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The economic data released this morning, July 17, 2025 at 08:30am ET, paints a clear picture: inflation is not accelerating. It’s cooling, and the Fed has breathing room. Import prices rose just 0.1% month-over-month in June, with the year-over-year rate at -0.2%. That’s deflationary. Export prices jumped 0.5% MoM and 2.8% YoY, but that’s external-facing. …
At this rate, Republicans are going to be utterly destroyed during the midterms, and that'll be that. — Rich Baris THE PEOPLE'S PUNDIT (@Peoples_Pundit) July 16, 2025 https://twitter.com/FinanceLancelot/status/1945722550455026061 Yeah, I definitely spoke too soon https://t.co/1LtYXMj80U — Mark Mitchell, Rasmussen Reports (@honestpollster) July 16, 2025 It’s BULLSHIT to insult our intelligence on the Epstein cover up. …
Elon Musk Goes on an Epstein Tweet Storm After Trump’s Latest Comments: “We were all told that the list was going to be released” We were all told that the list was going to be released — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 16, 2025 Wow, amazing that Epstein “killed himself” and Ghislaine is in federal prison …
by Michael There has never been a month quite like July 2025. We are only about halfway through the month, and there has already been more than a dozen catastrophic flooding events around the world. As you will see below, many of those flooding events have occurred in the United States, and now forecasters are warning …
The American ethos places way too much importance on having a house. Sometimes it makes sense, sometimes it doesn’t. Right now it doesn’t from a rent vs buy perspective, especially if you need to take out a mortgage. It might in a few years after prices mean revert. pic.twitter.com/aweWIcMS1h — Tobias Maximus (@tmaxftw) July 17, …
by David Haggith The monster arrived as a toothy baby left on the steps of the New York Stock Exchange, exactly as predicted here for early Summer, but wait until you see what it grows into by the end of summer. The TACO trade is the new action on Wall Street where investors are betting …
Each American family could face $425k in federal debt load. In 10 years, the US government will be $55-60 trillion in debt (which will be 7-7.5 times government revenue) because there will be $25-30 trillion of additional borrowing. That amounts to about $425,000 of debt per American family. When I calculate the supply and demand …
by Adorable-Low-1568 You likely know about Wired article, where they discovered from the video metadata that it was edited and that it actually used two source clips. You also know about the missing minute from 11:58:58 to 12:00:00. Another redditor used a different exiftool command for more metadata. There you can find the lengths of the two source …
by Michael 2025 has certainly turned out to be a year that has been filled with chaotic natural disasters. In particular, we have been hammered by one major flooding event after another in recent weeks. A couple of days ago, I wrote about the “1,000 year storms” that hit Texas and North Carolina. As you will see …
by Michael Do you feel financial stress on a regular basis? If so, you are certainly not alone. As you will see below, a new survey has discovered that more than two-thirds of the entire country is feeling “anxiety and depression” due to financial stress. The cost of living is totally out of control, and …
The 30-year Treasury yield just pierced the 5% ceiling again. That line has held for two decades. Every time it’s tested, the bond market snaps back. April 6 was the last time it happened. Stocks dipped. Bonds rallied. Today looks like a rerun. The yield hit 5.01% before retreating to 4.91% by close. That’s the …
Stocks hit record highs fueled by relentless buying. The Buffett Indicator is a simple way to measure if the stock market is overvalued. It compares the total value of all U.S. stocks to the size of the U.S. economy. Formula: Stock Market Value ÷ GDP If that number gets too high, it’s a sign that …
BREAKING: Johnson & Johnson Lead Scientist Confesses J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Was ‘Not Safe and Effective,’ Reveals “Lack of Research” From Rushing to Release Vaccine: “People Wanted It, We Gave It to Them” “Do you have any idea the lack of research that was done on those products [vaccines]?” “I mean we basically just had a …
The latest housing data paints a sharp divide. In 2025, renting is now significantly cheaper than buying in every major metro. Bankrate clocked the gap at 38% nationwide. That spread is the widest recorded in the past two decades. Mortgage payments on a median-priced home run $2,768 a month, including taxes and insurance. The average …
France’s government is running out of options. On July 15, Prime Minister François Bayrou proposed eliminating two national public holidays to help close a €43.8 billion budget gap in the 2026 fiscal plan. The move is part of a broader austerity package aimed at reducing the deficit from 5.4% of GDP to 4.6% next year. …
