“There will be control. You’re right. You’re completely right. We are considering whether for very small amounts, you know, anything that is around 300, 400 €, we could have a mechanism where there is zero control. But that could be dangerous…
IMF Outlines “Global” Danger from Trade War with President Trump…
An article from Reuters discussing the position of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is interesting. Essentially the IMF is warning that “global economies” will contract by $455 billion next year due to the ongoing trade conflict between the U.S., China, the EU and to a lesser extent, Japan. Yes Alice, there are hundreds of billions […]
Russian Oligargh Kolomoisky Pyramid Started with Hillary Clinton and Victoria Nuland of the State Department Plus Christine Lagard of the IMF…
When Igor Kolomoisky (lead image, centre) financed anti-Russian units operating with the Ukrainian Army in the Ukrainian civil war, he was a staunch ally of Petro Poroshenko’s government in Kiev and the Obama Administration’s chief Ukraine policymakers, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (left) and her Assistant Secretary for European Affairs, Victoria Nuland (right). They in […]
Why Greece Is Germany’s ‘De Facto Colony’…
For days, the Greek leader has been working the phones, trying to secure the best possible terms for his country as it enters the last mile of its seemingly endless cycle of bailouts. So far, his efforts have won him more mockery than respect — especially in Germany. “He keeps calling the whole time, and […]
IMF REPORT: U.S. Corporate Debt Could Be Trump’s Waterloo…
As U.S. equity markets continue to price to perfection a grab bag of promised corporate giveaways from their Best Forever Friend, President Donald Trump, a group of researchers at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had the temerity to ask last month – what could possibly go wrong. In their April 2017 “Global Financial Stability Report,” […]
IMF’s Lagarde Urges Wealth Redistribution To Fight Populism…
As we scoffed oveernight, who better than a handful of semi, and not so semi, billionaires – perplexed by the populist backlash of the past year – to sit down and discuss among each other how a “squeezed and Angry” middle-class should be fixed…
IMF Doubles Down on Lagarde as Trump Aims to Upend World Order…
The International Monetary Fund’s executive board caught a glimpse this week of what life might be like in the wilderness of a rapidly shifting world order. It didn’t take them long to slam the door…
Even After Being Found Guilty, IMF Board Expresses “Full Support” In Christine Lagarde…
Despite Christine Lagarde’s conviction earlier on Monday for failing to overturn a 285-million euro payout to a businessman in an arbitration case while she was France’s finance minister nearly a decade ago…the Executive Board of the IMF decided that her transgression was not too extensive, and reaffirmed its full confidence…
French Court Convicts IMF Chief Christine Lagarde…Leaves France Before Trial Verdict…
IMF chief Christine Lagarde has been found guilty of negligence by a French court, but she was not handed a sentence. She was on trial over a payout to a tycoon made by the French Finance Ministry…
New Zealand’s Outgoing PM Ideal Candidate to Head International Monetary Fund…
Outgoing Prime Minister John Key has been tipped as a potential candidate to head the International Monetary Fund, an appointment signed off by US President Barack Obama…Lagarde, current IMF Dir, has been ordered to stand trial in France over what became known as the Tapie Affair…