GLOBAL CDS – WINNERS & LOSERS — MATASII RESEARCH ANALYSIS & SYNTHESIS — These tables show the largest 25 companies, ranked by market cap & credit default swap spreads, as well as the most creditworthy countries. CORPORATION 17bps: the CDS of the “safest” company in the world, Nestle. Alibaba the least (CDS = 84bp). COUNTRY […]
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GLOBAL DEBT TOPS $244.2T, CRITICALLY EXCEEDING 3X GLOBAL GDP
GLOBAL DEBT TOPS $244.2T, CRITICALLY EXCEEDING 3X GLOBAL GDP — MATASII RESEARCH ANALYSIS & SYNTHESIS — As of Q3 2018 global debt equaled $244.2T, equivalent to 318% of world GDP. This is nearly 3X Global GDP. While debt is at a record high, interest rates are close to record lows (via Financial Repression) which […]
CHINA JUST BORROWED 5% OF GDP IN ONE MONTH – COMPARABLE ONLY TO WWII LEVELS
CHINA JUST BORROWED 5% OF GDP IN ONE MONTH – COMPARABLE ONLY TO WWII LEVELS A PUBLIC SOURCED ARTICLE FOR MATASII (SUBSCRIBERS & PUBLIC ACCESS) READERS REFERENCE MATASII SYNTHESIS: Rabobank strategist, Michael Every via ZH China’s PPI data said it is sliding into deflation again – and borrowing for January was insane. If the January pace […]
THE CENTRAL BANKS HAVE WITHDRAWN LIQUIDITY TOO QUICKLY FOR AN OVER LEVERAGED SYSTEM
THE CENTRAL BANKS HAVE WITHDRAWN LIQUIDITY TOO QUICKLY FOR AN OVER LEVERAGED SYSTEM Synchronized global growth has turned into a synchronized global slowdown. Growth has already turned negative in two of the world’s largest economies, Japan and Germany, and is slowing rapidly in the world’s biggest economies, China and the U.S., CHINA GROWTH SLOWDOWN China […]
CONSUMER CREDIT GROWTH SUSTAINING CRUMBLING REAL DISPOSABLE INCOME
CONSUMER CREDIT GROWTH SUSTAINING CRUMBLING REAL DISPOSABLE INCOME Here is what is happening… Here is what US consumers have been forced to do…. It is now getting worse – fast! It doesn’t take a “rocket scientist” to see the problem!! — SUPPORTING SOURCE: 07-09-18 ZeroHedge – “Consumer Credit Explodes Higher As Credit Card Debt […]
MATASII MACRO MAP: CREDIT CYCLE ROADMAP
MATASII MACRO MAP: CREDIT CYCLE ROADMAP THE NEW YORK FED “EMPIRE” 6 MONTH EXPECTATIONS PLUMMETING – The Above Roadmap Would Anticipate Such An Early Signal.
UNDERSTANDING THE 2017 US$ WEAKNESS
UNDERSTANDING THE 2017 US$ WEAKNESS Not shown in the chart above is the US Treasury selling pressures from China and Japan as they reduced their dollar FX Reserves. It really began to increase after the Trump election victory. Prior to this the banks were already concerned with what they saw ahead for the US Economy […]
HAS FED LOST CONTROL? FINANCIAL CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO EASE!
HAS FED LOST CONTROL? FINANCIAL CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO EASE! ACCORDING TO BLOOMBERG: Further easing in financial conditions will continue to fuel the Fed’s concerns that financial distortions are developing. Despite the 100 basis points of tightening thus far in the cycle, the Bloomberg Financial Conditions Index has matched the peak reached in July 2014 — […]
LOOK FOR CORRECTING EQUITIES TO TRIGGER BOND RALLY AND WEAKENING US$
LOOK FOR CORRECTING EQUITIES TO TRIGGER BOND RALLY AND WEAKENING US$ NOW THAT THE CREDIT CYCLE HAS TURNED