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What a Romney Presidency Would Mean for the Economy and Markets
Yesterday we assessed the impact a second Obama term would have on the US economy and markets. Now let’s assess what impact a Romney Presidency would have on the US economy and financial markets.
For starters, Romney has already stated that he would fire Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke if he wins office. While this doesn’t represent the real shakeup that the Fed needs, it’s definitely a step in the right direction.
With that in mind, if Romney wins and makes good on this promise to fire Bernanke, then we need to consider that any market rally that occurs based on the perception that the US economy would strengthen would be short-lived.
The reason for this is that the primary driver of stock prices over the last four years has been the hope and promise of Fed intervention. So if Bernanke were to be fired (or more likely step down as Fed Chairman) the market would lose one of its biggest props.
What would follow would be a potentially hellacious correction as the markets adjusted to the underlying realities of the US economy. Based on the business cycle, this would put the S&P 500 down near 1,000 or so (and that’s ignoring any other negative items developing).
This was the very problem with the Fed intervening so heavily to begin with: by attempting to prop the markets up, the Fed didn’t let the bad debts clear out of the system. As a result, the big reset has been pushed down the road.
If Romney wins the Presidency, it’s quite possible he would let that reset finally hit. After all, he could easily fire the economists at the BLS who have massaged the data, fire Ben Bernanke, and then blame the subsequent market correction and bad, but realistic economic data on Obama (much as Obama has blamed the bad economy he inherited on Bush).
Another issue to consider is that if Romney wins and does fire Bernanke and cuts back on spending, then the “inflation trade” could take a hit.
Bear in mind, Gold and Silver would continue to see increased demand based on investors fleeing the Euro and from Central Banks buying. However, a Romney win, accompanied by cuts in Government spending, would result in a powerful US Dollar rally, especially when you consider the state of affairs in other major world currencies (the Euro, Yen, and Yuan will all likely collapse before the US Dollar).
I have noted, as I am sure you have, that both Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have mentioned that if the US does not get its deficit and debt in check, it will end up like “Greece.” The Obama camp has made no such statements and in fact never refers to the European disaster.
I also want to draw your attention to the fact that several EU leaders have stated that the Obama administration has asked for them to keep things calm until after the election.
Troika report on Greece may come after U.S. vote
"The Obama administration doesn't want anything on a macroeconomic scale that is going to rock the global economy before November 6," a senior EU official told Reuters, adding that previous troika reports had also slipped.
The European Commission's representative on the troika, Matthias Mors, denied that the report could be delayed, and an official at Greece's finance ministry said he had been assured that there would be no slippage.
A U.S. official said the United States had made clear to European officials that it wanted to avoid any "downside" economic surprises because of the fragile U.S. recovery, but denied that it had anything to do with the U.S. election.
Several sources in Germany described those conversations with their U.S. counterparts and said the message had been that the Americans didn't want surprises before the election.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/09/21/uk-eurozone-greece-report-idUKBRE88K0OQ20120921
This, combined with reports that EU leaders do not like Romney indicates that they perceive Romney as a threat. Given that the EU is only being held together by Central Bank intervention, this threat can only be based on the idea that Romney will not move to help Europe with its financial difficulties (and will be anti-Fed intervention)
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Best Regards,
Graham Summers
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DOW 6,000 here we come again. GOP same old bush.
Gold 1,000
Gas last bush $1.75 to $4.00. This time $3.25 to $6 or $8.00, Slow growth 4 more years.
Or Obummer Dow 6,000 to 13,000. next 4 years 13,000, to 26,000? does not seem likely but the past does repeat itself.
This is correct. If Romney wins we hit "the BIG RESET" immediately. If Obama wins we buy more time. Either way there will be a BIG RESET. The difference is when, not if.
So, punk...
The longer we wait the bigger the reset.
Pretending that there will be a difference between Obama and Romney is quite laughable.
I don't doubt that the markets would go down though. A quick big correction would reset the rockets for the banks to start releasing the reserves into the market and fuel "growth" and inflation pretty good. Easily a 1800-2000 S&P by 2016.
Horseshit.
Obama wins inflation.
Romney wins deflation.
Not quite;
regardless of who wins;
Inflation in things you need to survive (food and fuel).
Deflation in everything else.
I offer a small refinement. Inflation in things that are transportable to the world economy, and deflation for stuff that can not be moved like houses.
Unlike the lawyers in the coin-operated U.S. Senate, at least Romney is familiar with basic monetary economics.
The Senate-lawyer majority doesn't even comprehend the Fed and the Treasury, much less do anything fiscally intelligent.
Well-written comment, Precious. But even if Romney were an economic and business expert, it doesn't necessarily follow that he would do the "intelligent" or "right" things, whatever they may be.
It doesn't necessarily follow, but it might make it more likely.
Yes, he has been great at securing corporate bailouts like any good paper-pusher who is "in the club". No suprise the money changers support his candidacy, just like they supported O's. who do you think supported all those lawyers dumbass? Who has defended all those bankrupt ideas, companies and banks? Here's a novel concept, why not let the fuckers fail?
Nothing changes until the moral hazard is addressed or the dollar and all fiat die. Guess which will occur first bitchez?
Same as it ever was.