2026 Lunatic Fringe - Market and Trade Chat
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the Canary in the coal mine? Clive Thompson
Lending drying up.
Small and medium size companies can't get financing. Profits fall.
Economy slows.
Business reducing.
Number of people employed falling.
Unemployment rising - The Fed can't hike rates
Core PCE inflation at 3% - The Fed can't cut.
Oil prices up 50% in 3 months. Could drive up prices.
Oil could go through $100.
Treasury yields rising. Bond prices falling.
Stocks falling.
60:40 portfolios not working.
Real interest rates falling and could go negative.
Stagflation now a real possibility.
Can't buy bonds.
Can't buy stocks.
Negative real rates would be explosive for gold.
Time to buy gold and silver.
The dominos are falling. The cockroaches have arrived. Gold and silver are the only refuge.
Private Credit: Blowing up. You can't have your money back.Lending drying up.
Small and medium size companies can't get financing. Profits fall.
Economy slows.
Business reducing.
Number of people employed falling.
Unemployment rising - The Fed can't hike rates
Core PCE inflation at 3% - The Fed can't cut.
Oil prices up 50% in 3 months. Could drive up prices.
Oil could go through $100.
Treasury yields rising. Bond prices falling.
Stocks falling.
60:40 portfolios not working.
Real interest rates falling and could go negative.
Stagflation now a real possibility.
Can't buy bonds.
Can't buy stocks.
Negative real rates would be explosive for gold.
Time to buy gold and silver.
