6 chapters across the catalog
China is pushing for gold to be recognized as a High Quality Liquid Asset (HQLA), which would allow it to replace U.S. Treasuries as collateral in repo markets. This move could create a new demand for nearly 30,000 tons of gold, far exceeding the reserves of the Federal Reserve. The shift marks a transition from fiat-based systems to tangible asset-backed economies.
Norinchukin Bank Equity Raise, Billionaire Bunker Trends
Dowd points to the Japanese private bank Norinchukin raising $7.5 billion in equity as a sign of systemic instability. He notes that billionaires are currently building redoubts and bunkers in anticipation of a "polycrisis." The host and Dowd discuss how the elite plan to use a financial collapse to implement a cashless society and digital IDs.
Market Manipulation and the Plunge Protection Team
Celente argues that the stock market is "totally manipulated" by the "Plunge Protection Team" and that gold prices are artificially suppressed. He details how the Fed pumped $7 trillion into the repo markets starting in late 2019 to keep the economy afloat before the COVID pandemic. He concludes that the "war on terror" and "COVID war" have permanently damaged the American spirit.
Financial Warfare and the 2020 Economic Consolidation
Former BlackRock portfolio manager Ed Dowd discusses how the Federal Reserve used the COVID-19 pandemic to mask a pre-existing liquidity crisis. He argues that the subsequent lockdowns facilitated a massive transfer of wealth and market share from small businesses to mega-corporations like Amazon and Facebook. Dowd suggests the economic response was a "controlled burn" designed to protect major financial institutions at the expense of the general public.
2019 Repo Market Explosion, COVID-19 as Financial Cover
The explosion of the U.S. Treasury repo market in late 2019, which saw overnight lending exceed $1 trillion, signaled the insolvency of major Wall Street banks. Dr. Jim Willie posits that the COVID-19 pandemic was launched as a "medical highway of control" to cover up this massive banking crisis. He claims $5 trillion was granted to big banks as "welfare" under the guise of stimulus relief to prevent a total dollar collapse.
Federal Reserve Repo Market and Unemployment Fraud
Owen Shroyer reports on the Federal Reserve's reverse repo market hitting a record $756 billion, suggesting the Fed has unprecedented cash on hand. He also cites an Axios investigation into widespread unemployment fraud, arguing that taxpayer dollars are being mismanaged while the government continues to push for high spending.
