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T e Sup er B u bbl e wi l l bu rst soo n Wh o observed the ec on omy of t h e U n it ed States inrecen t decades m u s t h ave n o ti ced t h e cy cl e o f dev el opment and dow nturn. O n e cal l s t h es e u p s a nd dow ns ' boo m a nd b u st'. In t e resti n g l y, t h i s cy cle lasts 8 y ea rs, is cont r o l l ed by t h e i n t erest rat e-po l icy o f t h e Fed an d is con n ect ed t o t h e electi o n y ea r. T e ' boom ' be ga ni n 1995 t h rou gh a va r i et y o f s t art - u p s o f s t art u p c omp an ies i n t h e I i n d u stry. Ever yone w ho w anted t o d o som et h i n g w it h t h e t erm 'I n t ern et' w as ll ed w i t h m on ey by i n ves t ors t o mak e in h op e h u ge pr o t s. Ter e w as a verit ab l e h y st er i a an d sto ck p r ices r ose rap i dl y. M an y j um ped on t he t r ai n , even peo pl e w h o h ad n ever i n vested in stocks. Fr om m i d- 1999 m ul t i pl i ed w i t h i n a f ew m on t h s t h e s t ock m ar ket val uation of m an y com pan ies. Ten came t h e d i si l l u s i onm en t w h en i t becam e r eal i zed t h at t h ere i m agi n ed p r o t s can n ot be, it w as j u st w ishf u l t h i n k i n g . Te dot - com bub bl e bur st. P arsi f al, A p ri l 1 2 , 2 0 1 6 I n F eb ruary 20 00 , t h e F ed rai sed i n t erest rat es to 6.25 p ercen t . A t t he s am e ti m e t he r s t gur es on a w eakening ec on om y cam e in. Te gu r es f or t h e r st qu ar t er sho w ed t h at con sum er s bou gh t l ess, decl i n in g corpo rat e p r o ts. Wh il e t h e U S w er e ad j usting o n t h e n ext elect i o n , b ega n t h e h ou se of cards t o co ll ap se. O n A p r il 12, 2000 t h e N asdaq i n d ex p l u n g ed by 386 p oi n ts, t h e bi gg est cr ash i n h i st ory. W al l S t reet l ost al m o st a q u arter o f i ts va l u e. Te bo om of t h e 90' s w as a giganti c bu st early 2000. Wh en B u s h t h en 2001 cam e i n to o ce, t h e stock m arket had lost 60 p er cent of its val u e. C l i n t o n 's ' econ om i c m i racl e' w as based on l y o n a h u ge i l l u sion. T e c ycl e proceeds as f ol l ow s: Te i n terest rates are low an d d rives t h e b u bb l e, in t h e 90 's, t h e d o t - com bu bb l e. G r eed al w ay s prom p t s more s p eculators to i n vest t h ei r m on ey i n Internet shares, w h i ch i n ates th e b u bb le e ve n more. Tey mean, w i t h t h e r i s i n g prices, t hey beco m e rich an d i t j u st k eeps goi n g u p. Te h y steria is f u eled by t h e m ed i a, ex p erts, b an k ers and p oli t i ci an s. 1 T e Sup er B u bbl e w i l l bu rst soo n

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Te Super Bubble will burst soonWho observed theeconomy of theUnited States in recentdecades must havenoticed the cycle of

development anddownturn.One calls these upsand downs 'boom andbust'.Interestingly, thiscycle lasts 8 years, iscontrolled by theinterest rate-policy ofthe Fed and isconnected to the

election year.Te 'boom' began in1995 through a varietyof start-ups of startupcompanies in the Iindustry.Everyone who wantedto do something withthe term 'Internet' was

filled with money by investors to make in hope huge profits.Tere was a veritable hysteria and stock prices rose rapidly.

Many jumped on the train, even people who had never invested in stocks.From mid-1999 multiplied within a few months the stock market valuation of many companies.Ten came the disillusionment when it became realized that there imagined profits can not be, it was justwishful thinking.Te dot-com bubble burst.Parsifal, April 12, 2016

In February 2000, the Fed raised interest rates to 6.25 percent.At the same time the first figures on a weakening economy came in.Te figures for the first quarter showed that consumers bought less, declining corporate profits.While the US were adjusting on the next election, began the house of cards to collapse.On April 12, 2000 the Nasdaq index plunged by 386 points, the biggest crash in history.Wall Street lost almost a quarter of its value.Te boom of the 90's was a gigantic bust early 2000.When Bush then 2001 came into office, the stock market had lost 60 percent of its value.Clinton's 'economic miracle' was based only on a huge illusion.

Te cycle proceeds as follows:Te interest rates are low and drives the bubble, in the 90's, the dot-com bubble.Greed always prompts more speculators to invest their money in Internet shares, which inflates the bubbleeven more.

Tey mean, with the rising prices, they become rich and it just keeps going up.Te hysteria is fueled by the media, experts, bankers and politicians.

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Ten happened something interesting.Although there are signs of a weakening economy, the Fed raises interest rates on the justification tosomewhat curb the overheated market.Ten happened in the election year the crash of the market and the economy, the bubble bursts and mostspeculators lose their money.

