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03/06/2020 / By JD Heyes

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio warns of “worst-case scenario” with Coronavirus that could wipe out savings and destroy markets

Billionaire investor, hedge fund manager and founder of one of Bridgewater Associates said in an online post this week that the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) has the potential to become a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic. Worse, he noted, though admitting he’s no virus expert, he believes that if the outbreak becomes a global pandemic and ordinary people with […]

03/06/2020 / By Ralph Flores

World Bank commits $12 billion in aid for countries hit by coronavirus, but experts are bracing for a global recession

The World Bank on Tuesday has committed $12 billion in aid to help countries with the health and economic impacts of the global coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The emergency aid package will include low-cost loans, grants and technical assistance, and is designed to provide a fast and reliable response for developing countries, especially those that are […]

03/06/2020 / By Franz Walker

Massive economic disruptions ahead as businesses in Washington state brace for upswing in coronavirus infections

With 51 confirmed coronavirus cases and 10 deaths, King County has been the center of the outbreak in Washington state. Now, county officials are suggesting its over two million residents to work from home in an attempt to reduce the number of infections. “Workplaces should enact measures that allow people who can work from home to do so,” said King […]

02/26/2020 / By News Editors

Covid-19: Global retrenchment will obliterate sales, profits and yes, big tech

If you think global demand will rebound as global debt and confidence implode, you better not be making consequential decisions based on Euphorestra-addled magical thinking. (Article republished from CharlesHughSmith.Blogspot.com) Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, the global economy was slowing for two reasons: 1) everybody who can afford it already has it and 2) overcapacity. One […]

02/21/2020 / By Tracey Watson

Coronavirus poses more than just a global health threat; it could also result in global economic collapse

Whoever came up with the idea of the global village clearly never thought about how a disaster in one part of the village would affect all the other residents. The 2008 global financial crisis is a prime example of why interconnecting the entire planet’s financial health is a seriously bad idea. Depreciation in the subprime […]

02/15/2020 / By Ethan Huff

Apple shuts down Foxconn facility in China due to coronavirus (no more iPhones?)

While most people are focused on the direct human impact of the Wuhan coronavirus in terms of its risk of spread, far fewer are paying attention to the dire economic impacts of having to keep Chinese factories closed due to the outbreak, including at least one factory owned and operated by Apple iPhone maker Foxconn. […]

02/14/2020 / By JD Heyes

Commerce and economic activity in China comes to virtual standstill amid worsening coronavirus outbreak

What would happen if the world’s second-largest economy were to grind to a halt for any length of time? And what impact would the collapse of the second-largest economy have on global commerce, especially if that country was responsible for grinding out the lion’s share of consumer goods and spare parts for most of the […]

02/10/2020 / By News Editors

Coronavirus ignored to protect stock market rally

It appears an effort to mask the danger of the coronavirus from the American people may be in play. This could be an attempt to protect Trump’s all-important stock market rally. It has become very apparent that the President values the stock markets’ constant move to newer highs as a reflection that he has done […]

02/09/2020 / By JD Heyes

China FLOODING the markets with liquidity to counter any loss of faith stemming from the coronavirus pandemic and a looming supply chain catastrophe

By week’s end, there were still more signs that China is having great difficulty controlling the spread of the coronavirus — so much so that the country’s Communist leaders have begun taking drastic measures to keep their economy, and that of most of the world, from collapsing. First, Chinese leaders extended the country’s Lunar New […]

02/09/2020 / By JD Heyes

Coronavirus now disrupting China’s shipping industry, which will lead to collapse of global supply chain

As bad as coronavirus is getting in China where the outbreak originated, the effects of the bug are soon going to be felt the world over, even in places where it has yet to make an appearance. As reported by The Epoch Times, the pandemic is beginning to cause major disruptions in China’s shipping industry […]

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