The ability to control monetary policy and interest rates is among the strongest controls over the commodity markets, financial markets, money supply, and currency underpinnings. The control of currency and the Forex markets directly and indirectly influences and alters the world monetary system. There are several large and powerful groups which lie outside this main power base, and they often have the ability to change the outcome for the better!
There are many theories about true world control and the ability for this to exist in a dynamic manner. As money and assets shift over time from the US and Europe to Asia, South America, and the Middle East, one can observe the drive to control for land, technology, patents, money, water, food, language, equity markets, and interest rates. Interest rates are one of the most transparent ways to spot the difference in policies and opinions.
As commodity prices shift and fortunes rise and fall, there is little chance that money alone dominates the world resources. The power bases of each continent is linked to large quantities of different valuable natural resources. As food and water shortages arise, these areas could demand more importance than energy and mining commodities.
Europe currently has a negative LIBOR. Many countries in Europe have 10 year bond rates which are positive, while Japan and Sweden have negative 10 year bond rates. Several countries including Japan, Switzerland and France have negative rates for short terms. Does the annual Forbes 400 hold the secret to international power, in addition to money and equity.
Forbes Magazine creates a list of the most powerful and important politically people in the world. The list often includes Warren Buffet and Bill Gates. Could they substantially impact the commodity markets in collusion with Goldman Sachs or Koch? It is commonly understood that the power behind the world interest, currency, and commodity markets is wide and scattered. Have recent international oil markets and currency swings moved the base of power behind these markets?
There are reportedly 13 families which run the world including:
Astor
Bundy
Collins
DuPont
Freeman
Kennedy
Li (Chinese)
Onassis
Rockefeller
Rothschild
Russell
Van Duyn
The Merovingian (European Royal Families)
Another source indicates that a different thirteen groups rule the world economy including:
Rothschild (Bauer or Bower) – France
Bruce
Cavendish (Kennedy)
De Medici Royal Family of Italy
Hanover
Hapsburg Royal Family of Austria
Krupp
Plantagenet
Rockefeller
Romanov – Royal Family of Russia
Sinclair (St. Clair)
Warburg (del Banco)
Windsor (Saxe-Coburg-Gothe) -Royal Family of England, UK, and Scotland
These lists contain several of the same large families. It is interesting to note that the power and money of Europe are largely hidden, unreported, or disguised in family trusts, land holdings, and corporate shells. The royal family power and money has existed for over a thousand years. The newly emerging power base in China derived from USA and Canadian acquisitions is bold and unseen in an overall value format per country. Changes in foreign asset ownership challenge long-term balance sheets in this world built on foreign trade.
Can the large fortunes or families dictate interest rates, money supply, commodity prices, and Forex currency? Interest rates have been controlled in NYC through the derivatives markets. The silver market was dominated briefly by the Hunt family. The copper market has been tightly traded several times over the last two decades. It seems possible that the transfer of natural resource control and foreign assets to China may create a new tipping point. The demand for natural resources in product creation gives China a large weapon to use against their trading partners.
What happens as China uses their money to purchase assets rather than financial instruments? The power balance shift is clearly ahead and competes with export tariffs to inflict monetary pain on North America. It has long been thought that Asia could shift its investing into assets rather than financial instruments.