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Margin debt is money that stock investors borrow in order to buy stocks. And it just hit a new record… or $561 billion.

Remember how the Fed, ECB and others all claimed ZIRP and QE were about generating economic growth, making mortgages more affordable, and helping consumers?

What do formerly successful hedge funds going out of business, wacky economic data points, and the election of populists like Donald Trump all have in common?

Put simply, inflation is appearing all over the US financial system. And yet, the Fed continues to peddle the ridiculous assertion that inflation is "too low."

We have factual evidence that Fed is in fact well aware that inflation is clocking in well above its 2% "target.”

 Inflation has finally arrived in the financial system.

Inflation is a painful reality for the world. And the bad news is that it’s about to worsen dramatically.

Over 66% of world GDP is currently experiencing a spike in produce prices. Inflation is here.

We need to watch this one like a hawk.

Investing in the markets is like playing poker, and this was a massive “tell” that the market had changed.

Regardless of your position on Fed policy, math is math. So let’s consider the math.

Pursuing corporate tax reform is a pointless exercise. Let's talk about the "elephant in the room."

With China now experiencing higher bond yields (higher borrowing costs in the bond market), all FIVE of the world's largest bond markets are warning of rising inflation.

The ECB, like all Central Banks is now cornered: either it stop printing money and let stocks collapse... or it continues to print money, unleashes inflation, and pops the bond bubble.

Central Banks are now cornered: either they stop printing money and let stocks collapse... or they continue to print money, unleash inflation, and pop the bond bubble.