My View of the Current Macro Data:

GDP growth: Slowing

Inflation: Choppy sideways (end of disinflation regime)

Unemployment: Early stages of acceleration?

High yield OAS: Stable

US net liquidity: Sideways (since late April 2022)

Worldwide liquidity: Sideways

Manufacturing: 10 straight months of contraction

Manufacturing new orders: 12 straight months of contraction

Services: Still mildly expansionary

Real interest rates: Rising

Yield curve: Bearish steepening

Until something changes, regarding risk assets...

Near-term (days/weeks) outlook: Crabby πŸ¦€

Mid-term (months/quarters) outlook: Bearcrab πŸ»πŸ¦€

(FOR INFOTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY.)

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Thx for update

Where do you go to look for liquidity data?

I piece US net liquidity together via the St. Louis Fed FRED data site. I get β€œpoor man’s” global M2 data from a trading view template that someone sent me, plus I try to piece together more sophisticated work down by Michael Howell of Cross Border Capital.

I think Bitcoin could get the shit kicked out of it in 2024. I’ll be out there catching the falling knives. But it’s important to tread carefully here. Things haven’t even gotten bad yet.

Thank you Dr Jeff for all your insight!

I love your take on things……..

Always sage observations!

Sooooo… Print more dollars?