The REAL reason? ... just as the next burst of inflation is about to come and unleash a stagflationary recession or worse, we said that "there is just one event that could short circuit what appears to be a near-certain recession heading into 2022 and mid-term elections which would be devastating for Democrats faced with an imploding economy: another multi-trillion stimulus, just enough to kick the can by another 4-6 months. But for that to happen, the US economy needs to be shut down again which will only happen only once there is enough covid Delta-variant fearmongering. Which should also explain everything that's happening right now." https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/c...all-probability-us-will-see-more-restrictions