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- Investors continue to believe economy is strong despite numerous weak economic data releases, consumer confidence being the outlier
- August Non-Farm Payroll report shows economy added 315,000 jobs, most of which are second-part time jobs as unemployment rate rises to 3.7%
- Housing market continues to slow as home price increases come to a halt
- More high inflation data comes in for both the US and European countries
- The S&P 500 declines 6.5% in one week as the market starts fearing higher rates
- The Fed has started shrinking its balance sheet slightly ($8.85T to $8.82T), causing bond yields to rip higher
- Gold is down 6% on the year, outperforming the S&P, NASDAQ, and ARKK fund dramatically
- Gold mining stocks have huge upside potential relative to downside risk at current prices
- CNBC features mostly clueless analysts and perma-bull investors that don't have any understanding of economics