BERLIN, Oct 8 (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz hailed an agreement on Friday between leading global economies on a minimum corporate tax rate of 15%."Today we have taken another important step towards more tax justice. The OECD countries have today agreed on the most important parameters for global minimum taxation," Scholz said in a statement emailed to Reuters."At the same time, f...Read More

MEXICO CITY, Oct 8 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on a visit to Mexico on Friday held talks with President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, trying to mend fractious ties as the two nations hash out a new security cooperation accord and deal with a jump in migration.The top U.S. diplomat visits Mexico at a time when the Biden administration is increasingly reliant on its southern ne...Read More

BEIJING, Oct 8 (Reuters) - China has added cryptocurrency mining to a draft list of industries in which investment is restricted or prohibited, although it reduced the number of sectors on the list overall, a document released by the state planner showed on Friday.The so-called "negative list" details sectors and industries that are off-limits to both Chinese and foreign investors.Regulators in Ch...Read More

LONDON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Central banks are at risk of over-promising on how they can respond to the challenges posed by climate change, a Nobel economics laureate whose work questions how well economic models cope with uncertainty has warned.Professor Lars Peter Hansen, an economist at the University of Chicago, raised particular concerns about moves by major central banks around the world to str...Read More

LONDON (Reuters) - New rules will be needed to deal with operational risks from banks relying on outsourced "cloud" computing from Amazon, Google, Microsoft and others for providing services to customers, the Bank of England said on Friday."Regulated firms will continue to have primary responsibility for managing risks stemming from their outsourcing and third-party dependencies," the BoE"s Financ...Read More

OSLO, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, journalists whose work has angered the rulers of the Philippines and Russia, were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, an award the committee said was an endorsement of free speech rights under threat worldwide.The two were awarded "for their courageous fight for freedom of expression" in their countries, Chairwoman Berit Reiss-Andersen o...Read More

(Adds details on Evergrande bondholder call, Fantasia restructuring plans, R&F downgrade by S&P)LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Chinese property firms watched their bonds take another beating on Friday as the prospect of a wave of defaults in the sector in the wake of China Evergrande's troubles continued to scare off investors.Among a frenzy of developments, advisers for Evergrande bondholders said the...Read More

BEIJING/TOKYO, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Japan's new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday he had agreed in his first talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping since taking office on the need to work together on issues of shared concern."I frankly raised concerns between both countries from my side, and I suggested we should continue dialogue in the future," Kishida said in comments aired by public br...Read More

SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE, Oct 8 (Reuters) - China Evergrande Group (3333.HK) offshore bondholders are concerned that it is close to defaulting on debt payment obligations and are demanding more information and transparency from the cash-strapped property developer, their advisers said.Evergrande, which could trigger one of China's largest defaults as it wrestles with debts of more than $300 billion, h...Read More

Oct 8 (Reuters) - China ordered miners in Inner Mongolia to ramp up coal production and oil prices jumped on Friday as a record surge in the cost of gas revived demand for the most polluting fossil fuels to keep factories open and homes heated.The rebound in economic activity from coronavirus restrictions has exposed alarmingly low supplies of natural gas leaving traders, industry executives and g...Read More

Liberty and Finance, Released on 10/11/21Silver is going to hit heights "people are not going to believe," says market trader Greg Mannarino. "Physical silver is the most undervalued asset on the planet," he says. By holding physical silver, you are betting against the debt and becoming your own central bank.Are gold and silver markets manipulated? It's debated. Learn more: https://is.gd/gold_mani...Read More

Ron Paul, Institute for Peace and Prosperity, Released on 10/11/21The incredible cruelty and folly of forced vaccines finally came home to roost. The vaccine mandate backlash has been bubbling just under the surface, but now it has spilled out into the open, threatening to completely derail an already crumbling economy and to obliterate a deeply unpopular US President and Administration.Seemingly...Read More

Mark Dice, Released on 10/11/21YouTuber Mark Dice asks random people if they would rather have a free Hershey chocolate bar or a free 100 oz silver bar (worth over $2000) in an experiment. You have to see what happened next! Mark Dice is an independent media analyst and bestselling author of "Hollywood Propaganda: How TV, Movies, and Music Shape Our Culture." He has a bachelor's degree in Communic...Read More

Doug Casey's Take, Released on 10/11/21If you like these podcasts, it's time to join our email list. It's quite possible that the censorship hammer will soon fall on us here. Listen for more details.The article FB didn't like: https://internationalman.com/articles...Join our email list to get special reports and updates from us https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-cas...Connect with us on Telegram: h...Read More

Rule Investment Media, Released on 10/11/21Rick Rule, founder and chairman of Sprott Global Resource Investments Ltd., began his career in the securities business in 1974. He is a leading American retail broker specializing in mining, energy, water utilities, forest products and agriculture. His company has built a national reputation on taking advantage of global opportunities in the oil and gas,...Read More

Rebel Capitalist, Released on 10/11/21George Edward Gammon is an American real estate investor and entrepreneur. He produces and stars in a popular YouTube Channel. Prior to 2012, George started, owned, and operated multiple businesses ranging from conventions to advertising. The last growing to 24 million in annual revenues and over 100 employees. After 12 years as a successful entrepreneur, at t...Read More

NTD, Released on 10/11/21 (Recorded on 10/5/21)Peter Schiff discusses how record breaking trade deficits, stimulus, and inflation are weighing on the economy.Peter Schiff is an internationally recognized economist specializing in the foreign equity, currency and gold markets. Mr. Schiff made his name as President and Chief Global Strategist of Euro Pacific Capital. He frequently delivers lectures...Read More

Jay Martin, Cambridge House, Released on 10/10/21Chris Vermeulen of The Technical Traders says the market is hanging on by a thread - and could either correct hard or rally aggressively from here. Chris shares the indicators that tell him whether it's time to move to cash, or go all-in on equities, and how technical signals can make you a better investor.Timestamps:0:00 Intro4:21 Which Assets are...Read More

Liberty and Finance, Released on 10/10/21 (Recorded on 10/7/21)This is the beginning of the end of fiat currencies," says GoldMoney's Head of Research, Alasdair MacLeod. There will be pressure to raise interest rates, he says. As rates rise, financial assets along with real-estate will collapse.0:00 Intro1:49 Systemic risk17:53 Prepping28:30 Raising interest rates33:45 People waking upAlasdair Mac...Read More

Wall Street Silver, Released on 8/10/21Marc Faber 'Dr Doom' joins us to discuss how we are losing our freedoms, the fate of the US Dollar, the reset begins, and how few people are ready for hard times. Also, Gold & Silver expectations.Dr. Marc Faber was born in Zurich, Switzerland and obtained a PhD in Economics at the University of Zurich. Between 1970 and 1978, Dr. Faber worked for White Weld &...Read More