Loved having the always amazing @caroljsroth on @NTLiveMedia this week. Here are here thoughts on fiscal dominance vs the Fed Link to this DO NOT MISS INTERVIEW:

The Fed needs to fight inflation while Washington needs affordable borrowing. The longer yields stay above 5%, the uglier that conflict gets. Monetary policy eventually serves the debt instead of your purchasing power. That’s fiscal dominance.

Gold (blue, RS) v. inverted US real rates (TIP ETF, red, LS). There's nothing more bullish for gold than rising real rates in a nation that is... -in fiscal dominance; -with debt/GDP >120% & deficit/GDP at 6% (& moving higher); ...b/c rising reals accelerates a debt spiral.

The irony of the bond rate debate in this part of the cycle is that the part of the economy (AI, datacenters, industrialization) driving growth may not care about higher rates... While the government financing that economy needs lower rates now, more than ever. That means stronger growth makes the case for higher rates, while fiscal dominance argues for keeping those rates contained

THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM JUST BROKE IN TOKYO Japan’s 30-year bond yield hit 3.41% today. That number means nothing to you. Here’s why it should terrify you. Japan owes 230% of everything it produces. It’s the most indebted nation in human history. For 35 years, they kept the lights on by borrowing at near-zero rates. That era ended this morning. Here’s What Just Happened Core inflation is running at 3.0%. Government bond yields are spiking to levels not seen since 1999. China just conducted its 25th military incursion near Japanese waters this year. Japan is now forced to spend 2% of GDP on defense … nearly 9 trillion yen annually. The Bank of Japan is trapped between two impossible choices: raise rates and trigger a debt collapse, or keep rates low and watch inflation destroy savings. They chose door number two. Why You Should Care Every major bank, hedge fund, and institution on Earth has borrowed yen at cheap rates and invested it elsewhere for 30 years. This “carry trade” could be worth anywhere from $350 billion to $4 trillion. Nobody knows the real number because it’s hidden in derivatives. When Japan’s system breaks, this money unwinds. Fast. The last time we saw a preview … July 2024 … the Nikkei dropped 12.4% in a single day. The Nasdaq fell 13%. That was a small tremor. The earthquake is coming. The Math Is Simple! Japan’s government pays interest on $9 trillion in debt. Every 0.5% increase in rates costs them $45 billion annually. At current yields, debt service will consume 10% of all tax revenue. That’s the death spiral threshold. The yen is trading at 157 to the dollar. If it strengthens to 152, the entire carry trade becomes unprofitable. Unwinding begins. Emerging market currencies could drop 10-15%. The Nasdaq could fall 12-20% as funds are forced to sell. What Happens Next December 18-19, the Bank of Japan meets. Markets are pricing 51% odds they raise rates another 0.25%. If they do, volatility explodes. If they don’t, inflation accelerates and the problem gets worse. There is no way out. Japan’s fiscal dominance is now permanent. They must keep the yen weak to service their debt. This means the free money that powered global markets since 1990 is ending. The Bottom Line Interest rates worldwide are going up 0.5-1.0% permanently. Not because of inflation. Because the world’s largest creditor nation can no longer subsidize global growth. Your mortgage, your car loan, your credit card … all repricing higher. Stock valuations built on cheap money … all compressing. The everything bubble … all deflating. This is not a recession. This is a regime change. The largest liquidity engine in financial history just seized up, and most people won’t understand what happened until their portfolios are down 30%. Tokyo broke the world today. You’ll feel it tomorrow.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Read the full data driven deep dive article -