(Natural News) Some $550 billion in market value was wiped out from consumer stocks over a five-day stretch last week, increasing the downward pressure on a market already stressed by fear of inflation and soaring interest rates. “It has been an absolute bloodbath for retail. To a certain extent, I think that’s the rebalancing of […]

(Natural News) The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates far higher than what earlier pronouncements claimed, increasing the likelihood of a slowdown and the collapse of the American economy. In the most recent meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) held early this month, monetary policymakers in attendance all agreed on the […]

(Natural News) The United States and the People’s Republic of China, the world’s two largest economies, are the heaviest borrowers in the first quarter of the year as global debt skyrocketed to $305 trillion. This was according to the Institute of International Finance (IIF). Data shows that China increased its debt by $2.5 trillion in the […]

(Natural News) Canadians who are living on government benefits are being forced to live with less as food prices soar. Canada’s inflation rate is at 6.8 percent, the highest in 31 years. Grocery prices rose 10 percent year over year, the highest spike since 1981. Stephen Jones, 56, said that by the end of the month […]

(Natural News) European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde recently called for more regulations on cryptocurrencies after claiming that they have no real value. Lagarde made these comments during an appearance on the Dutch television program “College Tour.” She said: “I am concerned for people who have no understanding of the risks, who will lose […]

(Natural News) America’s healthiest consumer lending environment on record appears to be coming to a close as consumers with low credit scores are falling behind on their payments for personal loans, credit cards and car loans in droves. The credit reporting firm Equifax reports that the share of subprime credit cards and personal loans whose […]

(Natural News) A recent market meltdown in the broader crypto market has cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum suffering huge losses. The massive meltdown was caused by the collapse of TerraUSD, one of the world’s biggest stablecoins. TerraUSD traded for as low as 23 cents amid panic selling and triggered a meltdown that sent cryptocurrency values plummeting. (Related: “Stablecoins” Terra and […]

(Natural News) U.S. stocks may be able to bounce back from a dismal start later this year. But beyond that may be a different story. A Natixis survey of individual investors in 24 countries last year showed that U.S. investors had the highest projections in the group at 17.5 percent annual returns going forward. However, […]

(Natural News) The governor of the Bank of England is warning the people of the United Kingdom to prepare for an “apocalyptic” global food shortage, adding that Britain’s central bank is helpless in the face of surging inflation. Speaking to legislators in the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee on Monday, May 16, Bank of England […]

(Natural News) Leading American financial analysts and experts are predicting that the economy is headed for the biggest crash in history. Multiple prominent businessmen and entrepreneurs are predicting that an economic crash is on the horizon and that it will be bigger than any other economic collapse America has ever experienced. On Wall Street, a […]