China has
been the big saviour last week, pumping 83 Billion USD into the financial
system in one single day! That`s a new record and is definitely because of the
upcoming Chinese New Year holiday. A likely record number of people will be
traveling, which also means that a record amount of money will be spent. It
will definitely help in consumer confidence if the stock market is off its
lows.
The Chinese stock market is not the only place
where lots of money is being pumped into. Another one of China`s favourite ways
to spend is through loans to African nations. This scheme has grown sevenfold
over the past 10 years, and slowly crushes economies like Angola`s and
Ethiopia`s under a mountain of debt, only to provide debt forgiveness in the
form of claiming a harbour, an airport or a mine. It`s the new-age colonialism.
But fear
not, China`s not the only one who`s hungry for debt. The whole world has gone
completely mental. The average debt to GDP ratio of all the nations in 2018, is
now higher than the average debt to GDP level of every past credit bubble! In
other words, the average weight of all the school kids today is now higher than
the average weight of all the obese kids who had to go to the hospital in the
past 30 years!
You know
the story by now, and you most likely know how it will all end, but it`s good
to see the bigger picture from as many different angles as possible, to create
a broad view and a solid opinion on where the U.S. economy and the world
economy in general is headed towards.
But for now, let`s party on! Non-farm Payrolls are showing its largest positive streak ever (double the previous record), and every nitwit is employed. Who says you need at least a bachelor`s degree to get a job?
And when
people show you the following chart, just look away. Ignore it and keep on
buying stuff that you don`t need, with money that you don`t have. Your lord and
saviour Trump will definitely rescue you and bail you out, just like his
companies have been bailed out multiple times.
“Americans make a living selling each other houses, paid for with money borrowed from the Chinese.”
- Paul Krugman -
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