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Financial Repression: How The US Government Will Quietly Confiscate Your Wealth Authored by Nick Giambruno via InternationalMan.com, When I first heard the term “financial repression,” I thought it had to be a joke. Why would governments and central banks use a term with such a negative connotation? Even people who are financially illiterate can understand that financial repression is a bad thing. Simply put, financial repression is a strategy governments use to reduce their debt burden by manipulating interest rates below inflation. It allows them to borrow in dollars and repay in dimes. Here’s how the IMF...

Since Israel started its “new” war against Lebanon at the beginning of the month, over 1,000 people have been killed. The formal numbers from the Lebanese Health Ministry say that includes 79 women, 118 children, and at least 40 healthcare workers. The healthcare workers are a growing problem, as Amnesty International issued a new report […]

US Existing Home Sales Disappoint In April, Despite Lower Mortgage Rates With the Spring selling season already in tatters, existing home sales were expected to rebound in April very modestly (+2.0% MoM) off recent record lows. However, the rebound was far less than expected, up just 0.2% MoM, which left sales of existing homes unchanged YoY... Source: Bloomberg Total existing home sales SAAR hover just above 4.00 million homes... Source: Bloomberg The NAR report showed the median selling price rose 0.9% from a year earlier to $417,700 last month - the highest for any...