He warns that markets underreact initially and then overcorrect; sustained Strait disruption is treated as materially worse than typical energy-price shocks because it hits production machinery itself.
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...monumental shock to the production system of the entire planet. The markets so far have been remarkably resilient, given how stressed this has all..."
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Jiang says the spike in gold and silver means investors have realized that fiat currency is no longer viable and that embargoes and total war are approaching.
Jiang argues that a small oligarchic group can now override normal market fundamentals, making the US financial system less able to self-correct.
Jiang says NATO's enduring strategy is to strangle Russia by isolating it from markets and surrounding it with flash points, with Ukraine and Georgia both serving that containment design.
Jiang argues that almost no one expected Trump to actually impose the threatened 100 percent tariffs and that markets had already priced in his eventual retreat.
The host frames the tech-market question by noting that stocks are at all-time highs, tech is leading gains and capital expenditure, and data centers may be carrying much of recent GDP growth.
The host notes that markets are still hitting all-time highs with little volatility or fear and asks whether that calm sentiment should be trusted.
Jiang says institutional investors such as pension funds, BlackRock, and Vanguard are effectively trapped in the current market and can do little beyond hoping the crash does not happen yet.
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"...monumental shock to the production system of the entire planet. The markets so far have been remarkably resilient, given how stressed this has all..."
"So this is going to be a financial crisis caused by damage to the production system, which is the opposite of the usual situation...."
"And it's just. The media have pointed out that most of the signatories so far are actually on Trump's immigration ban list. So, let's..."
"I think that they just signal that the investors have clued in that the world is collapsing. That the fiat currency model is no..."
"...for, uh, famous for predicting that in 2008, the, uh, supply market, the CDO market would collapse. And he, he took out billions of..."
"...it's controlled by a minority of people who can dictate the market to their will. And so the average consumer, the average investor, um,..."
"...strangled Russia right to contain Russia into isolated from um from markets so um Ukraine was part of that strategy but so is bonne..."
"...through with the 100 % tariffs. If you just watch the markets, people were already factoring in the fact that Trump will tackle, right?..."
"Let's talk about stocks. Now you mentioned the stock market. So yes, stocks are at all time highs, and especially tech stocks that are..."
"Right now, the markets are not signaling any sort of economic problems, right? Everything's going to all time highs, and there doesn't seem to..."
"...Okay. And that's the situation we are in. The entire stock market, the entire economy, the entire financial sector, it's this car spiraling down..."
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