Peak Prosperity, Released on 4/14/20

Pathology results studying those who have died of covid-19 are starting to unveil some of the virus’ secrets. First, the damage done to the lungs is far worse than that done anywhere else in the body. And specifically, it’s excessive clotting in the lungs that appears to be the root cause. Covid-19 causes a coagulation storm that greatly impairs the lungs’ ability to exchange oxygen. An indicator called the Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) score is emerging as a key predictor of how fatal a covid-19 case will be. If the patient has a DIC score in excess of 5, then odds of a bad outcome dramatically increase. Treating covid-19 patients, even those with mild symptoms, with anticoagulants may be part of the standard regimen going forward. In other news, the Federal Reserve is up to its old tricks of bailing out those who deserve it least while worsening the wealth inequality divide. And looking at oil, which is now at the staggeringly low price of $20/barrel, Chris predicts hard economic times ahead. Which makes the Fed’s actions really look like grab for cash before everything goes to hell. A last-ditch effort by the rich to get all they can — a pure wealth transfer from us to them. Maddening…

Christopher Martenson is a former American biochemical scientist. Currently he is a writer and trend forecaster interested in macro trends regarding the economy, energy composition and environment. He is the founder of PeakProsperity.com. As one of the early econobloggers who forecasted the housing market collapse and stock market correction years in advance, Chris rose to prominence with the launch of his seminal video seminar which later became a book called The Crash Course. Chris’ latest book (co-authored with Adam Taggart) is called Prosper!: How to Prepare for the Future and Create a World Worth Inheriting.

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