THE COMING FINANCIAL CRISIS AS EPITOMIZED BY THIS IMAGE.

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 * generated with Nano Banana 2


#Heed the unusual signals  that are now appearing ALL AT THE SAME TIME. 


1. US Treasury 10yr (4.69%) and 30yr yields (5.26%) highest since 2008 Great Financial Crisis.

2. BUT the USD is falling. Euro, Yen, even GBP rising against USD.

3. At the same time stock market , thanks to the AI bubble rolls merrily along. 

4. Oil prices rising but USD falling. What happened to great Petrodollar?

5. Metals rising: Not just Gold and Silver but also Platinum and  Copper 

6. 30-yr Japanese JGB bonds reach 4.01 %

7. US private credit funds freezing redemption requests  from shareholders. 

Here is the Prompt I used to generate this image:

"A  storm is brewing in  the financial  markets  and could soon turn into a Tsunami.  With better information and control of their assets, the market insiders and the rich are already preparing for it while the man-in-the-street is still blissfully unaware.   Draw me a picture in the genre of a cartoon. Of millionaires  (caricatured  as Fat Cats), shifting the deck chairs around on the Titanic to get them closer to the life boats."

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