The Disappearing Middle Class + Big Pharma Pushing Addiction Globally

Max and Stacy discuss America’s disappearing middle class and the debt pile that helps them forget. They also discuss HSBC’s bond rigging settlement in the US. In the second half, Max continues his interview with Alasdair Macleod of Goldmoney.com about the banking and economic crises building across Europe; central bank policy in the new year and the outlook for precious metals in chaotic times.

Big Pharma Pushing Addiction Globally,
Sham Speaking Events Laundering Kickbacks

Max and Stacy discuss the opioid kickback scheme which is seeing pharma executives facing jail time. The bribes to doctors were laundered through sham speaking events, a concept we see deployed across industries. In the second half, Max interviews Alasdair Macleod of Goldmoney.com about the banking and economic crisis building across Europe.