Do banks benefit from wars?

Historically the answer would be yes, as wars were common, relatively small in scale and had little disruptive economic effects. Financing them however brought substantial business opportunities as well as money transfers across front lines. The Rothschilds are most famous for taking profit of it. read more

However if the war is happening abroad it will likely be beneficial for banks as the domestic defense industry (and consequentially the economy as a whole) will benefit, as long as destruction and fighting is happening abroad and the bank is not engaged in the countries where this is happening. read more

War Makes Banks Rich Bankers are often the driving force behind war. After all, the banking system is founded upon the counter-intuitive but indisputable fact that banks create loans first, and then create deposits later. read more

Banks have always profited from war because the debt created by banks results in ongoing war profit for big finance; and because wars have been used to open countries to U.S. corporate and banking interests. read more