Crude Oil: Price Is Now Below Invasion

"Crude Oil is now below the level it was at the day before Russia invaded Ukraine, down over 30% from its high in March. Markets are increasingly pricing in a global recession and a slowdown in demand (similar to what we saw in the back half of 2008)."

-- Charlie Bilello, Founder and CEO of Compound Capital Advisors

On The Verge Of A 2008-Style Financial Crisis?

"How is everyone so sure that we're not on the verge of a 2008 style financial crisis? Remember despite ample evidence, the experts didn't expect the 2008 financial crisis either. Plus, the economy is far more leveraged now than it was then, and there's a lot more debt to default."

-- Peter Schiff

European Inflation Is Squeezing Consumers

"While German CPI surprises to the downside, Spain's inflation unexpectedly surged to a record 10.2%. The surprise 10 percent reading for June dashes hopes that inflation in the Eurozone’s 4th-biggest economy had peaked and highlights how a squeeze on consumers is intensifying."

-- Holger Zschaepitz, Welt

America's Red Hot Economy Has Actually Been In A Recession All Year

The final read on Q1 GDP is now minus 1.6 percent. Since Q2 will likely be negative too, the Federal Reserve and President Biden will soon be forced to admit that America's red hot economy has actually been in a recession all year, which will only get far worse with high inflation and more interest rate hikes.

-- Peter Schiff

High Inflation vs. Financial Crisis

The Federal Reserve can either bring inflation down to 2 percent, cause a financial crisis, bank failures, stock, real estate and bond market crashes, the U.S. government to default on Treasury debt and slash Social Security benefits, while unemployment soars, or it can tolerate high inflation.

-- Peter Schiff

A Recession Is Inevitable

“If you’re still holding out hope that the Federal Reserve will be able to engineer a soft landing in the US economy, abandon it. A recession is inevitable within the next 12 to 18 months.”

-- Former New York Fed President Bill Dudley

Millions, Billions & Institutional Buyers

"I still find the difference between millions and billions to be rather mind-bending. One million seconds is approximately 11 days. One billion seconds is approximately 31.5 YEARS!"

-- Sahil Bloom

"Keep in mind that if the institutional investment community doesn't see what you see, your stock could sit dormant for an extended period of time. Why sit and wait when you can put your money elsewhere?"

-- Mark Minervini, momentum stocks trader