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Jeff Nielson: On the same morning we hear that ¼ of Wall Street executives think that fraud is a necessarypart of “doing business” in the financial sector, we hear of a second “MF Global”. The U.S.’s so-called regulators are now reporting that somewhere Read more…
Michael Snyder: We always knew that the financial markets were rigged, but this is getting ridiculous. It is now being alleged that 20 major banks have been systematically fixing global interest rates for years. Barclays has already been fined Read more…
Jeff Nielson: There is more outrageous news out concerning the Western banking cabal, the crime syndicate otherwise known as our financial sector. The news was not that these banksters have openly admitted that they willingly/gleefully participated Read more…
Joseph L. Shaefer: If I am doing right by our clients, subscribers, and online readers, it is my responsibility to advise what in my opinion should be avoided, as well as that which should be considered. Read more…
Peter Krauth: Something’s afoot in the world of high stakes finance. The Basel Committee for Bank Supervision (BCBS) is about to decide something crucial to bankers, sovereign nations, and gold investors alike. Read more…
Diane Alter: Moody’s ratings agency issued five U.S. bank downgrades Thursday and a total of 15 cuts for global institutions, but markets shook off the news. Read more…
Michael Snyder: The summer of 2012 is shaping up to be very similar to the summer of 2008. Things look incredibly bleak for the global economy right now. Read more…
Michael Snyder: Another month, another bad jobs report. For the month of May, the U.S. economy only added 69,000 jobs and the unemployment rate rose to 8.2%. Read more…
Jim Trippon: JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), one of the largest and most important banks in the financial system, suffered $2 billion in a trading loss last week that roiled the market. JPMorgan stock was subsequently punished by investors, as they took it down nearly Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Judging from the sideways price action on Wall Street this week, it seems that investors went through the full cycle of emotions. With corporate earnings seasons drawing to a close at home investors are once again focusing Read more…
Michael Snyder: When news broke of a 2 billion dollar trading loss by JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM), much of the financial world was absolutely stunned. But the truth is that this is just the beginning. This is just a very small preview of what Read more…
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today announced that it has sanctioned Citigroup Global Markets, Inc; Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC; UBS Financial Services; and Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC a total of more than Read more…
Sara Nunnally: It is clear the U.S. economy is “too big to fail.” But what happens when that is the only option? You won’t like the answer. Read more…
Michael Snyder: Debt is a “soft” form of slavery. In America today, it is not legal to bind people up with chains and force them to work for you, but that doesn’t mean that there are not millions upon millions Read more…
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