The Fed is lagging in its mission to tamp down an “exceptionally high” rate of inflation and is likely to take more aggressive action at its next meeting, James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, told a group of reporters on 7 April. Bullard, a voting member of the U.S. Federal...
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GOLD TAKES IN RECORD $11.3 BILLION IN MARCH
Last month, gold exchange-traded products (ETPs) took in a record $11.3 billion, according to Blackrock, as investors fled European equities while Russia’s Ukraine war raged on (see related story in this issue). Investments grew fivefold from February’s amount, eclipsing July 2020’s record monthly inflow of $9.4 billion. The surge drove gold’s price to $1,947 on...
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SEARCHING FOR WAR CRIMINALS
They are nearer than you think By Philip Giraldi The United States is now insisting that Russian President Vladimir Putin should be put on trial for “war crimes” committed in Ukraine. As Putin is still insisting that he will attend the upcoming G20 summit in November on the island of Bali, Indonesia, it will be...
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK. IT’S CRIME TIME
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said last week that his administration will need more time to get a handle on crime in the city after major crime increased 36.5 percent in March compared to 2021. The NYPD said Wednesday that homicides in the city fell, but robberies and burglaries both increased by 48.4 percent...
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ABOUT 99 PERCENT OF PEOPLE BREATHE IN POLLUTED AIR THAT CAN IMPACT THEIR HEALTH
About 99 percent of the world’s population lives in an area where air quality could reach levels of pollution that may be harmful to their health, the World Health Organization said. Maria Neira, the director of environment at the WHO, called it “unacceptable” that there are seven million “preventable deaths and countless preventable lost years...
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ISRAEL LAUNCHES AIR ATTACK AGAINST SYRIA
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights announced Saturday that Israel launched new air raids near Masyaf city in Hama province—at a location where Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and Hezbollah have established a presence. “There are warehouses, research centers for upgrading missiles and drones. However, no casualties have been reported yet,” the monitoring group said in a...
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U.S. SOLDIERS INJURED AFTER BASE SHELLED IN SYRIA, WHY ARE THESE TROOPS STILL THERE?
Four U.S. soldiers were injured in a rocket attack early Thursday at the Green Village base, which is near Syria’s largest oilfield called Al-Omar, the U.S.-led anti-ISIS coalition said in a statement. Military.com reported that U.S. troops have been in Syria since 2015 with the mandate to assist local forces in the fight against ISIS. The...
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SRI LANKA ROCKED BY PROTESTS, FURTHER CEMENTING ‘NEW WORLD DISORDER’ FORECAST
Thousands of protesters took to the streets last weekend in Sri Lanka due to the country’s worsening financial crisis and demanded that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign. “People should stand up for their rights. People should dictate terms for these dictators,” Nayana Rozario, a protester told Economy Next. Another protester said, “For the first time in my...
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HAMAS CALLS OUT BAHRAIN, TURKEY FOR SPEAKING OUT AGAINST TEL AVIV ATTACK
Bahrain and Turkey spoke out against the recent attacks in Tel Aviv, prompting Hamas to “denounce and reject” the condemnations. Last week, the Trends Journal reported on the spate of attacks throughout Israel. (See “SHOOTING BREAKS OUT IN ISRAEL: REVENGE OR TERRORISM.”) One of the attacks included a Palestinian who opened fire in a Tel Aviv suburb,...
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GET VAXXED, GET COVID: THE ONES THAT GOT IT BRAGGED THEY GOT THE JAB
We’re almost at the point where it is no longer even news when so-called “fully vaxxed” politicians and “celebrities” (arrogant actors) announce they came down with COVID-19—and then pitch the vaccine’s effectiveness to the public. Last week, some household names in Washington announced a COVID diagnosis, led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday and...