{"id":14822,"date":"2017-02-17T19:50:48","date_gmt":"2017-02-18T00:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=14822"},"modified":"2017-02-17T19:50:48","modified_gmt":"2017-02-18T00:50:48","slug":"seven-signs-australians-are-facing-economic-armageddon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2017\/02\/17\/seven-signs-australians-are-facing-economic-armageddon\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven Signs Australians Are Facing Economic Armageddon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Economics advisor John Adams warns that Australia faces “economic Armageddon” because of “significant structural imbalances” not seen since the lead up to the Great Depression in the 1920s.<\/p>\n

Here are his seven signs:<\/p>\n

Seven Signs Australians Are Facing Economic Armageddon<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sign 1: Record Australian Household Debt<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the Reserve Bank of Australia, Australia\u2019s household debt as a proportion of disposable income now stands at a record high of 187%.<\/p>\n

The two closest episodes were the 1880s and the 1920s, which both preceded the only two economic depressions ever experienced in Australian history in 1890 and 1929.<\/p>\n

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Sign 2: Record Australian Net Foreign Debt<\/strong><\/p>\n

Australia\u2019s net foreign debt now stands at more than $1 trillion and as a proportion of Gross Domestic Product was at a record high of 63.3% in June 2016.<\/p>\n

This makes Australians much more vulnerable to international economic developments such as higher global interest rates, international financial crises or major government or corporate bankruptcies.<\/p>\n

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Sign 3: Record Low Interest rates<\/strong><\/p>\n

Australia has its lowest official interest rates on record with the Reserve Bank of Australia\u2019s cash rate sitting at 1.5%. The current low rate of interest is not sustainable over the medium term and will inevitably rise.<\/p>\n

Australians, particularly in Sydney and Melbourne, who have borrowed record amounts of money are very susceptible to higher interest rates.<\/p>\n

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4: Australian Housing Bubble<\/strong><\/p>\n

The expansion of credit by the Reserve Bank of Australia has been pumped into the Australian housing market over the past 25 years. Credit, which has been directed to Housing as a proportion of Australia\u2019s GDP, has exploded from 21.07% in June 1991 to 95.06% in June 2016.<\/p>\n

Over the same period, credit which has been directed at the business sector or to other personal expenses has remained relatively steady as a proportion of GDP.<\/p>\n

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5: Significant Increases in Global Debt<\/strong><\/p>\n

The General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements stated on 6 February 2017:<\/p>\n

\u201cTotal debt in the global economy, including public debt, has increased significantly since the end of 2007 … Over the past 16 years, debt of governments, households and non-financial firms has risen by 63% in the United States, the euro area, Japan, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, 52% in the G20 and 85% in emerging economies. Heavy debt can only leave less room for manoeuvre in responding to future challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sign 6: Major International Asset Bubbles<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are significant asset bubbles in bonds, stocks and real estate in major economies such as the United States and China, which has been fueled by the significant increases in global debt.For example, the Shiller PE Index in the United States which measures the price of a company\u2019s stock relative to average earnings over the past 10 years is now at 28.85. This is the third highest recorded behind the Tech Bubble in 1999 and \u201cBlack Tuesday\u201d in 1929.<\/p>\n

Sign 7: Global Derivatives Bubble<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the Bank for International Settlements, the value of the over the counter derivatives market (notional amounts outstanding) stood at US$544 trillion.<\/p>\n

Much of these derivatives contracts are concentrated on the balance sheets of leading global financial and banking institutions such as Deutsche Bank. The concentration of complex derivative contracts on bank balance sheets poses significant risks to both individual institutions and the global financial system.<\/p>\n

Veteran Investor Warren Buffet has repeatedly warned that derivatives are \u201cfinancial weapons of mass destruction\u201d and could pose as a \u201cpotential time bomb\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Household debt is too high. Rising foreign debt and record low interest rates are fueling a housing bubble. Global debt is too high and rising, while stocks are over-priced. Throw in the global derivatives “bubble” with some truly terrifying numbers just to scare the punters out of their wits. <\/p>\n

Nothing new here. Nothing to see. Move along now. The global economy is in good hands…..<\/p>\n

Or is it? Aren’t these the same hands that created the current mess we are in?<\/p>\n

John Adams is right to warn of the dangers which could have a truly apocalyptic effect, that makes the global financial crisis seem like a mild tremor in comparison. <\/p>\n

Some of the risks may be overstated:<\/p>\n

The derivatives “bubble” is probably the least of our worries as most of these positions offset each other, giving a net position a lot closer to zero. <\/p>\n

Defensive stocks like Consumer Staples and Utilities are over-priced but there still appears to be value in growth stocks. And earnings are growing. So the stock “bubble” is not too alarming.<\/p>\n

Global debt is too high but poses no immediate threat except to countries with USD-denominated debt — or Euro-denominated debt in the case of Greece, Italy, etc. — that cannot issue new currency to repay public debt (and inflate their way out of the problem).<\/p>\n

But that still leaves four major risks that need to be addressed: Household debt, $1 Trillion foreign debt, record low interest rates and a housing bubble.<\/p>\n

From Joe Hildebrand at News.com.au: <\/p>\n

Mr Adams called on the RBA to take pre-emptive action by raising interest rates and said the government needed to rein in tax breaks like negative gearing as well as welfare payments.<\/p>\n

This, he admitted, would result in \u201ca mild controlled economic recession\u201d but would stave off \u201cuncontrolled devastating depression\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The problem is that the Australian government appears to be dithering, with one eye on the next election. These are not issues you can “muddle through”. <\/p>\n

If not addressed they could turn into the four horsemen of the apocalypse.<\/p>\n

Source: Apocalyptic warning for Australian families<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Economics advisor John Adams warns that Australia faces “economic Armageddon” because of “significant structural imbalances” not seen since the lead up to the Great Depression in the 1920s. Here are his seven signs: Seven Signs Australians Are Facing Economic Armageddon Sign 1: Record Australian Household Debt According to the Reserve Bank of Australia, Australia\u2019s household … <\/p>\n

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