The latest market mania has set the stage for more intervention by monetary powers — After the most euphoric January in recent history, hopes of a new bull market have emerged in spectacular fashion. Yet the latest stock market bonanza has set the stage for increased intervention from monetary leaders. The Great Financial Tightening™ is about to commence. Following a subpar end to 2022 for…

A lengthy transition onto a new monetary standard has gifted the Fed more power than ever before. Now, as of recent events, there’s no turning back — The most significant shift in global finance has been playing out behind the scenes: The power to price trillions of dollars in financial assets, once held by bankers, is almost in the hands of the Federal Reserve. Now, its powers are set to increase.

The world’s largest crypto exchange is much like FTX — but with more red flags — It’s been almost two months since Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire came crashing down. The collapse of crypto exchange FTX and hedge fund Alameda Research, which were used to perpetrate a fraudulent scheme some consider “worse than Enron”, changed public perceptions of crypto forever. Not that everyone knew the industry was…

The U.S central bank’s global expansion is not only its next logical move but the conceivable only option — The Federal Reserve has initiated the ultimate rug pull, yet trillions in excess liquidity have stemmed any major financial turmoil. Eventually, however, the Fed will not only need to intervene once again but expand its operations globally to preserve the status quo. It became clear during the COVID market meltdown…

Even as market illiquidity and volatility rises to ominous levels, all threats to market stability have been thwarted, but not for long — Fears of another liquidity crunch have entered the mainstream, with many people speculating over what will cause the next financial upheaval. Right now, all triggers have been suppressed, although not for long. The Great Liquidity Squeeze™ is upon us. 2022 was believed to be the year when an enormous unwinding…

Markets are not only growing more complex but more opaque. That’s a toxic combination, if left unchecked — As global markets slowly tumble while liquidity wanes, trillions of dollars present in the system are preventing any major unrest from developing in equity and credit markets. If significant turmoil is likely to emerge anywhere soon, it’s in America’s sovereign bond market. After reaching levels not seen since the COVID…

Monetary leaders possess an expansive toolbox to prevent a bond market meltdown — Bond markets have been growing increasingly unstable lately, causing many to warn about a possible “sovereign debt crisis” unfolding. But monetary leaders now possess numerous mechanisms to prevent a catastrophe. The Great Sovereign Debt Intervention™ is upon us. Tasked with preventing sky-high inflation mostly caused by issues beyond their control…

It’s not about currency or geopolitics — The U.S dollar is wreaking havoc globally, and it’s only just starting to pick up momentum. You’d have thought by now that other nations would have bailed from its hegemony. But in reality, there’s no way out. Right now, the consensus belief is that global liquidity has been deteriorating rapidly…

In the depths of a seemingly unending energy crisis in Europe, predicting the endgame has become near impossible. But the so-called European Paradox might hold the answer — After a series of botched negotiations at the end of a cold winter in 2009, Russia, through its majority state-owned energy firm Gazprom, cut off major gas supplies to Ukraine. Stemming flows completely, after Ukrainian gas company Naftogaz failed to pay numerous debts on previous supplies, Putin detached the whole…