Default – Deflation – Depression

DEFAULT – DEFLATION – DEPRESSION

Inflation is the primary game plan of governments and central banks. Its effects have left their mark on societies throughout history. As the effects of inflation continue to dominate headlines, financial and economic activity is scrutinized and analyzed with the intent of planning, projecting, and predicting it.

Most people think they understand inflation – they don’t – but for now, let’s look the other way. There is a triple-decker bus coming straight at us.

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Asset Price Deflation

BEFORE ASSET PRICE DEFLATION

Before we talk about asset price deflation, let’s review what happened before 2022.

Most financial assets benefited enormously from the Fed’s hugely gratuitous efforts to support, sustain and reinflate prices after the 2020  collapse and the ensuing forced economic shutdown.

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