Are We Heading Toward A Recession In 2018?

https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/980650973117992962

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Crashing 1Q18 GDPNow Estimates pic.twitter.com/tvBd0Yc2b2

— Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) April 1, 2018

#BREAKING #TradeWar#China announced tariff on 128 #US products
China to impose 25% tariff on pork and pork products and 15% tariff on 120 fruits and fruit products imported from US, taking effect from 2 Apr, according to a statement released Sunday night by Finance Ministry. pic.twitter.com/mLKfbalNBN

— Y&T Intelligence (@YTIntelligence) April 1, 2018

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Baltic Dry Index continues to lag pic.twitter.com/SZKxqs2T40

— Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) April 1, 2018

2/10s spread hitting new recent lows again, down to 48.5bps. A client asked me why the Fed would continue raising rates if a curve inversion throws us into a recession. I said so they can lower rates again to get us out of the recession. Then I said, "I know!" pic.twitter.com/RVusGifdLM

— Randy Woodward (@TheBondFreak) March 28, 2018

Inflation Into Falling Demand: US Consumer Is Tapped Out

“Higher prices, declining wages, rising savings (not to mention maxed out credit cards), and plunging spending plans.”

Trade War = Inflation; “Stock and Property Prices Would Be Crushed”

“The global economy would be plunged into a severe and protracted crisis.”

$2.3 Trillion Trump Rally Is Gone from Market

The stock market’s loss in value since late January has taken almost 40% off the market cap gains seen since President Donald Trump’s election in November 2016.