RE: Market Narrative9 Jan 2021 12:56
I wonder if the FED and USA Government may need to follow the Japanese model. USA citizens may get some immediate help, but it might be linked by a proportion of USA citizens buying the extra bonds rather than International sources. The USA public may have access to 75 year mortgage products and a lot of debt with long duration but to maintain control they need to own their own debt once it is above 120% of GDP rates. This route could be engineered for low inflation for decades. The pressure for this route to be followed is perhaps defined by the percentage unemployed, the percentage with no savings and limited prospects, the percentage depleted by unfilled healthcare needs and are walking wounded, the percentage that work in state enterprises that are poorly financed and can not increase pay, the percentage working in zombie companies making no real profit and have limited or no prospects for growth. There is a successful, wealthy, innovative group that drive things forward. As to whether such a group can drive an inflationary widespread future, I am not so sure. Whether this group opts out of equities into land, gold or bitcoin or something else they convert wealth into and witness a massive equity correction for them to recirculate the wealth back in again remains to be seen. I wish I knew how this will unfold, but somebody may challenge the FED and say let the market reset, lets have the relationship based upon company earnings that are real once again and operate in away for the other 80% to improve their lot as the inflationary route usually leaves a massive depression and recession to follow it. Si will it be a case of Wall Street may having to follow Main Street with their tantrums being ignored with Janet at that Treasury.