Miles Franklin Media – YouTube, Released on 3/26/26
Markets may be watching the wrong risk. While headlines focus on the Iran war and geopolitics, Edward Dowd warns the real breakdown is already underway beneath the surface of the U.S. economy. From a weakening housing market to a bursting AI bubble and a frozen private credit system, Dowd argues that the conditions for a major downturn were already in place – before the war even began. He explains why any relief rally driven by geopolitical optimism could be a selling opportunity, why a 40-50% market crash remains on the table, and how structural risks in housing, credit, and global growth are converging. Dowd also shares his outlook on China’s slowing economy, the Federal Reserve’s limited options, and why he believes gold remains in a long-term bull market – even after recent volatility.
00:00 Coming up
01:25 Introduction
02:55 Core thesis: recession already in motion
04:55 Housing market breakdown begins
10:25 Why prices must fall
14:55 Private credit freeze warning
18:55 Fed trapped by inflation and war
22:25 AI bubble showing cracks
32:55 Recession outlook and deflation risk
37:25 40-50% market crash scenario
41:55 Iran war vs structural risks
45:25 Why relief rallies are selling opportunities
49:25 China’s economic slowdown
55:25 Gold outlook and $10K target
59:25 Positioning
Edward Dowd is currently a Founding Partner of Phinance Technologies, a global macro alternative investment firm. He is also author of the book “Cause Unknown”: The Epidemic of Sudden Deaths in 2021 & 2022 & 2023. Edward has worked on Wall Street most of his career, spanning both credit markets and equity markets. Some of the firms he worked for include HSBC, Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette and Independence Investments. Most notably, he worked at Blackrock as a portfolio manager where he managed a $14 billion Growth equity portfolio for ten years. After BlackRock, he founded OceanSquare Asset Management with two former BlackRock colleagues.
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