Whether the coming economic crash is a deliberate move by a nefarious elite,

Ever since the creation of the fed and debt based systems, collapse is a mathematical inevitability.
(I'm sure you probably know that.lol)

We are that point of collapse, - so the elite wankers know it also. (they've known it since the US went into the petrodollar, if not before)

It's about how they extricate themselves without taking the blame.
Otherwise, lamp posts world wide, will find themselves being used for other purposes than just supporting light bulbs.

So yes, IMO, it's all planned out. (whether it's successful or not is another question)