Absolutely incredible.
In an unprecedented move, South Korea's stock market just collapsed -44% in 40 days, erasing -$2 trillion in market cap.
Now, South Korea's finance ministry has announced plans to "stabilize" the market.
What is happening? Let us explain.
(a thread)
The US bond market is in serious trouble.
As new reports emerge of Iranian drone attacks on the UAE's energy infrastructure, yields are surging.
The 10Y Note Yield is now up to 4.45%, nearing the same level that resulted in the ceasefire and the April 2025 "90-day tariff pause."
Meanwhile, the market-implied BASE CASE now shows no interest rate cuts until December 2027.
There is now a 42% chance of a rate HIKE by March 2027.
It appears that $5/gallon gas prices and 7%+ mortgages are on the way.
The bond market needs help.
u can’t sell houses u don’t own
u can’t sell cars u don’t own
but
u *can* sell stock u don’t own!?
this is bs – shorting is a scam
legal only for vestigial reasons
Somebody is going to have to explain why a public Reddit thread calling for individual investors to buy a stock is not ok
But billion dollar hedge funds appearing on financial tv anytime they want to pump whatever stock they want is totally fine