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Bitcoin just broke down again — falling below $60k to levels we haven’t seen in nearly two years. But here’s the strange part: this may not really be a Bitcoin story. Because if you pull up the chart of BlackRock you start to see something unexpected. Bitcoin and BlackRock stock ...  Show more

When most people hear the words “free market capitalism,” they immediately think of Wall Street. They picture stock traders yelling across a trading floor, financial news channels, quarterly earnings reports, and various asset prices flashing across a screen. And because that is ...  Show more

Back in the 1970’s there was a very popular graphic of a Lincoln US one cent coin. The original coin on the back has the words engraved “In God we Trust”. The coin had been altered to say, in Oil we trust. 

At the time, that meme rang true as people were lining up at gas ...

The stock market crashed on August 5, in a new "Black Monday". What caused it? Is the USA on the verge of a new financial crisis? Ben Norton is joined by economist Michael Hudson to discuss the extreme volatility, AI / Big Tech bubble, Japanese yen carry trade unwind, Chinese eco ...  Show more

The market sinking after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 75 basis points and forecast more hikes in the future to fight inflation. Former National Economic Council Dirctor Gary Cohn weighs in on whether a recession is now more likely than a soft landing. Jefferies Ch ...  Show more

The Norwegian central bank raised the interest rates by 50bp yesterday and said that there will be a similar move in September, to tackle the soaring inflation in Norway. The Philippines hiked by 50bp as well, to cool inflation. The Federal Reserve (Fed) minutes released this Wed ...  Show more