Charts Indicate Central Banks Must Tighten Monetary Policy: Part I

by the Curmudgeon

Introduction:

It's been 11 months since the Curmudgeon has posted commentary and we're very glad of that decision. The financial asset mania's and mega bubbles have only gotten larger and have now been joined by Bitcoin (see chart below). In our opinion, these never before seen manias were created by global central banks that have kept real interest rates NEGATIVE for over nine years. However, that game may soon be over, based on DoubleLine and Bank of America (BoA) webcasts we participated in today.

The following charts (with captions noted) speak for themselves:

Fed & Central Bank Assets Have Exploded since 2008

Fed & Central Bank Balance Sheets Will be Shrinking Next Year

EuroZone PMI Above ECB Threshold

U.S. Leading Indicators in Uptrend- No Recession in 2018

U.S. PPI Rising Rapidly – Will CPI Follow?

Is the Fed Watching Bitcoin’s Parabolic Rise?

Looser Financial Conditions Two Years Into Fed Tightening Cycle

U.S. Public Debt Now 104% of GDP vs. 56% in 2002

Commodity/Stock Returns Lowest in 50 Years
Is That Bullish For Commodities and/or Bearish For Stocks?

U.S. 30-Year Treasury Yield Still in a Downward Trend

While U.S. 2-Year Treasury Yield in Sharp Uptrend

Good luck and till next time...

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