Why the Fed's Silence Speaks Volumes

You are receiving this email because you signed up to receive our free e-letter the Wealth Whisperer Why the Fed's Silence Speaks Volumes 02/05/2024 When the Federal Reserve whispers, the world listens. When it falls silent, that’s when you need to be scared. Everyone expected the Fed to say when they planned to cut interest rates. Instead, Chairman Jerome Powell and company left without so much as a hint of when that might happen. Markets immediately sold off, with the major indexes closing at the session lows, leaving traders dumbfounded. Source: MidJourney.com Hopefully, you weren’t surprised and have already taken advantage of [Hugh Grossman’s 96% Win-Rate Strategy.]( We’ve said for months that the Fed can’t cut interest rates. Everyone else is finally becoming aware of that fact. Thankfully, there’s still time to prepare if you haven’t already. Here’s what you need to do. 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But it hasn’t dropped below 3.0% yet, let alone reached its 2.0% goal. The U.S. unemployment rate is sitting at a historically low 3.7%. As we’ve discussed multiple times, the housing supply is still short two million homes, despite massive price increases. Even the most optimistic economists don’t expect this key economic driver to balance for years. Yet, everyone on television keeps talking about a “soft landing.” We’re in the camp of a “no-landing” ...essentially stagflation. Inflation isn’t going anywhere, keeping the Fed rate cuts at bay. Eventually, unemployment will rise, or people will just become poorer on a real-dollar basis. And the whole exploding government interest problem will get worse every day. Sponsored Content [7 Once in a Decade Buying Opportunities]( Eric Fry has been right about a lot of stock picks. 41 recommendations that increased over 1,000%. Another 20 that went up more than 500%. He's good. 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This single word encapsulates our current problem and why smart investors seek trading strategies like [Hugh Grossman’s Trade Signals.]( Just last week, nearly a year after the last banking crisis, NYCB, one of the big winners from the first mess, saw its shares plunge as its commercial real estate holdings came into focus. While some might be willing to shrug this off as a one-off incident, we don’t see it that way. [Step by Step Guide to Revolutionize Your Options Trading]( Would you like a step-by-step guide to walk you through how to maximize your Options strategies? Best of all, anybody can learn how to do it. All you need is about 1 hour to learn how you can execute this simple strategy. [Do NOT miss this opportunity to revolutionize your Options trading.]( [Click Here to Read More...]( Commercial Real Estate Doomsday In this newsletter, we’ve discussed the looming commercial debt problem hanging over banks. Nearly every bank is now exposed to vacant office properties. Last year, $541 billion of debt backed by everything from office buildings to hotels came due, the largest amount in any given year. $2.2 trillion is expected to come due by the end of 2027. For years now, banks have provided borrowers with extensions, hoping to keep them from defaulting. But that’s ending, with many borrowers being forced to accept higher rates or enter bankruptcy. This might sound similar to the housing crisis from 2008. But we assure you… it’s far worse. You pay off a home loan's principal over time (in most cases). Commercial loans are interest only. Most of these borrowers are barely hanging on, with vacancies still at historically high levels. Even the slightest increase in interest rates would force many into default. Just look at the performance of real estate investment trusts (REITs) like Kilroy Realty (KRC), Boston Properties (BXP) and Vornado (VNO) -- companies with huge exposure to this problem. 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