Inflation Alert! New York Fed Business Survey (New York State, northern New Jersey and southwestern Connecticut): “Employment continued to increase slightly, and wage growth picked up. The pace of price increases was somewhat higher than last month”. Inflation is not slowing down!

by Dismal-Jellyfish https://www.newyorkfed.org/medialibrary/media/Survey/business_leaders/2023/2023_08blsreport.pdf Wages and Prices expected to continue rising over the next 6 months. TLDRS: New York Federal Reserve Bank’s August 2023 Business Leaders Survey shows the region’s (New York, southern New Jersey, and southwestern Connecticut) service sector activity …

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Something is about to break: Real yields break things up here, at 185bps, the highest since Lehman. Bond markets anticipate spiraling debt interest expense due to increased rates.

Real yields break things up here, at 185bps, the highest since Lehman. pic.twitter.com/7od1pAtJLB — Lawrence McDonald (@Convertbond) August 15, 2023 Yes for sure. Bond markets understand that, on top of the continued large deficit spending, interest expense on the debt …

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Regional bank crash 3.0 incoming

by fickdichdock Reasoning in some easy to digest bullet points: Hedge funds piled into regional banks in the last crash but they will take profits on the first sign of trouble. Fitch “in ur an us” rating agency down graded …

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Silvergate Capital CEO Alan Lane to Exit as Crypto Bank Winds Down. Reminder, Citadel Securities is the owner of roughly 1.73 million shares or a 5.5% stake in Silvergate.

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/silvergate-capital-ceo-alan-lane-to-exit-as-crypto-bank-winds-down-c5f5c698 Silvergate Capital Chief Executive Alan Lane and other executives are leaving the company amid the wind down and liquidation of Silvergate Bank. Lane and Chief Legal Officer John Bonino will both leave, effective Tuesday. Chief Financial Officer Antonio …

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The Middle Class Is Being Destroyed

This is raw and real, it's the middle class that's getting hit hard. This lady makes $34/hr and can't even survive in Canada … 🚨🚨🚨 🔊 pic.twitter.com/B7x1pfjQxO — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) August 15, 2023 The cost of living crisis …

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The Fed’s “No Billionaire Left Behind” monetary policies are having their intended effect

https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/1691133559824699395 https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/1691142197314207744 Most recently, the Fed said they no longer expect a recession. JP Morgan agreed with them. Can the Fed really achieve a soft landing with 7%+ mortgages, $1 trillion in credit card debt and soaring bankruptcies? Follow us …

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