This Last Rate Cut Better Be Magical

We’ve gone from “acting” to “monitoring,” which means the Fed wants to see more deterioration in the economy before it makes anymore moves... We’ve gone from “acting” to “monitoring,” which means the Fed wants to see more deterioration in the economy before it makes anymore moves... The Fed has been shoveling money into the market — to banks and hedge funds — for more than a decade now. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to Outsider Club. [Click here]( to manage your e-mail preferences. [Outsider Club logo] This Last Rate Cut Better Be Magical [Jason Simpkins Photo] By [Jason Simpkins]( Written Nov. 01, 2019 On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve cut its key rate by another 0.25%, dragging it down to a range of 1.5-1.75%. And that really better do the trick, because Fed Chairman Jerome Powell signaled the central bank will now be taking a breather. Indeed, language from the Fed’s statement that had previously stated the FOMC would “act as appropriate to sustain the expansion,” was replaced by new language stating the body would “continue to monitor the implications of incoming information for the economic outlook as it assesses the appropriate path of the target range for the federal funds rate.” So we’ve gone from “acting” to “monitoring,” which means the Fed wants to see more deterioration in the economy before it makes anymore moves. That’s wise… especially since it really doesn’t have a choice. After all, how much further can we really go, and how much good would it actually do? The Fed has been shoveling money into the market — to banks and hedge funds — for more than a decade now. That was a vital service at the peak of the financial crisis, when banks were going insolvent. [Giant gold mines made from water? You have to see this…]( But, today, banks are flush. Anyone looking to borrow has been able to do so at an extremely favorable rate. Furthermore, the massive 2017 tax cut slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%. And for the first time in U.S. history, billionaires have a lower tax rate (23%) than middle-class Americans (24.2%). [Rich v Middle Class Tax Rate] So don’t tell me there’s not enough money — there’s plenty. The fact is, it’s just being hoarded. The cash holdings of the top 1% as of April 1st, 2019 topped $300 billion, compared to around $15 billion just prior to the Great Recession and around $50 billion in 2006. This is crucial when you know America’s 400 richest families have more wealth than the bottom 60% of households, and that the top 0.1% own as much as the bottom 80%. [Trump’s Secret “Tech Mandate” to Ignite 50-Cent Stock]( In Trump’s EO 13769, there’s a secret mandate to deploy a new device at airports nationwide. Just days ago, the tiny defense stock behind this technology IPO’d. And it’s already surging... up 120% in days. At the very least, 2,500% gains are on the table — before 2019 is over. You have days to make a move. [Click here to act now.]( This is the problem: American wealth has become so concentrated at the upper echelons of society, that if a relatively tiny portion of the population — the very richest people — stops spending, the economy loses steam. And right now — with trade wars intensifying, the market stalling, and a crucial presidential election looming — that narrow group of people isn’t spending. They’re sitting on the massive gains they’ve raked in over the past several years. High-end real estate and cars, luxury retailers, and top-tier art sales are all down this year. And the high-end real estate market is having its worst year since the Great Recession. Consumer spending, on the whole, rose 2.9% in the third quarter, but that’s a serious deceleration from the second quarter’s 4.6% pace. We’re seeing a pullback in venture funding, as well. This is evidenced by how poorly IPOs have done these past few years. Lyft (NYSE: LYFT) is down almost 40% from its IPO price, Uber (UBER) is down 30%, and WeWork’s pre-IPO process flopped so badly that it officially pulled its filing on September 30. [Unicorn IPO Crashes] [Gold Could Disappear From the Ground Forever]( New gold discoveries are hitting record lows. Just the price to mine gold has skyrocketed 412% over the last decade. With only 5% of mines actually panning out... Gold is being squeezed so much, that a price explosion is imminent. And that’s only one reason for gold to jump... I have four more catalysts to show you. [Plus, discover the #1 gold play to make right now here.]( These “unicorns” are crashing because investors aren’t willing to gamble on them anymore. Wall Street is transitioning to a “risk-off” posture. No one is risking their biscuits anymore. Private domestic investment fell another 1.5% in the third quarter, after plunging 6.3% the second. Conversely, we’ve seen a strong rise in safe-haven investments, like gold. The gold price is benefiting from lower Fed rates, no doubt. But the metal is also soaking up risk-averse capital. That’s why the price is up 17% this year. So, what’s a rate cut going to do about any of this? The Fed doesn’t need a lawnmower, it needs a magic wand. Without one, its only resort is to beat up on the dollar, and again, that will only take us so far. That’s why [gold continues to be the best investment]( right now. And if you want to know the best way to profit, [check out our latest report here](. Fight on, [Jason Simpkins Signature] Jason Simpkins [follow basic]([@OCSimpkins on Twitter]( Jason Simpkins is Assistant Managing Editor of the Outsider Club and Investment Director of The Wealth Warrior, a financial advisory focused on security companies and defense contractors. 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