PENDING STOCK MARKET DOOM: Ark Investments sees Record Outflows. Evergrande Contagion Spreads. IMF Issues Global Economic Warning

https://twitter.com/leadlagreport/status/1447911935916355585 IMF warns on inflation, says the Fed and others should be prepared to tighten policy IMF Issues Global Stagflation Alert: Cuts Global GDP As It Warns Of Rising Inflation And “Dangerous Divergence” This is contagion. China developers in October: …

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Federal Tax Collections Set Record… Inflation jumps 5.3%… Household Income Falls… Poverty Rate Rises…

$3,586,456,000,000: Federal Tax Collections Set Record Through August The federal government collected a record $3,586,456,000,000 in total taxes through first eleven months of fiscal 2021 (September through August), according to the Monthly Treasury Statement. The federal government also collected a record …

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Stock Market Crash Imminent as Margin Trading at Record High and Hedge Funds Ready to Collapse

Fed warns of hidden leverage lurking in financial system https://www.ft.com/content/cd723c4e-b182-416c-b511-bd3d516978d3 Credit Suisse ignored ‘warning signals’ before losing billions in hedge fund collapse – CNN https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/29/investing/credit-suisse-archegos-report/index.html Regulators around the world monitor collapse of US hedge fund https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/mar/29/credit-suisse-nomura-archegos-sell-off-hedge-fund AAII Equity Allocations – …

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*via easy money, record profits, overvalued equity prices – global M&A activity has hit nearly $4T YTD… The big companies are getting bigger… Competition is fading faster and faster

*via easy money, record profits, overvalued equity prices – global M&A activity has hit nearly $4T YTD The big companies are getting bigger (dominating markets) as corporate concentration gets worse and driving further inequality Competition is fading faster and faster …

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Record Number Turn to Homeschooling…

The number of U.S. kids who are homeschooled has nearly doubled during the pandemic. Why it matters: Some parents have lost faith in traditional schools, others fear exposing their kids to the coronavirus — and the broad exodus could further weaken …

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ROARING 20S: Stock Risks Pile Up After Record-Setting Earnings… Home Flipping Becomes Virtual Reality… KC Fed president: Tapering Should Begin ‘Sooner Rather than Later’

Stock Market Risks Pile Up After Record-Setting Earnings Season (Bloomberg) — Delta cases. Inflation. Fed tapering. China’s crackdown. These are among the reasons why investors could soon get more nervous about this stock market. The S&P 500 hit another record …

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