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Why 3 US banks collapsed in 1 week: Economist Michael Hudson explains

Geopolitical Economy Report

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What's Next for the US Economy?

There are $80 trillion of derivatives, that is bets, casino bets on whether interest rates will go up or down. The next big crash is going to be some bank that's made a wrong bet in derivatives and the wrong bet has just wiped out all the bank capital. Michael-Hudson: There may very well be more banks that crash in the next weeks, months, years.

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