7 Grey Swan Predictions

Ironically or not, the thread that binds all of these Grey Swan events is a reliance on debt at all levels of society and a consumer culture that favors short-term gratification. Political violence is just a f’d up way of expressing dissatisfaction with a culture that values material goods over some kind of weird spiritualism. Both of the assailants in New Orleans and in Las Vegas were military and in financial distress.

President Donald Trump ordered a five-day pause on U.S. strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure, marking the first direct negotiations since the war began on February 28. Now, the clock runs for five days….

Federal Reserve chairman nominee Kevin Warsh aims to slow the money before it spills over. Shrink the $6.6 trillion balance sheet. Stop using the Fed as a a preemptive bailout tool for bad decisions in Washington, D.C. and on Wall Street.

Kevin Warsh is calling for a “Modern Treasury-Fed Accord” to shrink the Fed’s balance sheet and end its role as a market backstop.

Crypto markets have been under pressure since October, but fund flows suggest investors are stepping back in ahead of potential CLARITY Act clarity.

Kevin Warsh is calling for a “Modern Treasury-Fed Accord” to shrink the Fed’s balance sheet and end its role as a market backstop.

Crypto markets have been under pressure since October, but fund flows suggest investors are stepping back in ahead of potential CLARITY Act clarity.