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Brazil's Lula Pledges to Cancel $28 Billion of Consumer Debt Just One Week Before Presidential Elections

By: Yves Smith

This is Naked Capitalism fundraising week. 851 donors have already invested in our efforts to combat corruption and predatory conduct, particularly in the financial realm.

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Even Wall Street Is Now Sounding the Alarm on the Milei Economic “Miracle”

By: Yves Smith

JP Morgan Chase probably holds more sway over the Argentine economy than any other private financial institution, given that many of the senior roles in government are held by former JP Morgan employees.

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Naked Capitalism: Your Antidote for the Madness

By: Yves Smith

In a world like this, staying sane is a full time job, with no perks and no benefits. Except for hanging out at Naked Capitalism!

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Bolivia's Attorney General, Who Is (Or Was) Investigating “MAGA's Man in Latin America”, Was Just “Kidnapped” by Security Forces

By: Yves Smith

This is probably the biggest scandal involving the US in Latin America since the abduction of Maduro in January.

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Could France's Debt Woes Spark Another European Debt Crisis?

By: Yves Smith

This time the weakest link could be the Euro Area's second largest economy.

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US and Israel Are Just One Electoral Victory Away from Achieving Strategic Dominance Over South America and Its Resources

By: Yves Smith

Those resources include the world's largest deposits of lithium, huge deposits of oil and gas, rare earth minerals, gold and silver, and the planet's largest freshwater reservoir.

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Canadian PM (and Former Central Banker) Mark Carney Is Pressuring UK to Abandon Plans to Nationalise Water

By: Yves Smith

Carney is doing what he has always done: defend the interests of the international rentier class

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This Was a Big Week for Debanking Scandals, on Both Sides of the Atlantic

By: Yves Smith

Did The Canary just go down in history as one of the first media outlets in the United Kingdom, if not the first, to be put out of business by debanking?

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The US Is Quietly Ramping Up Its Troop Presence and Drone Capabilities in Latin America

By: Yves Smith

A defence expert cited by the NYT said he could not recall a deployment to the region “that ever came close to 600, except for contingencies like invasions or natural disasters. ”

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The US and Israel's Planned Take Over of Latin America Hits a Rather Large Snag in Brazil

By: Yves Smith

President Lula's “mathematically difficult” electoral victory has put a huge spanner in the works of the US' Donroe Doctrine.