Credit Crunch

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Global Derivatives: The $1.5 Quadrillion Ticking Timebomb

Posted by EM_Equity ⋅ July 26, 2015 ⋅ 2 Comments

By Stephen Lendman When investing becomes gambling, bad endings follow. The next credit crunch could make 2008-09 look mild by comparison. Bank of International Settlements (BIS) data show around $700 trillion in global derivatives. Along with credit default swaps and other exotic instruments, the total notional derivatives value is about $1.5 quadrillion – about 20% … Continue reading →

The Global Liquidity Squeeze Has Already Begun – OpEd

Posted by EM_Equity ⋅ April 19, 2015 ⋅ Leave a comment

By Michael Snyder Get ready for another major worldwide credit crunch. Today, the entire global financial system resembles a colossal spiral of debt. Just about all economic activity involves the flow of credit in some way, and so the only way to have “economic growth” is to introduce even more debt into the system. When the … Continue reading →