This Part 4 of my 2017 Predictions Seminar examines the horoscopes of three organizations that play a key role in international financial markets. These organizations are the Federal Reserve ("the Fed"), the New York Stock Exchange ("the NYSE"), and London Gold Fixing ("London Gold").
The Fed
Transiting Pluto is all over the right side Descendant for 2017. Pluto enters the 7th House in January of 2017, re-enters the 6th House via retrograde in July of 2017, and then finally enters the 7th House for good in December of 2017.
This retrograde and forward motion of Pluto takes place over the Descendant ("the area of open enemies") at 18 degrees Capricorn 04 minutes. Because Pluto rules "banking, activities of the elite, and finance," this back-and-forth movement of Pluto over the Descendant strongly suggests that the Federal Reserve may be involved with a possible "one-on-one" transformation crisis with other bankers and elite figures over its' policies. This may have a lot to do with higher interest rates, but it may also have to do with changes in banking and finance positions and methods from other nations, such as European or Asian based financial institutions.
Neptune will transit the Fed's 9th House in 2017. This strongly suggests deceptive or disappointing issues involving foreign-based entities. It is possible the Fed may have the previously described transformation crisis (with Pluto) to involve foreigners. The BRICS banking consortium is a good possibility for this conflict, but so is Europe due to the current rise of conflicts between the EU organization with voting populations in Europe.
Transiting Neptune forms a T-square to the Fed's natal Mercury Opposition Saturn placement from April to August of 2017 (with natal Saturn in the 11th House and natal Mercury in the 5th House). Because this Mercury Opposition Saturn placement is often seen as an indication that "the Fed doesn't like others to hear what they are discussing," this Neptune transit T-square formation may indicate the Fed being forced to openly discuss some of their policies that they may not care to openly discuss.
Transiting Uranus is in the 10th House of "reputation, the CEO, and the trends of the business." Uranus is noted for bringing forth shocks and surprises, and Uranus will be in the 10th House throughout 2017. From May to September of 2017, Uranus forms a square to the Fed's natal Neptune placement (with natal Neptune in the 1st House of "impression before others"). This transit strongly implies "shocking changes in appearance" that may be disappointing or deceptive. Again, expect possible crisis involving the relationship of the Fed with others.
I will state this, as I told a room full of people in Santa Fe recently: "the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in 2017, and possibly to levels much higher than they are doing at the present time in December of 2016 (and of which such short-term interest rate hikes took place right after Trump got elected)."
Proof of much higher rates for 2017 is due to three cycles of evidence of one planet in transit: Saturn in late Sagittarius, and about to enter it's ruling sign of Capricorn.
All cases of Saturn in late Sagittarius reveal increased short-term interest rate hikes by the Fed. The entry of Saturn into Capricorn takes place in December 2017, and there are two cases (of three cycles) that reveal the Fed raising rates with the crucial benchmark discount rate. The discount rate is a key rate charged by the Fed for important loans to member banks, and it is a rate that banks closely monitor as a key indicator for general interest rate trends. Fed Reserve Chairman Benjamin Strong raised the discount rate in 1928 after Saturn entered Capricorn (and just prior to the 1929 Wall Street Panic) and Fed Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan raised the discount rate in 1987 after Saturn entered the sign of Capricorn (and also prior to the 1987 Wall Street Panic).
Jupiter transits the Fed's 4th House throughout 2017. The transit of Jupiter Trine Saturn will be very hard from May to July of 2017, and this implies "hard choices" involving "more freedom and less money" or "less freedom and more money."
I notice that much of the serious action of the Fed's transits involve spring through fall of 2017. I don't know if the correlating data suggests that spring-fall is when the Fed will start raising rates significantly, or if they are just going to be openly talking about it. It is thus fair to say that spring through fall of 2017 will be a time when the Fed is going to either start to significantly raise interest rates, or privately discuss about such interest rate hikes behind closed doors. Winter of 2017-2018 looks very possible for interest rate hikes, especially with the discount rate.
The NYSE
March through May of 2017 features transiting Pluto in the NYSE 6th House ("criticism from others; public health") forming a hard square to the natal NYSE Moon position in the 10th House ("employees, customers, the general public, employees associated with the CEO"). This strongly suggests a conflict involving customers and/or employees of the NYSE, and this conflict could be severe. This may have something to do with volatile action with the stock market, or there may be conflicts between the general public with the NYSE and activities involving NYSE employees.
Neptune enters the NYSE 9th House and will be there for 13 years. Similar to the Fed, this looks like possible business deception and disappointments involving foreign-based entities for 2017.
