• Tramort@programming.dev
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      7 hours ago

      and whether he has enough liquidity to maintain his margin during absolutely insane market distortions by hedge funds, big banks, and the government.

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        7 hours ago

        I mean, the housing bubble burst and the government pulled 7 trillion out of its arse and handed it back to bankers, doubling the cost of current living from the knock-on inflation. Life went on, and not a single banker (except maybe some lackey in Iceland) was punished. The Rich got exceedingly wealthy after the crisis.

        This time: the government will pull 50 trillion from its arse and hand it back to investors. Life will go on, no one will be punished, the cost of living will be a few times higher than what it is now, and the rich will get richer.

        My interpretation: the big investors fully expect the bubble to burst and hope to win from the fallout/bailout. It’s win-win for them.

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          I was wondering about the source for this figure. For the curious, it comes from a private report from an independent consulting firm in the UK called MacroStrategy Partnership. I found this article talking about it, dated 2025-10-3.

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                I’m from the UK/Germany. The dollar is a worldwide currency with far reaching impact

                Germany had the same financial crisis around that time with a 70 Mrd € bailout as I’m sure you remember