Gerald Celente calls out Jamie “two-bit” Dimon and his Financial Crime Syndicate

Welcome to Capital Account. What we are seeing across the Western world is exactly what happens when faith in the systems of governance and commerce are shaken to such a degree that the emerging cracks in the foundation appear too large and the holes too gaping to fix by traditional means. Nowhere is this more obvious than in Greece, where a system-wide reset seems the only realistic outcome at this point. The inability of politicians to form a viable government is only the latest act in this national drama. Deposit and capital flight, a collapse in domestic investment, and a paralyzing debt burden have weighed on a Greek economy in the throes of a dark social depression unlike anything the country has seen in recent generations. And with similarly-indebted neighbors facing bailouts and austerity, it’s not hard to imagine a similar trajectory for other economies.

So as the cracks within western societies and their economies grow larger and deeper, the divide between the real economy and the one inhabited by the financiers grows equally with it. Last week, we learned that JP Morgan, the largest Wall Street bank to have emerged from the crisis of 2008 not only unscathed, but enriched and bigger than ever before, announced a hole of its own on its balance sheet of more than billion dollars. But not to worry, because cracks on Wall Street can always be fixed with the glue of more easy money, deregulation and monopoly privilege. Holes can be filled with the endless support of central banks, who stand ready to enrich our feudal banking oligopoly at the expense of the systems of government and commerce that built the same wealth that is now being extracted with an ease and efficiency reminiscent of an industrial assembly line.

Jamie Dimon, the CEO of America’s largest bank by assets, made an appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press this Sunday. Downplaying the impact of the two billion dollar loss that JP Morgan recorded from its risky bets, the loss that turned out NOT to be the tempest in the teapot he had previously blow it off as, Dimon said the bank will still earn a lot of money this quarter. Banks are supposed to earn money by helping the economy grow. They make money from that growth. Making money while the rest of the economy suffers isn’t earning money, it’s extracting it, it’s stealing it, and that’s a theme we see on both sides of the Atlantic. We see it from bank bailouts in the eurozone disguised as bailouts for societies to the casino capitalism of Wall Street banks disguised as legitimate business. We speak to Gerald Celente, Founder of Trends Research Institute & Publisher of the Trends Journal about it all.

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The effects of corruption are multi-dimensional, with consequences in political, economic and social aspects of life at all levels and in all countries.

Corruption undermines the legitimacy of governments and creates a fertile ground for organized crime and terrorism, potentially de-stabilizing communities.

Corruption is often responsible for

• The diversion and misallocation of resources from much needed projects such as schools, hospitals or roads;

• conversion of public wealth to private and personal property;

• inflation;

• imbalanced economic development;

Illegally obtained funds from corruption are also laundered and moved around the world through a variety of methods to avoid detection, often before being re-integrated into legitimate businesses and the economy.

Private individuals, companies, organizations and nations are all affected by financial crime, with the Internet facilitating the ease with which these crimes are committed, often in a country far away from where the offender logs in.

At INTERPOL, we work to combat all financial crimes through the global exchange of information, supporting operations in the field, and bringing together experts from the sectors concerned.

We work closely with regional and international organizations to identify trends and responses and to avoid duplication of effort, which is essential in dealing with financial crimes where time is of the essence.

Law enforcement can only take action within a strong legal framework, not just to identify and arrest those responsible, but also for the recovery of assets illegally taken from public purse.

INTERPOL plays a unique role in assisting its 190 member countries address these truly international challenges. Its global specialized tools and network can identify links which may otherwise go unnoticed, and more importantly help law enforcement on the ground locate criminals who may otherwise remain at large.
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