Stocks, Bonds, Paper Gold - What The Hell Is Happening?

Dave Kranzler

Make no mistake, the financial system is collapsing under one giant margin call being issued to banks and hedge funds. How big? No one knows. The Fed obviously was preparing for something when it commenced its money printing in September. But it had no idea of the scale of the underlying systemic problems. Coronavirus is not the cause of what's unfolding in the markets - it merely served as the pin that pricked the biggest financial asset bubble in history.

The $1.5 trillion "repo" QE announced by the Fed today did a complete belly flop, as the Dow closed 400 points lower than where it was trading when the QE was announced. This will take the Fed's balance sheet well above its peak level during QE1-3.

Craig "Turd Ferguson" Hemke and I had a short discussion about devastation in the stock and credit markets, including trying to make sense of the action in the precious metals sector - Use this link to access the podcast and TF Metals or click on the image below:

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