– Next Steps: Fiscal Cliff (ZeroHedge, Nov 6, 2012):
Tonight it’s all Obama-corns and Biden-faeries but the market is already ‘adjusting’ to the new old new normal regime. Unfortunately in ‘Obama II – This Time Its Different’ the odds of going over the Fiscal Cliff just got real. As we noted here (and in more detail here and here), there is now a 55% chance we go over the cliff (given the status quo of no compromise) and the market is a long way from pricing that kind of GDP shock…
As for what comes next, here’s a hint: “Extended Alternative Fiscal Scenario“