The US Treasury is desperately buying its own debt to stop a global bond sell off.
If left unchecked, it could catalyze a crisis of confidence in the dollar itself. The Grayzone's Kei Pritsker explains how the Iran War could end the US world reserve currency statusOpen
‘When a prediction market or sportsbook starts to feel like a retirement strategy, we have a problem’
AI:A new survey reveals that Generation Z is increasingly turning to high-risk sports gambling and prediction markets as a desperate substitute for traditional financial stability. Faced with a darkening economic horizon, these young adults are treating volatile betting platforms as legitimate retirement strategies rather than leisure activities. This shift highlights a systemic breakdown in the American Dream, where an entire generation, driven by profound economic uncertainty, is being steered toward financial ruin by predatory industries that frame high-stakes gambling as a viable investment tool.Open
The U.S. economy saw an unexpected job decline in July, while the unemployment rate ticked lower, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Brooke Shafer reports.