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While the World Was Distracted by Epstein

While the world was distracted by the Epstein debacle, legislators introduced the GENUIS Act that would permit the US government to regulate stablecoins. The GENUIS...

EU Proposed €2 Trillion Defense and Climate Budget – Another Crack in the Bloc

The European Union has just proposed a staggering €2 trillion budget over seven years, with a major focus on military defense spending. Once again, Brussels is...

The Stripper Index

One company has been looking to one of the world’s oldest professions to gauge the state of the economy—sex work. “The ‘stripper index’ is an...

Market Talk – July 16, 2025

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 14.62 points or -0.04% to 39,663.40 • Shanghai decreased 1.22 points or -0.03%...

Judge Rules Medical Debt Must Appear on Credit Reports

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) may no longer remove medical debt from credit scores, a federal judge has ruled. This is yet another example of...

US Inflation Rises in June

Core inflation’s mild “only” 2.9% annualized rise is not cause for relief. Government agencies, central banks, and regulators all react to data. The Fed,...

Japan & MNRA Studies

Some people are reporting that Japanese researchers were able to obtain vaccine and death records for 21 million people, and determined that those who died from...

Market Talk – July 15, 2025

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 218.40 points or 0.55% to 39,678.02 • Shanghai decreased 14.65 points or...

Digital IDs Are Necessary – But So is Abuse

QUESTION: Martin, in general I agree that Digital ID are a bad idea, if we thought identity theft was an issue, I can’t imagine the issues this would create....

UK Data Use and Access Act – Digital Wallets Coming

The Data (Use and Access) Act, also known as the DUA Bill, has provided the UK government with the ability to roll out a series of programs that will eventually...