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Trump Begs The FED: Give Me More Juice For This Massive ‘Everything Bubble’- Back On Sept. 4th

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8/21/2018 – A positive day with the Dow Jones up 63 points (+0.25%) and the Nasdaq up 38 points (+0.49%) 

President Trump is in real trouble. And no, were are not talking about Mueller, Cohen or Monafort. We are talking about the upcoming implosion of the Trump’s ‘Everything Bubble’

You see, the sugar rush associated with Trump’s tax cuts to the rich/corporates (stock buybacks) and the weak dollar are wearing off.  Understandably, the above was used to cover up massive imbalances of debt, speculation and crony capitalism. Unfortunately, this Ponzi Scheme of massive proportions is about to make its maker.

That is why Mr. Trump is so desperate and is now attacking the FED.

Trump Complains About Fed Rate Hikes: Expected Powell to be “Cheap Money Chair”

Trump, in an interview with CNBC, said he does not approve, even though he said he “put a very good man in” at the Fed in Powell. “I’m not thrilled,” he told CNBC’s Joe Kernen in an interview to air in full Friday at 6 a.m. ET on “Squawk Box.” “Because we go up and every time you go up they want to raise rates again. I don’t really — I am not happy about it. But at the same time I’m letting them do what they feel is best.” “But I don’t like all of this work that goes into doing what we’re doing.”

Exclusive: Trump demands Fed help on economy, complains about interest rate rises

After leaving its policy interest rates at historic lows for about six years after the 2008 global financial crisis, the Fed began slowly raising rates again in late 2015.

Trump said China was manipulating its yuan currency to make up for having to pay tariffs on imports imposed by Washington. “I think China’s manipulating their currency, absolutely. And I think the euro is being manipulated also,” Trump said.

“What they’re doing is making up for the fact that they’re now paying … hundreds of millions of dollars and in some cases billions of dollars into the United States Treasury. And so they’re being accommodated and I’m not. And I’ll still win.”

Watch Out Dollar Bulls: Trump’s Criticism of the Fed is Getting Serious

This puts investors in-between a rock and a hard space.

On one end: the Fed’s continuing to tighten – which is bullish for the dollar.

‘Real’ interest rates (inflation minus nominal rates equals the real rate of interest) are still near zero – maybe slightly negative.

And because of this, the Fed’s rate hikes haven’t caused the ‘tightening’ in the economy many expected.

Thus, until the Fed achieves their 3% rate target by the end of 2019 – or until U.S. growth plummets – expect them to continue hiking.

But on the other end: Trump’s worried about the strong dollar and continues criticizing The Fed’s tightening – both which are bearish for the dollar.

If the Fed continues raising rates – or if the dollar continues being, as Trump calls it, “overvalued” compared to U.S. trading partners – Trump may personally step in.

Our view remains the same, President Trump has dug his own grave associated with everything bubble and must now lay in it. Here is why…

In simple terms, it is too late. The bubble is too big, the yield curve is already flat enough to cause a recession, Trump’s trade war is idiotic and damaging to the US, interest rates will keep going higher, the dollar is too strong, the bullish spirits are running at peak levels and if that wasn’t bad enough, the Democrats have a very good chance of winning in November.

Let us step away from the fundamental analysis for a second, something we have beaten to death here over the last few months, and answer the question from our TIMING and MATHEMATICAL perspective.

Our cyclical composition of various markets suggests the following.

The FED will continue to hike interest rates until the yield curve inverts (nearly there) and causes a recession. The simple truth is, they have no choice as they need to reload for the next recession.  The US Dollar will continue to much higher levels. Not immediately, but don’t be surprised to see the DXY at $99 or above within a year.

Further, inflation will vanish into thin air, only to be replaced by deflation. Trump’s ill timed trade war will be disastrous for all involved and the stock market will crater. Once again, the above is based on the cyclical composition of various market.

