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Core Viewpoint - Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, warns that the Federal Reserve's end to quantitative tightening (QT) is not a technical adjustment but a dangerous experiment that adds liquidity to an already inflated bubble [2][3] Group 1: Current Economic Environment - The current policy mix of expanding fiscal deficits, restarting monetary easing, and the AI narrative is pushing the U.S. towards a perilous end of a large debt cycle characterized by a liquidity-driven super bubble [2] - Historically, quantitative easing (QE) has been introduced during recession periods when asset valuations were low, inflation was subdued, and credit was frozen, providing significant policy space [3] - In contrast, the current environment features a S&P 500 earnings yield of only 4.4%, nearly inverted with the nominal yield of 10-year U.S. Treasuries at 4%, and a compressed equity risk premium of just 0.3% [3] Group 2: Risks of Current Policies - The economy is maintaining a 2% real growth rate, with an unemployment rate of 4.3% and inflation still above 3%, indicating overheating rather than recession [3] - The government continues to accumulate debt aggressively, and if the Fed resumes bond purchases, it effectively monetizes the fiscal deficit, creating a closed loop of debt monetization [3] - A significant expansion of the balance sheet alongside a simultaneous reduction in interest rates could lead the market to perceive this as fiscal dominance, where the central bank is forced to cover government overspending, potentially unanchoring inflation expectations [3] Group 3: Asset Impact and Market Dynamics - Liquidity will not be evenly distributed; QE tends to lower real interest rates and compress risk premiums, directly boosting assets that are most sensitive to discount rates, such as technology, AI, cryptocurrencies, and gold [3] - Dalio anticipates a short-term liquidity frenzy reminiscent of the 1999 internet bubble, with price-to-earnings multiples continuing to expand, benefiting both long-duration growth stocks and inflation-hedging assets [3] - Experts from CAMarkets note that behind this frenzy, issues such as wealth disparity, financial fragility, and inflationary pressures are likely to intensify, and when policies eventually shift, the cost of the bubble's collapse will exceed that of any historical cycle [3]