Markets Crash, Debt Explodes: Why 2008 Was a Warm-Up for 2025
Markets Crash, Debt Explodes: Why 2008 Was a Warm-Up for 2025
Daneila Cambone: 4-7-2025
“It goes far beyond just a correction. It's the entire global debt-based system that's at risk in my opinion,” says Tim Wood, CPA and publisher of market newsletter Cycles News & Views.
In an interview with Daniela Cambone, Wood introduces his long-term economic cycle research, explaining that historic market cycles—from the Panic of 1819 to the Dot-Com bubble—have consistently followed a pattern of boom and bust.
However, he identifies the post-2002 era as uniquely precarious: unlike previous cycles fueled by real economic innovation, this one relies heavily on government debt and stimulus with no solid economic underpinning.
If the third decline “bites,” it could trigger a deflationary spiral similar to the Great Depression, warns Wood.
Watch the interview to see how you can better protect your wealth in precarious times."
Chapters:
00:00 Cycles
11:02 Debt infused system
14:21 Reset 16:40 3rd downturn
18:50 Saving or exit?
19:41 Gold
22:45 Equity market
24:23 The Great Taking
26:49 Importance of cycles
29:05 Takeaway
31:04 Economic downturn
32:40 U.S. debt
