In the middle of a heated battle against my jetlag yesterday, I finally decided to exercise the nuclear option and turn on CNBC in order to stay awake.
I figured someone would say something completely ridiculous, and it would get my blood boiling enough to power through the next couple of hours.
Within minutes I saw a top economist for Moody’s (one of the largest rating agencies in the world) saying that there are absolutely zero signs of recession.
Boom. I was suddenly so wide-awake it was like that adrenaline scene from Pulp Fiction.
I couldn’t believe what I had just heard. Moody’s. No recession. Seriously?
In addition to being criminally complicit in committing widespread fraud that fueled the housing bubble ten years ago, Moody’s takes advantage of every opportunity to show the world that they don’t have a clue when it comes to economic forecasts.
It’s like what Churchill said about democracy– it’s the worst form of government, except for all the others.
Any Ponzi scheme is primarily based upon confidence. Given that fact the only thing we can expect is more and more happy talk. After all the value of fiat currency is whatever the next guy thinks it’s worth.