The ""markets"" now are exposed as rigged. They have as much validity as a Trump offer to negotiate. I despise this because using markets as signalling mechanisms to try to (falsely) proclaim to US citizens, "All is fine!" pic.twitter.com/ABDbhLXR7T
— Chris Martenson (@chrismartenson) March 2, 2026
The “Markets” Are Now Exposed as Fully Rigged
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Of course there are insiders who took advantage of not-yet-public information. That’s nothing new. But how would you structure a market so it couldn’t be “rigged?”
Sorry for the delay in responding. I am not sure I have an answer, but it seems to me that if we simply enforced the laws we on the books, much of the “rigging” would be reduced.