How manipulated are our “markets?” What will the Big Beautiful Bill bring to our future? How should we think about A.I.’s demands on energy and the possibility of breaking current encryption? Tune in to find out…
by Dr. Chris Martenson
Chris Martenson’s Peak Prosperity
In this episode of Finance U, I had another in-depth discussion with Paul Kiker from Kiker Wealth Management, exploring:
- Japan’s bond market crisis (spoiler: the emergency isn’t over)
- The Big Beautiful Bill increases the deficit by such an alarming amount that it should be titled The Morbidly Obese Bill
- Inflation is coming
- The stunning advances of AI are worrying on several levels, but most concretely, will be its demands on the U.S. energy infrastructure.
- Inflation is all but assured to accellerate under these conditions; prepare accordingly
We started by discussing market manipulations, where I shared my observations on a recent market rescue operation, suggesting that central banks and major financial players are propping up markets to maintain an upward trajectory, which an increasing number of market participants now view with skepticism. After all, markets are supposed to be where price discovery happens, not where political narratives are bolstered and insiders get first dibs on fresh money.