SCARY TRENDS FOR 2016
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By Rick Outzen A global recession and the “Last World War” could be on the horizon, according to renowned trends forecaster Gerald Celente. Over the years, Celente, CEO of The Trends Research Institute, has predicted correctly the 1987 stock market crash, the fall of the Soviet Union, the dot.com bubble burst and the subprime mortgage crisis. His basic premise is that current events form future trends. The lack of a political agenda makes his forecasts so compelling. “I don't take a position in politics,” Celente tells interviewers. “I'm a political atheist.” Inweekly became a Celente follower after he wrote in late 2007 that the nation should expect a recession and labeled the collapse of the financial markets as the "Panic of '08." Celente predicted, "The Category 1 financial storm that hit the global markets in January would reach Katrina strength by September, obliterating a succession of the nation's august financial institutions." In September 2008, we saw Bear Stearns, Countrywide, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, A.I.G, Wachovia and Washington Mutual either go bankrupt, get bailed out, gobbled up or busted up. Before the Christmas holidays, Celente appeared on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks,” to discuss his forecasts for 2016.
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IN: The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates 25 basis points. What does that mean for the coming year? Celente: It means a lot of things, because all things are tied together. When we look at trends, it's not all economics; it's geopolitics, it's social ... so let's look at it from different levels. Who would have believed that back in June of 2014, when oil was selling at $115 a barrel, it would be selling for $37 now? Who would believe that iron ore, that was going, in 2011, for almost $200 a metric ton, would be selling for under $40? Along the line, up and down; whether it's raw materials, or grains, or soybeans, whatever it might be ... with the exception of two, all of the commodities are down, according to the Bloomberg Index, to 1999 levels. Now you're raising interest rates. That hurts all of these emerging markets that are rich in natural resources, which borrowed all this money when they had this game called 'quantitative easing.' All that dough was flowing into these emerging markets. It was coming in there for free, so they really built up a huge debt bubble. The debt bubble that we have now, beginning with quantitative easing worldwide, is at $220 trillion.
tries because when they borrowed all that money, those cheap dollars ... their currencies are now collapsing; they've got to pay it back in dollars. Now their currencies are being devalued. As I mentioned, the rand is at an alltime low ... the Mexican peso ... the Canadian dollar was going for 1.06 in 2011; now it's approaching 0.70.
here, for the benefit of multinationals. Put back in place the antitrust laws from Robinson–Patman Antitrust, Clayton Antitrust, and Sherman Antitrust acts. Rebuild America with the human and natural resources we have. You’re going to start seeing other countries doing this; it's called, 'economic patriotism,’ not 'isolationism.'
IN: What is the next big trend? Celente: It’s the 'The Last World War.' During the GOP debates, all they talk about is war. Everyone, "I'm going to get tougher than you! I'm tougher than you are! I'm going to get tougher than you! I'm going to build a navy, bigger ... build more ships!" Carly Fioriana said, "I'll talk to Putin after I build the Sixth Fleet, right under his nose." She's also going to build more missiles and aim them at Russia. I'm saying to myself, "She’s going to be busy with all this building." You know? We're all talking war, and that's what we fear the most; because it's going to be the war that Albert Einstein, when they asked him, "How will The Third World War be fought?" He said, "I don't know, but I do know The Fourth World War will be fought with sticks and stones." No one is talking about peace; and no one is talking about who created the conditions for, quote: 'radicalism.' You know? We've been around a long time; you can read our information, it's there. You go back to Bill Clinton, actually. People forget this: He was bombing Iraq on, basically, a weekly basis ... A no-fly zone. Then it went into the Bosnian War. Then George Bush began with the Iraq War ... Then the Afghan War, then the Iraq War. Then Obama, "Assad has to go. Gaddafi has to go." Now they're destroying Yemen. If you were a young guy living in, let's say, Iraq ... A million people dead, everybody you love is gone, you got no future, you're country's destroyed ... Gee, you think you'd turn radical? What they're doing is, by more of these wars, they're not solving the problem; so we're very concerned about that.
Top 10 Trends for 2016
“I don't know, but I do know The Fourth World War will be fought with sticks and stones.” Albert Einstein
IN: What happens when the debt bubble bursts? Celente: Look at places like Venezuela. What's their big export? Oil. Inflation's running at over 200 percent. There's a recession/ depression going on in Brazil, Ghana, Algeria, Niger and Nigeria. In South Africa, the rand hit an all-time low. Why? They're rich in natural resources, but they're not making much money on what they're selling. We're looking at a global recession. What the interest rates going up is going to do is make it even worse for these coun-
IN: How can America return to prosperity? Celente: The industrial production numbers came out today, they stink. The only way we see America returning to prosperity is having a self-sustaining economy. Are we too stupid to make our own shoes, shirts, computers, dishes, glassware, silverware? Put back the tariffs that stop slavelabor countries from dumping their stuff
PRESIDENTIAL REALITY SHOW™ : It’s
the Greatest Freak Show on Earth: the 2016 race for the White House is a red-whiteand-blue bonanza of inanity and insanity.
GLOBAL RECESSION: The $225 trillion debt bubble will burst and a global recession/depression will prevail.
HUMAN WAVES: Millions of migrants will leave economically-depressed countries looking for work. BREEDING ROBOTS: In 2016, robots become mainstream, transforming many aspects of daily life. THE LAST WORLD WAR: If trend lines drawn since 2001’s War on Terror are not reversed, World War III will not only be a Top Trend of 2016 – it may be the last world war. BOOMERS HIT 70: As the first wave of
Boomers turn 70 in 2016, new opportunities will emerge to serve those who want to stay vibrant and keep booming.
SELF SUSTAINABILITY: Countries will
build self-sustaining economies by manufacturing and growing what they need and trading within their borders.
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES: Merger and acquisitions in 2015 broke new records. However, the bigger the bigs get, the more opportunities they create. READY TO EXPLODE: In 2016, any
number of racial, nationalistic or economic trigger points could ignite widespread civil unrest – or unify uprisings that will challenge the status quo before disaster strikes.
THE PERSONALIZED CITY: In 2016, growth trends for a Personalized City augmented by innovative transportation, entertainment and service networks will tie residents and their activities closely together to meet personal wants and community needs. For a complete overview of the Top 10 Trends of 2016, visit trendsresearch.com {in} inweekly.net