President Trump just flipped the table on global trade. On July 14, he issued a 50-day ultimatum to every country still doing business with Russia: cut ties or face 100% tariffs on exports to the United States. The announcement came during a White House meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. Trump didn’t hedge. He …
red line is where you sell https://t.co/qRXLIj6z87 pic.twitter.com/M64CecWEJO — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) July 14, 2025 S&P 500 – Time to make your move 🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/pHPDwaSURr — Barchart (@Barchart) July 15, 2025 If you're not hedging or shorting here, good luck. — VolSignals (@VolSignals) July 15, 2025 Fund manager cash levels drop, triggering sell signal in latest …
New York City is underwater. On July 14, a slow-moving storm dumped over 6 inches of rain across the five boroughs, triggering flash flood warnings and shutting down key transit arteries. The city issued a travel advisory late Monday, urging residents to stay off the roads unless evacuating. Subway stations flooded. Streets turned into rivers. …
Bitcoin’s price is climbing again, but the foundation looks hollow. On July 15, it broke past $123,000 before pulling back to $117,500. That’s a 25% gain year-to-date and a 1,150% surge over five years. The headlines call it momentum. The charts show bullish indicators. But the underlying driver isn’t utility. It’s speculation. There’s no industrial …
June inflation came in hot. The Consumer Price Index rose 0.3% month over month, matching forecasts but doubling May’s 0.1% print. Year over year, CPI hit 2.7%, the highest since January. Core CPI, which strips out food and energy, climbed 0.2% on the month and 2.9% on the year. That’s sticky. That’s not cooling. That’s …
by Michael So is this how it all ends? I don’t even know how to describe the emotions that I am feeling right now. There was so much hope a few months ago that there would be peace, but both sides appear completely uninterested in making substantial compromises at this point. Instead, both sides are poised …
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s SuperTrump! by David Haggith A couple of months ago, Trump claimed the Houthis were finished—that they didn’t want to attack anymore. Trump said they had lost their will to fight due to the ferocity of US counterattacks. The US had bombed them into surrender. Now they are blamed …
Tomatos hurt Americans! Only ketchup is a true American tomato — Data Driven Stocks (@stockdatamarket) July 14, 2025 The United States has officially slapped a 17% duty on most fresh tomato imports from Mexico. The move, announced July 14, follows the collapse of negotiations between the Commerce Department and Mexican officials. The tariff took effect …
Homeownership is slipping through the floorboards. First-time buyers now account for just 21.8 percent of total home purchases, the lowest share ever recorded. That’s down from 34 percent in 2019 and signals a deeper affordability breakdown. Existing home sales are projected to reach 4030000 in 2025, marking the slowest housing market in more than 25 …
by Michael What is it going to take for people to finally wake up? I am old enough to remember when “1-in-1,000-year storms” were actually rare. These days, we are constantly being hit by them. In fact, here in the United States we just witnessed four in a single week. This is not normal. In …
Mean reversion on that going to be rough! Pulte owns 38 million shares of $PHM or around 19% of the company stock. Imagine how much he borrowed from the bank using his stock as collateral. This is why Pulte is sperging out 40 times a day on twitter. His family fortune is on the line …
What do a $2,500 gold “crash,” Trump’s Fort Knox questions and Ray Dalio’s civil war warning have in common? They all underscore the same point: If you have the gold, you make… By Peter Reagan Your News to Know rounds up the most important stories about precious metals and the overall economy. This week, we’ll …
by Michael Everybody agrees that the rich have been getting even richer in recent years. But what about all the rest of us? Unfortunately, it turns out that flooding the system with money was really good for the wealthy, but it has made things much worse for almost everyone else. Poverty is rapidly growing all …
Europe’s energy backbone is cracking. The Netherlands has confirmed it will begin electricity rationing this summer to relieve pressure on its overstretched grid. Industrial zones in Rotterdam and Eindhoven will face rolling curtailments during peak hours. Residential areas are being asked to reduce usage voluntarily. The government says it’s a “preventative measure,” but the grid …
U.S. leads world in red tape over real treatment. There are literally more people working for for-profit insurance than there are doctors and nurses working to save your lives. Do you even understand how sick that is? We pay more people to deny you coverage than we pay to SAVE YOUR LIVES. — Tennesseine (@Tennesseine) …