If you would like to find out exactly when all of the above happens, based on our timing and mathematical work, please Click Here. 

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Trump Jawbones The FED And The USD, Dollar Crash Next?

Peter Schiff certainly thinks so (video below), but we don’t buy it. We called the US Dollar bottom earlier the year and we still holding our long position. Can Trump’s Attack On The FED & The USD Keep This Bull Market Alive?  That is to say, our target high hasn’t been reached, yet.

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The $250 Trillion In Worldwide Debt: Forget Economic Collapse, War Is The Only Possible Outcome

Another mixed week with the Dow Jones up 356 points (+1.40%) and the Nasdaq down 23 points (-0.29%). 

You can very much argue that recent oscillations in the stock market are driving both bulls and bears up the wall. What the market gives is then very quickly taken away. A flood of articles throughout the week were discussing which case was holding more water. Most were highly supportive of the bullish side, but it is not as easy as they make it out to be. On the contrary, the juncture we find ourselves at today is incredibly complicated.

If you would like to find out what the stock market will do next, both in price and time, based on our mathematical and timing work, please Click Here.   

Just think for a second how staggering this number is, $250 Trillion in Global Debt. By comparison Global GDP is just north of $80 Trillion while the total global stock market capitalization is just about $100 Trillion. Let’s explore this further……

The Looming Economic Collapse: The $250 Trillion Dollar Worldwide Debt Crisis 

As governments raise taxes to cope with their unending spending habits, people are increasingly being forced to supplement their own income with loans. And according to most financial experts, this debt problem is so big that it will usher in a global economic collapse of epic proportions.

According to the Institute of International Finance’s latest Global Debt Monitor, the amount of debt held in the world rose by the biggest amount in two years during the first quarter of 2018. It grew by $8 trillion to hit a new all-time high of $247 trillion, up from $238 trillion as of December 31, 2017.  And that’s up by $30 trillion from the end of 2016.

Global debt is staggering to the point most of it will never be repaid and as governments continue their spending sprees and the debts keep mounting, the future of the economy looks bleak. There is more than enough economic data out there to show there could be an economic collapse and stock market crash in 2018. Bill Gross stated in 2017 that “our highly levered financial system is like a truckload of nitroglycerin on a bumpy road”. One wrong move and the whole thing could blow sky high, wrote the Epic Economist. Once this bubble pops, it will fling the globe into a financial crisis of epic proportions never before seen.

Here is what everyone is missing about this staggering amount. It can never be repaid, that is a mathematical certainty.

As result, world governments only have only a few options at their disposal. First, they can attempt to inflate away their currencies in a controlled fashion. That is what everyone is trying to do today, more or less unsuccessful, as everyone is playing the same game.

Second, they can default on the debt. Such drastic actions typically lead to economic collapse and subsequent depressions for the underlying countries. Very few would even consider such a step as very few countries can survive such a drastic measure. Although, Iceland did show us that it is possible.

The final option is some sort of a global debt or economic collapse/reset. The argument goes the Governments can’t control such an occurrence and the market will do it for them. As accurate as that description might be, such a collapse will lead to an all out global war.

We are already seeing early stages of this war developing. For instance, tariffs, Trump’s trade war, massive military budget, NATO, multiple proxy wars, etc….all point to the same conclusion.

Yes, the world has reached peak debt and there is no easy way out. Unfortunately, any sort of an economic collapse should be the least of your worries. An all out war, yes, nuclear war between the world superpowers will be the only possible outcome.

Luckily for you, we know exactly when this nuclear world war will start. If you would like to learn more,  please Click Here. 

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With Many Countries Dumping, Who The Hell Is Buying Mass Influx Of US Treasury Bonds?