Uranus is the "wild card" for the NYSE in 2017. Uranus transits the 10th House of the NYSE throughout 2017. The significant transits of Uranus include Uranus Conjunction Saturn AND Uranus Square Ascendant (May and October of 2017), and this is followed by Uranus Opposition Neptune (June and September of 2017). With the Pluto Square Moon transit taking place in spring of 2017, this suggests additional probability for possible spring madness at the NYSE.
I don't know if a sell-off in stocks is plausible with these transit combinations in spring (AND YES IT LOOKS PROBABLE), but there are definitely going to be "arguments" in the environment of the NYSE this spring. Uranus and Saturn simply do not get along with each other, and with Uranus in the 10th, there could be "shocks to the reputation of the entity."
Restrictive Saturn transits the 5th House of speculation throughout 2017 (until December). There is a very hard sextile between Saturn and the NYSE natal Neptune from March through May of 2017 (WHICH IS THE SAME TIME-FRAME OF THE PLUTO SQUARE MOON TRANSIT), and this suggests "an opportunity for restriction of deception or speculation." This looks like spring to early summer of 2017 to be a time-frame for crisis or possible conflict on Wall Street, especially if there is massive public-involvement in stock investing (since the public is historically wrong when investing in stocks).
Jupiter transits the 4th House of "real estate, the office building" throughout 2017. The NYSE gets its lucky Jupiter Return VERY HARD from January to March of 2017 (AND RIGHT BEFORE ALL THE SPRING 2017 MAYHEM TAKES PLACE!) This could indicate a new high in stock market averages this winter of 2017, or a massive expansion and increase of employee and customer activity in "the building of the business."
Jupiter Opposition Moon takes place in March and August of 2017. This transit may represent important turning points for activities involving the customers and employees of the NYSE not only due to the Moon defining customers-employees, but also with the emotional-meaning with the Moon. For those who are looking at the NYSE horoscope for investment or sales potential, my impression is that March and August will be very important months to monitor in terms of analysis of the emotional standing of both the customers and the employees of the NYSE. In terms of traditional contrarian investing, excessive optimism is a bad sign for investing, and excessive pessimism is a bad sign for selling.
London Gold
London Gold has Pluto transiting the 1st House throughout 2017. This suggests "transformation in the environment, possibly via crisis." The transit of Pluto Trine Sun is strong from February through June of 2017, and this suggests either a change in the CEO or important management OR a change with relationships concerning foreigners or foreign business (since the Sun of London Gold is in the 9th House).
Deceptive Neptune transits the crucial 2nd House of "current assets, cash on hand, and inventory" throughout 2017. April and September of 2017 features Neptune Quincunx Mars (with natal Mars in the 8th House of "long-term investments, insurance, activities of the elite"). This can define "deceptive action tension" due to questionable gold inventory sales. This "deceptive action" may be one that reveals possible deceptive gold inventory actually on hand versus the actual gold amounts stated per gold traded on paper. It is still a common and controversial practice to allow the number of short sales of gold to exceed the actual inventory numbers on hand (which causes decreases in the price of gold). However, these same numbers used in such short sales for long purchase positions are not allowed (as these increase the price of gold), especially if such long trades may involve actual physical purchases of gold (as opposed to trading gold based on paper dollar amounts of such gold). Hence, the Neptune Quincunx Mars transit may define important exposure of these "deceptive gold trade actions," along with tension.
Transiting Saturn forms a hard sesquiquadrate to the natal 8th House placement of Mars Conjunction Neptune from February to May of 2017. This may suggest restrictions involving long-term investments with gold, along with possible authority involvement with deceptive trading involving gold.
Transiting Jupiter forms a very hard conjunction with the Midheaven of London Gold from January to March of 2017. This looks like an improvement with the reputation of London Gold, and this takes place at the same time with the Pluto Trine Sun transit described.
A hard sesquiquadrate between transiting Jupiter with natal Uranus in the 2nd House takes place from May to July of 2017. This will also take place as the North Node leaves the sign of Virgo and enters the sign of Leo (which rules gold), This may indicate "surprising good news involving the inventory on hand." Hence, this may indicate a possible renewed interest in purchasing gold by outsiders during the summer of 2017; gold may thus increase in price during summer of 2017. This is especially true if foreigners are involved with such purchases since Jupiter will be in the 9th House of foreigners at this time of the North Node entering the sign of Leo.
Thanks for reading.
Love to all,
Malcolm
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