President Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill will add trillions to the federal debt.
We’re critical of that debt being frontloaded – especially at a time when interest rates are at their highest level in nearly 15 years.
Fortunately, your average American household has gotten the memo.
Today’s relatively high interest rates – essentially the cost of capital – have consumers avoiding debt. And rising asset prices, including homes and 401(k) plans, are actually improving consumer finances:
American households continue to deleverage
Of course, that’s just on average.
We know many consumers continue to live paycheck to paycheck. After spiking higher, the drawdown in savings—cash that can be used in an emergency—is back to pre-pandemic levels.
While the overall debt picture is ugly, in some ways it isn’t – and that it may take some more time for a debt crisis to reach a kitchen countertop near you.
~ Addison
MAJOR Gold Tipping Point Predicted
Gold has already taken Wall Street by surprise… During Trump’s first term, it shot up by 53%. And it has crushed the market nearly 3-to-1 since the start of the 21st century. But that’s just a drop in the bucket compared to what one expert expects gold to do next… $22,227 an ounce. Why such a huge jump? Because of the three simple charts shown right here. |
P.S. President Trump is on fire this week, adding tariffs on copper and threatening higher rates on trade partners like Canada. And targeting Vietnam as the proxy for Chinese manufacturing.
Markets are usually calm and trend higher in July, but as a centerpiece of President Trump’s Great Reset plan, we’re expecting more volatility. There’s nothing run-of-the-mill about the economy or politics right now.
With the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hitting all-new historic highs again yesterday, we suggest deleveraging your brokerage account, too. Take some profits off the table.
Or, as our friend and mentor Bill Bonner would say on an occasion like this: “Panic now. Avoid the rush.”
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