Critical Signals: Is the U.S. already in an economic depression?

You are receiving this as part of your free subscription to Critical Signals Report. To remove your email from this list, [unsubscribe here](. [Critical Signals Report] Friday, February 21, 2020 [Is the U.S. Already in an Economic Depression?]( By Matt Piepenburg Despite stocks like [Tesla]( breaking levels of price insanity and markets ever-edging toward new highs, the U.S. economy is already and mathematically in an economic depression. No way? Way. Folks, this is not "bearish opinion," it's a quantifiable fact. For many months, we've tracked and signaled the rise of the Fed-driven stock market while showing open concern over the staggering disconnect between this unprecedented [bull market]( and a [tanking real economy](. Furthermore, the very fact that such empirical realities are not making the front-pages ought to make one question the reliability of so-called financial journalism, a topic we dissect at length below. Such disconnects between fact and hype have prompted reports underscoring how openly rigged the Wall Street game truly is, and even inspired us to write an entire book, [Rigged to Fail](, on this very topic, which CSR readers can obtain for FREE between February 23-27. For many of you, such pessimism can seem tiring, even "gloom and doomy" and we understand how such stances can seem almost trite at worst, or hard to believe at best, especially when [the media](, the pundits, [the politicos](, and the markets keep re-affirming how great the economy is. Truly, we get it. No one needs or likes to hear bearish opinions all the time when most of us have so many other responsibilities, concerns and issues to juggle on a daily basis. Fortunately, or unfortunately (depending on your tolerance for blunt-speak), we too have no interest in [bull or bear]( opinions either. Instead, we have an ultimate preference for facts, math and data. [And folks, the facts we are about to share below are staggering](. [Read more »]( You are receiving this email at {EMAIL} as a part of your free subscription to Critical Signals Report Remove your email from this list: [Unsubscribe]( © 2020 Money Map Press All Rights Reserved. Critical Signals Report | 1125 N Charles Street | Baltimore, MD 21201 North America: 888.384.8339; International: 443.353.4519; Fax: 410.622.3050 [Contact Customer Service]( Website: [( Nothing in this email should be considered personalized financial advice. Although our employees may answer your general customer service questions, they are not licensed under securities laws to address your particular investment situation. No communication by our employees to you should be deemed as personalized financial advice. We expressly forbid our writers from having a financial interest in any security recommended to our readers. All of our employees and agents must wait 24 hours after on-line publication or 72 hours after the mailing of printed-only publication prior to following an initial recommendation. Any investments recommended in this letter should be made only after consulting with your investment advisor and only after reviewing the prospectus or financial statements of the company. Protected by copyright laws of the United States and international treaties. This Newsletter may only be used pursuant to the subscription agreement and any reproduction, copying, or redistribution (electronic or otherwise, including on the world wide web), in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of: Critical Signals Report. 1125 N Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201.