Again in detail:1. Tere accrues a bubble because of low interest rates2. Experts say all is well and the economy is growing3. From greed many climb on the train and the bubble is geing bigger4. Te Fed begins to increase interest rates5. Especially when the first bad numbers appear, interest rates are at their highest6. Te bubble bursts just before elections7. Te new president is to pick up the shard

Tat is, the financial elite is driving people with their money first in a bubble with low interest rates to makethen burst the bubble with a rate-increase and to pocket all the money.

Tis happens in a cycle of 8 years, the two terms of a US president.Tus, regularly the assets of the population will be moved from the boom up to the financial elite.

Was that only under Clinton so ?No.

In June 2002, Bush announced the program, every American should have his own house.Interest rates were low and have have distributed tons of mortgages without credit check to millions ofpeople.It was created the housing bubble, the prices of houses increased and rose.It was even so, speculators bought several houses on debt and thought to be able to sell more expensive.

Tis was called 'house flipping', namely buying on credit, selling aer a short time at a profit, grab profits.Te Fed had driven down interest rates as described above from about 6 percent in 2001 to 1 percent of 2003.Mortgages were so cheap, everyone wanted a house, what made prices rise.Te bubble in the housing market was established.

Ten began the Fed to gradually increase interest rates until 2007, the interest rate was then at 5.25 percent.Tis, many homeowners could no longer pay their mortgages, they had to sell their homes, the housingmarket collapsed.2008 was an election year, the next bubble burst and the biggest financial crisis with bank failures took place.Te above-described 8-year cycle was repeated during the tenure of Bush.

Lehman Brothers went bankrupt in September 2008 because it had bet too much on the mortgage and risinghousing market.Many other banks in the US and Europe were facing bankruptcy and had to be rescued with taxpayers'money, because they had taken part in the speculation in sub-prime mortgages.Te stock market crashed by 40 percent.Tis time the whole world was affected and developed a world economic crisis.

Te cycle was repeated:1. Te result is the real estate bubble by low interest rates2. Experts said everything is going well and the economy is growing3. From greed many climb on the train and the bubble to become large and larger4. Te Fed begins to increase interest rates

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5. Especially when the first bad numbers appear, interest rates are at their highest6. Te bubble bursts just before the next election, this time it hits the world7. Te new president must pick up the pieces

Now we have aer 8 years the end of the term of Obama.2016 is an election year.

Let's see if the cycle takes place again.

What is the bubble this time ?Tere are the derivatives, so the speculative bets on all possible financial instruments.Since the last crisis in 2008, interest rates have been kept very low.With this cheap money was invested heavily in derivatives.Te speculation was fueled insanely.Te Fed began to raise interest rates last fall.In parallel, the American and the global economy started to weaken, which is clearly visible through the lowcommodity prices.Oil is as cheap as during the last crisis of 2008.

Terefore, the consumption in America is declining, the economy also.

What the experts say in recent months ?Exactly the same as 2000 and 2008, everything is fine, the economy would grow, no reason for pessimism.Now, however, the Fed of Atlanta released the latest GDP figures for the first quarter.Te growth is practically nil, only 0.1 percent.

Te cycle has indeed repeated.

1. Te result is the derivatives bubble by low interest rates2. Experts said everything is going well and the economy is growing

3. From greed many climb on the train and the bubble is gigantic4. Te Fed begins to increase interest rates5. Te poor figures appear

What has not yet happened, the bubble is not implodes yet before the elections take place in November, butwe have only April.On December 19, 2015 Donald rump gave a speech in Cedar Rapids, Iowa where he warned for the firsttime before the bubble burst.He repeated this warning at various speeches.He even said he hoped the bubble blows under Obama, and not under the new presidency.Does not maer, the mess has either way to take the successor.

Only this time the crisis is taking gigantic proportions,100 times greater than that of 2008.We will see a collapse of the banks, which can look like the Great Depression of of 2008 a child's birthday.Almost all banks will go bankrupt and thus erase all the savings, pension savings and insurance deposits.

Why ?Because the greatest of all bubbles was created.One has the 'too big to fail' banks given unlimited funds which they have used for speculation in derivatives.

How big is the derivatives bubble ?According to Bank for International Selements (BIS) in Basel, Suisse, the open derivative contractsamounted to 553 trillion.

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Yes, trillions not billions, so 553.000 billion.For comparison, the total GDP of the world amounts to 'only' 78 trillion.Te derivatives bubble is thus 7 times greater than the value of the entire world !

Te International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects a crash of the markets in the US, UK and the euro zone to 20percent in the coming months.

 Jose Vinals, head of the Stability Division of the IMF said, there are several factors involved, including thehuge 'loss of confidence in the markets', which would cause the crash.

How bad the situation really is, showing the latest result of the stress test, which NO passed 7 of 8 majorbanks.Tere we have J.P. Morgan, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Bank of New York Mellon, State Street Bank,Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.Tere were two tests, one carried out by the Fed and the FDIC deposit insurance fund.Five banks failed in two tests and two one test.Only Citigroup passed both, which seems to me doubtful.

Tis biggest bubble in human history is about to burst, the super-bubble !

Are you prepared ?

published first in B.O.L.E.

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