Tag: economic crisis

France: Nationwide Strikes Continue Over Government’s Plan to Raise Retirement Age

Manifestation gigantesque à Marseille contre la réforme des retraites #grevedu7mars #GreveGenerale #greve7mars #Blocage7mars #BlocageDeLaFrance pic.twitter.com/8x8gewORhC — Anonyme Citoyen (@AnonymeCitoyen) March 7, 2023 🔴Mobilisation historique à Strasbourg contre la #ReformeDesRetraites !🔴 La manifestation la plus importante en 2019 comptait 10 000 personnes. Aujourd’hui, c’est 4 fois…

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UK: Grocery Price Inflation Surges to 17%

‘Food prices are second only to energy prices when it comes to the general public’s concern.’ Grocery price inflation has surged again to 17.1 per cent, adding £811 to consumers’ annual bill. GB News Economics and Business Editor @LiamHalligan provides the latest update. pic.twitter.com/bJVgarzVYc —…

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Nestle Says Food Prices to Keep Increasing in 2023

Nestlé, the world’s largest food company, said that it is predicting that the prices of staple items will continue to rise this year. https://t.co/69MyaK4fuK — Axios (@axios) February 18, 2023 Working and lower middle class Americans are backed against the wall, barely able to afford…

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UK Suffers “Permanent” Reduction in Living Standards

One in four UK households will be unable to pay their energy and food bills despite the economy narrowly escaping a recession in 2023, a leading think tank predicts https://t.co/mPcSjJDyId — Bloomberg (@business) February 8, 2023 The important thing to remember here is that you…

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US Dollar Status as Reserve Currency in Jeopardy, Doctor Doom Says

My new @FT oped on gradual de-dollarization: A bipolar currency regime will replace the dollar’s exorbitant privilege. The greenback is bound sooner or later to feel the effects of intensifying geopolitical rivalry between the US and China https://t.co/gJoxUf9YjI — Nouriel Roubini (@Nouriel) February 5, 2023…

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Yellen Warns of Devastating Financial Catastrophe. She’s Nervous.

Both Republicans and Democrats have been complicit in this crime. Unfortunately the larger the debt is the more pain all Americans will endure. Personally not a gold bug, but the gold standard did enforce some type of government restraint from endless $ printing/spending. pic.twitter.com/NKexLck1Nd —…

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