Global
stocks have lost nearly 8 Trillion Dollars this October month, that`s the most
in one month since 2008.
This comes
after months and even years of exuberance, not only in the U.S., but in
practically every single country in the world. The next question that is on
everyone`s mind is of course: is this it?
I started
this newsletter 3 months ago with a very clear reason: to warn my friends and
family with a loudspeaker, instead of merely casually bringing up the subject
during gatherings. Metrics such as stock market valuations (see my past remarks
here and here),
corporate debt (here, here and here),
government debt (here, here and here)
credit card loans and student loans (here, here and here)
showed me that we have hit levels in the economy that have in the past
coincided with the start of the next economic downturn. As these metrics are at
such extreme levels, the following downturn will likely be just as extreme.
Has my goal
been accomplished, now that the S&P 500 is down by less than 5% at the time
of writing? Not at all. The rapid decline in the U.S. stock markets has taken
many people by surprise, and I hope that you, the reader, has seen this coming
from miles away and know that this might just be the beginning of something
even more ugly.
My previous
newsletters were mostly about the macroeconomic picture; government policies,
commodities, and corporations and consumers in general. The health of all these
4 “pillars” is reflected in one single indicator: the stock market. Hence this
newsletter`s large focus on the stock market and its performance in the past
month, as well as a prediction about its future direction.
“Stock
market bubbles don`t grow out of thin air.
They have a solid basis in reality,
but reality as distorted by a misconception.”
-
George Soros -
Enjoy the
ride, and don`t forget to stay positive after reading this newsletter, this too
shall pass!
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