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The David Lin Report · Monday, June 29, 2026

Economist Warns of 'Wrecking Ball' for Markets Amidst Global Liquidity Squeeze

Michael Howell, founder of GLI Indexes, warns that global liquidity is tightening, which he describes as a 'wrecking ball' for financial markets. He notes that while absolute dollar terms of liquidity aren't falling, the slowing rate of growth is significant for asset prices.

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Global liquidity is about to get even tighter still, and it's about to be a wrecking ball for markets to come.
Michael Howell
But broadly speaking, I mean, what we're seeing is liquidity having peaked in late 2025. And liquidity has been slowing down.
Michael Howell
And that really matters in markets because liquidity is the marginal price of assets.
Michael Howell
Heard on The David Lin Report — “Massive Liquidity Shock Coming; Brace For 'Wrecking Ball' Warns Economist | Michael Howell, published Monday, June 29, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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