by Joseph Maxwell Given the titanic economic damage caused by the political response to COVID-19, intelligent eyes are searching for answers beyond the stagnant eddies in the mainstream. There one can see a bigger story – one that unmasks the media’s portrayal of the world floating helplessly in the currents of the viral pandemic. Even...
Category: TRENDS EYE VIEW
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THE BOUNCING PHASES OF THE MARKET
By Gregory Mannarino It’s “Swing time” on Wall Street. The CNBC headline on 20 March: “Dow tumbles 900 points to end Wall Street’s worst week since 2008.” Six days later, it was Happy Days Are Here Again: “Dow wraps up strongest three days since 1931.” The next day, 27 March, after the Dow fell 4...
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COVID-19 = VICTORY GARDENS 2.0
by Amber Freda With nations in lockdown and a ban on all “non-essential” work sweeping the globe, hundreds of millions suddenly have a lot of free time on their hands. And with masses out of work, short on cash, and millions wanting to improve their health, planting a vegetable garden is not only practical, but also...
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FROM DIRTY CASH TO DIGITAL TRASH
by Joseph Maxwell Before the coronaviruses’ germs on paper money scared our attention away from the worldwide demonstrations against economic inequality, the move to digital currencies was already in full stride. With banks such as the Federal Reserve, the People’s Bank of China, and the Bank of Korea quarantining and sterilizing bank notes in order...
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PRESIDENTIAL REALITY SHOW®: DEMS FEAR “THE BERN”
Former Vice President Joe Biden won a clear victory in the South Carolina Democratic primary last Saturday, breathing life into his campaign after poor finishes in the first three primary states. Mr. Biden won 48.4 percent of the vote along the lion’s share of delegates while Bernie Sanders finished second with close to 20 percent...
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PRESIDENTIAL REALITY SHOW®: BERNIE SHINES, MONEY TALKS
Senator Bernie Sanders, who tied for first in the Iowa Caucus and won the New Hampshire primary, scored impressively in the Nevada caucus last Saturday. He earned more than twice the votes of second place finisher Joe Biden, with Pete Buttigieg and Elizabeth Warren finishing third and fourth. Senator Sanders has by far the most...
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THE PRESIDENTIAL REALITY SHOW®: SANDERS HAS A SHOT
In May 2016, the Trends Journal was the first news source to forecast Donald Trump’s White House win. In our “2020 Top Trends” issue, one of our forecasts is “Trump 2020: By Default.” We are now holding back on that forecast. In our “Trump 2020: By Default” forecast, we had written that when Trump would...
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CHINA: DIGITAL CURRENCY CONTROL
China’s central bank has filed more than 80 patents around its plans to issue a national digital currency, according to an investigation by the Chamber of Digital Commerce. The patents involve methods of issuing the currency, processing interbank settlements, creating digital chip cards, and integrating digital wallets with conventional bank accounts. The patents signal China’s intent...
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NEWSPAPERS: R.I.P.
McClatchy Co., which owns 30 newspapers including the Kansas City Star and Miami Herald, filed for bankruptcy on Thursday, with debts of $1.6 billion and assets of $703 million. The McClatchy family is ceding control of the 163-year-old publishing company to Chatham Asset Management, the hedge fund that owns the National Enquirer and its parent,...
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FOREVER CHEMICALS: POISON ON TAP
Worried about climate change? Forget about it. Keep drinking the water in cities across the United States, and you’ll be long dead before the climate changes. Besides the tons of chemicals, pesticides, and industrial poisons pumped and sprayed into the earth, water, air, and food, the Defense Department has cited 401 bases in the U.S....