In this week's Off The Cuff podcast, Chris and Mish Shedlock discuss:

• A Study In Failure Of The State
  • Chris shares his on-the-ground observations from So. America
• It Can Happen Here
  • Mish shares his on-the-ground observations from Illinois
• Virtually All The Macroeconomic Data Is Miserable
  • Yet the Fed & the markets are acting like everything's great
• The Approaching Minsky Moment
  • It's a matter of if, not when

This week's Off The Cuff discussion is an interesting one. Both Chris and Mish have front-row seats to two failing governments -- Chris in Argentina, and Mish in Illinois. It feels to them like they are getting a preview of the economic pain soon to come to the rest of the world.

Both are *very* concerned that citizens and investors across the globe are being duped by the (lack of) signals and messages today's ""markets"" are providing. Looking at the steady drumbeat of bad & worsening macroeconomic data, as well as the immense gap between fundamentals and asset prices, Chris and Mish are as confident as they have ever been that a massive painful reset is nigh. But too many of our leaders, and too much of the public, remain complacent/ignorant (willfully or not) regarding this risk. 

Their conclusion? The world is woefully unprepared for the Minsky moment headed its way.

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