Macro Edge #37Originally posted on thepensivenugget.comRisk assets beware! Global USD shortages have begun, signaling a turn in the global economic cycle. Stagflation, if not outright deflation, is now likely.Risk Assets Beware: Global USD Shortages Have Begun The USD is broadly stronger against a whole host of currencies, with global USD funding conditions clearly tightening Global USD funding conditions are critical to how far financial contagion spreads, and how deep the recession gets USDCNY is crashing, having moved from 6.4 to 6.75 in just 3 weeks. Stress levels in USD funding markets are obviously high, and are still increasing CNY’s shift, and it being one of the last to weaken vs the USD, heralds a shift in the global cycle - this does not bode well for economic growth and risk as