8/16/2016 – A positive day with the Dow Jones up 396 points (+1.58%) and the Nasdaq up 32 points (+0.42%) 

Today’s market action was ideal in terms of illustrating what a perfect short squeeze on the Dow looks like. Over the last few days we spoke about numerous large down gaps the market has left behind, suggesting it would close them before anything interesting happens. And so it was. If you would like to find out what the stock market will do next, based on our timing and mathematical work, in both price and time, please Click Here

Now, let’s talk about who the hell is buying the US Treasury Bonds currently flooding the market.

Who Bought the $1.36 Trillion of New US National Debt over the Past 12 Months?

“Official” foreign investors – this would be central banks, governments, etc. – and private-sector foreign investors held $6.21 trillion of US Treasury Securities at the end of June, up by $61 billion from a year earlier, according to the Treasury Department’s TIC data released Wednesday afternoon.

But over the same period, the US gross national debt, fired up by a stupendous spending binge, soared by a breath-taking $1.36 trillion. So who bought this $1.36 trillion in new debt?

The largest holder of marketable Treasury securities remains China, whose holdings in June fell by $4.4 billion from May to $1.18 trillion, within the same range since August 2017, despite escalating threats and counter-threats over trade.

 

No Seller – Not Even China – Can Disrupt US By Selling Treasurys…But The “Why” Ain’t Good

In short, Bernie Madoff would blush at the farce that is now the US Treasury market (further manipulating all downstream interest rate sensitive markets).  A little lie or meddling led to more lying and more meddling…and suddenly the free market no longer exists.  It should be clear that a buyer without profit motive is intervening in the Treasury market to maintain a bid and sustain continued low rates on US debt…all this because America has matured but those in control still want to synthetically maintain growth rates (hello China) via unrestrained debt issuance.  Regardless how much debt the US issues and how few buyers remain, don’t look for interest rates to rise in kind.

We agree.

Having said that, it is a little beside the point of who is buying or selling US Treasury. As we have argued in the past, the Yield Curve itself is of much more importance here. FED Powell Confirms – Yield Curve Inversion Imminent

To very quickly summarize, the yield curve is already as flat as a pancake. The FED will continue to hike and the yield curve inversion is now imminent. Massive recession and debt implosion will come next and today’s short-term treasury buyers will look like absolute geniuses.

At least according to our work. If you would like to find out what the stock market will do next, in both price and time, based on our timing and mathematical work, please Click Here

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Is This The Blow Off Top Everyone Was Talking About?

8/15/2018 – A negative day with the Dow Jones down 137 points (-0.54%) and the Nasdaq down 97 points (-1.23%)

The stock market continues to follow our short-term and long-term forecasts. If you would like to read the rest of this forecast, based on our timing and mathematical work, please Click Here

So, is this the final blow off top everyone has been talking about? Well, it depends which index you are looking at, but one investor certainly thinks so.

‘This rally in stocks is a last hurrah!’ warns Guggenheim’s Minerd

However, Minerd, chief investment officer for Guggenheim and one of the world’s pre-eminent bond-fund managers, advised more than a dollop of caution should be employed by investors, who risk whistling through the proverbial graveyard. Via Twitter, the investment manager said: “Markets are crazy to ignore the risks and consequences of a #tradewar. This rally in #stocks is the last hurrah! Investors should sell now, speculators may do better in August”

Let me put it this way. Over the weekend I raged about foolish investors (to put it mildly) buying small cap stocks at 100+ times earnings. Shiller’s Adjusted S&P P/E ratio is rather clear in that regard as well. 

That is to say, the stock market is arguably selling at the highest valuation level in history. At the the very least, historically speaking, investors shouldn’t expect a return for decades to come.

Yet, we have to take something of significant importance into consideration here. The FED continues to hike, the yield curve is near inversion, Trump’s trade war just started and bullish animal spirits are running high.

Translation, the stock market finds itself in an explosive situation. And we would have to agree Mr. Minerd here. The explosion won’t be in the direction most investors believe. Luckily, our timing and mathematical work clearly shows what happens next. If you would like to find out, please Click Here

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