Teresa Lo

Once upon a time, Citigroup CEO Chuck Prince said, “When the music stops, in terms of liquidity, things will be complicated. But as long as the music is playing, you’ve got to get up and dance. We’re still dancing.” It was July 9, 2007, just before the whole thing blew up.

About those tariffs. Learn about the plan to offload U.S. debt by compelling trading partners to finance past excesses. It also leverages security protection to force allies into purchasing "century" bonds, while imposing tariffs on countries that refuse to help shoulder America's massive deficits.

The once and future trade deficit battle arrives in 15 days. Are you ready for it?

Something tells me this will be a year for the history books. Two key areas market participants have high hopes for, Bitcoin and animal spirits, will be tested. Oh, and there's a potential trade war on the horizon.

For decades, the so-called "global macro" investment strategy produced only so-so returns because looking into the future of a more-or-less stable world was not that difficult and therefore, contributed little value. But the catalyst for the next episode of dramatic change has arrived for investors.