This piece draws on facts first reported by Axios, but don’t mistake this for another puff piece about a tech rally. What follows is Bill Brocius’ deeper, unfiltered analysis of the machinery behind the headlines—and the trap being baited for the American public.
They’re calling it a “melt-up.” Wall Street’s favorite oxymoron. That’s when the markets soar for all the wrong reasons—panic buying, capital flight, central bank desperation. It happened in the late ‘90s, and it’s happening again. Only this time, the illusion is thicker, the stakes are higher, and the damage will be total.
Central banks across the globe are slicing interest rates like drunk surgeons—India, Europe, Japan, and yes, even the Federal Reserve. The mainstream will tell you it’s a coordinated push for “growth.” What it really is? A synchronized race to the bottom. A currency suicide pact masked as monetary policy.
And for those still measuring wealth in U.S. dollars? That’s not safety—it’s just the last chair before the music stops.
