bullard Forecasts Two More Rates Increases This Year

Florida and Indiana Passed Laws Banning Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)

So Why Aren't We Paying Down The National Debt? Thoughts On The Debt Ceiling Crisis.

Fed's Financial Report Reveals Grave Concerns Over Banking Stress

The Fed's Monopoly At Stake: Texas Passes Bill To Create 100% Gold-Backed Digital Currency

A "Rolling Recession" Economy: The New Normal?

International CBDC Has Been Launched by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund

First Republic Bank: The Contagion Is Here

We Are Months Away From A Recession, Says Wells Fargo. The Fed Won't Pivot Until 2024

BRICS Bank Is Used As A Tool To Further The Economic Agenda Of The Member Nations

Weekly Briefs: Speaker Kevin McCarthy Seeks $1.5T Debt Limit Increase: Key Facts

Saudi Led Fuel Cuts Will Cause More Inflation, Says The International Energy Agency

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Says To Expect Tighter Bank Lending Standards Once The Fed Pauses Rate Hikes

Gold Rallies As The Fed Hints At Rate Hike Pause: Is NOW The Time To Buy Gold?

Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs): What You Need To Know Now

Recession Warning? U.S. Consumer Debt Surges to $16.9 Trillion As Debt Delinquencies Soar

The Petrodollar Dusk: The Biggest Threats For The U.S. Dollar To Overcome In Order To Maintain Its Global Hegemony

BRICS Nations To Issue New Currency Backed By Gold To Further Weaken The U.S. Dollar

China is Quietly Dethroning The United States Dollar

US Dollar Has Lost 86% Of Its Value And Continues To Lose Its Global Hegemony To Chinese Yuan

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