"Central banks are going to be forced to cut rates far more aggressively than currently priced.
Liquidity is going to have to be pumped into markets from all major central banks.
The Bitcoin cycle could be extended beyond the 4 years"
Our biggest non consensus view is that for 2025/2026 disinflation if not outright deflation will be the biggest problem for western central banks
Extremes of Covid have distorted economic cycles but fundamentally they haven’t changed
We still believe we’re in a disinflationary world driven by debt, technology and an ageing population
The worlds second largest economy is in a deflationary spiral which it will export to the world
Global growth is falling and US “resilience” is merely a function of the insane deficits north of 7% that Biden has been running
We have had sharp falls in inflation from circa 10% in the US to now 3% and are in the “bumpy phase” before the next leg lower
Yet rates in our view remain too high for over indebted economies to handle
Without there being a supply shock, the fall in global demand makes it difficult to see where inflation will come from
If disinflation takes hold and falls below central banks 2% targets, there will be a panicked response
Deflation is a MUCH bigger problem than inflation for these debt bloated economies
Yet the transmission of monetary policy is 12-18 months
So rate cuts when they come will appear ineffective (much like hikes were initially ineffective)
So the cuts will be sharper and quickly they’ll reach into the QE tool kit
If inflation in the real economy can’t reduce the real debt burden, they’ll pump the asset side of the balance sheet
The deflation in the real economy will be replaced by rapid asset price inflation
Ultimately of course, it’s less assets going higher than it is the value of fiat currency going lower
TLDR:
central banks are going to be forced to cut rates far more aggressively than currently priced
Liquidity is going to have to be pumped into markets from all major central banks
The Bitcoin cycle could be extended beyond the 4 years
You are not bullish enough Bitcoin
The AI boom is the FINAL BOSS of FIAT CAPITAL ALLOCATION.
Global capital markets raised $4.7 trillion so America can build a digital god that answers emails, writes layoffs, and tells your unemployed cousin to practice gratitude.
Yes, a civilization that cannot build starter homes is raising trillions to build server farms so a chatbot can explain why you’ll never own one.
All of this paper is being created to chase future cash flows in dollars that are being silently euthanized by the same system funding the boom.
Eight companies are levering up to buy each other's GPUs in a circle while your rent went up 40 percent and a single egg now costs what a 1996 car payment cost.
Record capital raised. Record delusion.
Record everything except babies, borders, and functioning infrastructure.
Bitcoin is real sovereignty. Ignore it at your own peril.
The rotation is coming.
Hard Pill to swallow as an adult:
At some point, you will have to disappoint others to live a life that's honest to you.
People pleasing will drain you, not save you.
You have every right to set boundaries and choose your peace. You can disappoint people and still be a good person.
@FinanceLancelot We will understand but will most people? Assets crashing. Will people riot? Is it that easy to just say things will be okay afterward?
JAPAN MOVES TO TREAT BITCOIN LIKE STOCKS
Japan’s lower house has approved landmark legislation that would bring Bitcoin and other digital assets under the same legal framework as traditional securities.
The proposal cuts the maximum tax on crypto gains from 55% to a flat 20%, matching stocks and bonds, while opening a pathway for regulated crypto ETFs and broader institutional participation.
The bill would classify cryptocurrencies as financial instruments under Japan’s Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (FIEA), extending securities-style rules to the crypto market, including insider trading restrictions.
The legislation also significantly increases penalties for unregistered crypto sellers, raising the maximum prison sentence from 3 years to 10 years.
Japan Exchange Group has indicated crypto-linked ETFs could begin listing as early as next year if the regulatory framework is finalized.
The bill now heads to the upper house. If approved, it would mark one of the most significant crypto regulatory reforms in a major economy, lowering taxes, enabling ETFs, and bringing digital assets further into the traditional financial system.
pretty shitty how baseline human activities like singing, dancing and making art got turned into skills instead of being seen as behaviors
so now it's like 'the point of doing them is to get good at them' and not 'this is a thing humans do, the way birds sing and bees make hives.