A letter from Labour’s Shadow Culture Secretary Jo Stevens to communications regulator Ofcom demands that RT’s media license be reviewed, but a poll shows the party itself doesn’t want censorship, but to make their own decisions. The poll, conducted by Labour Grassroots, finds only 26 percent of Labour supporters feel […]
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Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert discuss the US Federal Reserve’s endless money printing, particularly during the coronavirus pandemic. They look at historical gold, dollar and Fed Funds rate charts to see if they can find answers. “All of the cash that has been printed has been hoarded by the bankers […]
Deutsche Bank’s top credit strategist Jim Reid has described himself as “a gold bug,” and reckons “fiat money is a passing fad in the history of money,” RT’s Keiser Report recalls for the show’s viewers. It always has been a passing fad and there’s always a return to gold, ‘Keiser […]
The US’ biggest bank, JPMorgan Chase, together with other lenders, managed to take a big slice of the coronavirus relief program pie through fees, while reporting record quarterly profits. Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert discuss how the banks managed to get such a large cut of the funds, having made […]
Hundreds of billions of dollars in US Paycheck Protection Program funds have reportedly been dispensed to companies that did not need it. Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert discuss the matter, as well as other controversial loans. In 2008-2009, when all the banks received government bailouts, those at the top of […]
The Trump administration’s anti-China policies, including tariffs and attacks on telecoms giant Huawei, have forced the Chinese government to tighten its grip over Hong Kong, an analyst tells RT. Speaking to RT’s Boom Bust on the developments in the Chinese territory after Beijing imposed its national security law, Jeffrey Tucker […]
A new study by the University of Chicago found that during the pandemic, 68 percent of Americans are earning more on benefits than at work, living like the ‘free money banksters’ on Wall Street. Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert discuss the matter through the idea of ‘defunding’, with Max saying: […]
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Stocks of bankrupt or near-bankrupt companies like car rental giant Hertz and Chesapeake Energy enjoyed epic rallies this week, even though equity holders will be the last in line to get paid when the firms finally go bust. During an extremely volatile week, Hertz, which filed for bankruptcy protection at […]
As thousands continue protesting across the United States, the Keiser Report talks to the author of “Bitcoin & Black America,” Isaiah Jackson, about the economic, monetary and financial injustice at the heart of the unrest there. “Being self-sovereign is very important,” Jackson says. He gives the example of communities in […]
Yemeni photojournalist Nabil Hasan al-Quaety, who contributed to RT’s video agency Ruptly and other outlets, has been killed outside his home in the southern city of Aden by unknown attackers. “We at Ruptly are shocked and saddened to hear about the death of award-winning journalist Nabil Hasan al-Quaety, who was […]
While revoking Hong Kong’s preferential treatment may be catastrophic for the city’s financial system, the move could also backfire on the US itself and even challenge the dollar, Boom Bust has learned. On Friday, US President Donald Trump said he would end the special trade relationship with Hong Kong and […]
MOSCOW, MAY 29 — RT won four prizes at the annual Telly Awards, a major international TV and film production award. The judges recognized a number of RT Arabic programs, a documentary covering the outbreak of HIV in the USSR, and a VR film produced as part of #VictoryPages — a large-scale social […]
MOSCOW, MAY 14 — RT is now accepting entries for the 2020 Khaled Alkhateb Memorial Awards, an annual international competition that recognizes the best journalism from conflict zones. The competition, now in its third year, was established in honor of RT Arabic freelancer, Khaled Alkhateb, who died in 2017 while reporting from […]
As part of the ‘phase one’ trade deal, Beijing on Tuesday issued a new list of US products to be exempt from trade tariffs. This came as the US threatened to terminate the deal if China fails to meet its purchase commitments. RT’s Boom Bust is joined by Todd Horwitz […]
Bitcoin has undergone its latest ‘halving’ event, which occurs every four years and reduces the reward miners receive for mining new coins to help control inflation. It’s the third halving in the cryptocurrency’s 11-year history. Keiser Report spoke to Dan Held of Kraken.com about the event, and what it means […]