KW: Russia is not the only country engaged in financial warfare (for survival) with the United States. China and Iran are also in the thick of it. The China-Iran linkage is critical to both countries. China is the second largest economy in the world and the fastest growing major emerging market. China has a voracious appetite…

KW: In 2013, the U.S. successfully kicked Iran out of the global payments system called SWIFT, (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications). SWIFT in the nerve center of the global financial network. All major banks transfer all major currencies using the SWIFT message system. The U.S. had previously banned Iran from the dollar payments system…

KW: If the story is true then Putin is either mad or they are expecting a catastrophe to happen soon. In the meantime the price of gold has fallen dramatically…. makes sense doesn’t it? Source: Russia Buys Over 800,000 Ounces Of Gold In July After Dumping US Treasuries | Zero Hedge

KW: Re-Printed in full. The betrayal by the Tsipras government after maverick finance minister Yanis Varoufakis was ousted was one of the worst of its kind but that was only part of the problem. The bankers asset stripped Greece and paid themselves the interest by while building the debt higher and higher. With any luck the…

KW: Koenig is an experienced and knowledgable scribe, previously working with the World Bank and World Health Organisation. You can tell he is at a point of maximum frustration with the way the Empire is operating right now. And still the markets reach new highs. What could possibly go wrong? Sanctions, Sanctions, Sanctions – The…

KW: Stockman is right. Venezuela is in chaos , Turkey, a NATO ally,  is unrepentantly sinking due to sanctions and currnency failure of the Lira, China, Russia north Korea and Iran are all targets of Trump’s two faced approach to global issues. For example saying we need to get on with Russia on the one…

KW: It’s a global issue that boils down to basic issues like the fact that here in Nw Zealand middle class workers such as teachers and nurses can no longer afford to live in places like Auckland near theri work places. The return on capitla has far outweighed the payment of labour input and its…

KW: The second article Global debt has ballooned since the financial crisis as central banks have distorted markets and fueled debt bubbles in particular. A lot of the increase in global debt has come from emerging market (EM) economies, especially China. In fact, a record amount of EM debt has accumulated during the past decade,…

KW: A couple of financial commentaries reproduced word for word Dear Reader, “It’s not just Turkey,” we are warned. “The dollar liquidity storm is ahead of us — buckle up.” Forewarned, we acknowledge Nedbank strategists Neels Heyneke and Mehul Daya for the advisory. Where will it likely strike next? Answer anon… We begin with a…