Recently, corporations in the U.S. have begun to face the new reality that global supply chains are gone forever, and “regionalization” or local sourcing is the solution. Brandon Smith of alt-market.com suspects that this localization talk is just a cover story…
Central bank-developed digital money, a government-first alternative to cryptocurrencies and cash, is getting a lot of attention recently. Brandon Smith of Alt-Market.us believes that this is a globalist scheme to completely end financial and economic privacy – permanently…
How have housing prices risen so far, so fast, pricing the majority of Americans out of not just home ownership, but even out of the rental market? Brandon Smith of Alt-Market.us points out not only the causes of the crisis, but also the possible motives behind it…
The globalist elite are lining up to wage an economic war on the U.S., warns Brandon Smith of Alt-Market.us – and their target is the dollar’s global reserve currency status. The stakes of this global conflict, fought with sanctions and trade agreements rather than missiles and bombs, are much higher than you can imagine…
Looking back over ten years of economic reporting, Alt-Market.com’s Brandon Smith thinks there’s a much deeper and more frightening story behind the Ukraine conflict and Cold War 2.0 – here’s why it matters…
The U.S. and European Union have launched an economic war on Russia in an attempt to drive Putin’s armies out of Ukraine without firing a shot. Brandon Smith of Alt-Market.us thinks these sanctions are the first step in a new, global economic World War III that won’t end well for anyone…
The effective Federal Reserve funds rate (the EFFR) has been sitting at virtually zero for a long time now. It feels a little strange to think about the fact that it was 14 years ago when the central bank first helped to trigger the crash of 2008; and we are still dealing with the consequences of it today. Here’s how…

Chair Powell leads a two day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) held January 29-30th, 2019.
Public domain photo courtesy of the Federal Reserve
Brandon Smith of Alt-Market.us has issued Americans a stark warning: “…this is a truly dangerous time and I suggest that people prepare accordingly.” Here’s what has him so alarmed…
For the last 30 years, the Federal Reserve has followed easy-money policies with no thought for future consequences. Brandon Smith of Alt-Market.us thinks today's 30-year-record-high inflation is only the beginning of the economic fallout, and much worse is coming soon…
Today, Brandon Smith of Alt-Market.us explains the causes of our global logistics woes, and digs deeper to discover the answer a crucial question: Who created this mess, and more importantly, who benefits?