Is This Major Country About to Default?

by Graham Summers Japan is showing us the endgame for central bank insanity. Ever since the Great Financial Crisis, the Fed has been following Japan’s playbook for propping up a financial system. Indeed, everything the Fed has done, Japan originally …

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A default cycle has started…

DEFAULT CYCLE HAS STARTED pic.twitter.com/oq6SL4iAGx — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) November 28, 2023 Small Caps as bad as DotCom bust pic.twitter.com/fVMLkfCcOA — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) November 29, 2023

China-base Zhingzhi Enterprise Group collapses, declares massive default on financial instruments

– Ripple effects will impact U.S. institutional investors, pensions, municipalities, banks and more – US banks getting hit with a liquidity crisis that will only get worse https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/23/business/zhongzhi-enterprise-group-china-insolvent-hnk-intl/index.html https://fortune.com/2023/11/24/china-real-estate-zhongzhi-enterprise-group-shadow-bank-real-estate-crisis/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-22/china-s-troubled-shadow-bank-zhongzhi-warns-of-insolvency#xj4y7vzkg h/t TerraForms

Conference Board Leading Indicator Records Alarming -7.8% Drop, Echoing Historical Precedents of Economic Downturn Over Six Decades; High Default Rates in Loan and Bond Market Also Signal Sharp Slowdown

The sustained 18-month decline in the Conference Board Leading Indicator is a worrying trend reminiscent of historical economic crises, particularly in 1973-74 and during the Global Financial Crisis. The current -7.8% decrease aligns with significant economic downturns over the past …

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The situation is becoming rather worrisome: The slump in 10-year and 30-year bonds is approaching the epic drops we saw in stocks during the 2008 financial crisis and the dot-com bubble bust. Accelerating Junk Bond default is coming.

The Bear Market never ended. The end of this bear market rally is rapidly approaching……. https://t.co/kf0JCvL7XA — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) October 5, 2023 G, we already there… Long-duration US TSY bonds have now lost more in % terms than …

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As rates have nearly tripled on most forms of debt, bankruptcy filings are rising. Nearly $270 billion of leveraged loans carry weak credit profiles and are potentially at risk of default

“Bankruptcy filings for companies with at least $10 million in liabilities are rising sharply. Since the Fed started raising rates in March 2022, bankruptcy filings have more than doubled. Corporations, individuals, and the government all got used to historically low …

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Nearly half of student loan borrowers plan to default

Half plan to default ☝️ But, Younger people drove the spending over summer 👇 pic.twitter.com/9QpEOcST4v — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) September 18, 2023 This situation could be quite concerning for several reasons: Credit Score Damage: When people default on their …

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