Little question Joseph Schumpeter could be able to shake arms with Elon Musk for tasks comparable to SpaceX and Neuralink and applaud his contribution to the “inventive destruction” principle.

However I really feel like possibly I missed one thing. As a result of whereas the Federal Reserve and the massive banks have created this setting conducive to stimulus, with the purpose of restraining the consumption horses on this pandemic disaster, there are indicators that they’re dropping their grip and a liquidity entice is rising. draw.

As an alternative of holding cash, as soon as rates of interest are too low for fastened revenue investments, most people is now keen to benefit from their place in greater threat securities.

The stimulation of consumption directs financial savings in direction of unprofitable companies, making the monetary markets the best on line casino of all time. And it isn’t laborious to see that occasions just like the GameStop brief squeeze, the “crypto” growth, and Tesla’s huge capitalization are out of sync with the present enterprise cycle.

My wager, as a pupil with none certified coaching, is to start with that individuals imagine that “issues are totally different now”. As well as, this “new regular” sees retail traders beating the market and forcing institutional traders to share their seats on the roulette desk.

Second, if Hyman Minsky was nonetheless alive, he would scream from the rooftops alongside Keynes, proclaiming he was proper on a regular basis. As a result of what we’re experiencing is neither extra nor lower than a “Minsky second”, a second of pleasure, of latest alternatives for all. Millionaires will come out of the mud, however to “the mud they’ll return.”

Alexandre tognini
São Paulo, Brazil