Stephanie Pomboy: Is This The Breaking Point?

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Nov 19, 2025

Stephanie Pomboy, a renowned macro analyst and founder of MacroMavens, delves into the rising market volatility and alarming trends in private credit. She discusses the implications of Japan's financial strains on global markets and the rising risks of inflation amid dwindling purchasing power. Stephanie highlights the disconnect between AI-driven sectors and the struggling real economy, alongside the troubling signs of labor market weakness and bankruptcies. She also warns of the potential for significant market corrections and the increasing appeal of gold and Bitcoin amid growing uncertainty.

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Japan Yield Surge Risks Global Carry Unwind

Japan's rising JGB yields and BOJ policy shift threaten the massive yen carry trade and could unwind multi-trillion dollar leveraged positions.
That unwind can transmit global stresses and help explain disparate market cracks now appearing.

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Fiscal Dominance Limits Rate Policy

Fiscal dominance is emerging as large debt service costs force policymakers to prioritize lowering interest burdens over fighting inflation.
That dynamic limits central banks' ability to cut long rates, leaving monetary easing ineffective at reducing credit costs.

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Fiat Regime Facing A Directional End

Stephanie expects the end of the fiat era in direction if not precise timing, suggesting major dollar devaluation is plausible within years.
She warns QE or renewed large-scale monetization could rapidly erode dollar purchasing power.

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Macro analyst Stephanie Pomboy returns to discuss rising market volatility, record gold & silver prices, concerning failures in the private credit industry & other signs of rising systemic stress.We talked about the growing stresses becoming increasingly evident in the AI ecosystem, private credit, sovereign debt (Japan), the jobs market, Bitcoin and elsewhere in society and the financial system.

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