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Energy stocks are only 5% away from recent highs. If historical correlations matter, it is hard to believe oil won't follow the same path. That alone would imply a 48% return from its current levels. As a crucial contributor to …
https://extapps2.oge.gov/201/Presiden.nsf/PAS+Index/C22B882BBDC40AC78525864F008106AB/$FILE/Yellen,%20Janet%20L.%20AMENDEDfinal%20278.pdf h/t cosguy224
Keep an eye on regional banks. If something is going to break in the U.S. that’s where it will be. https://twitter.com/multi_finance/status/1689836136943009792 These charts are saying we're early and only 3 weeks away 👀 https://t.co/VmxG6W0a21 pic.twitter.com/OPR0D6KClY — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) August 11, …
Reality is all that previous excessive money printing has goosed up prices far above the long term core trend. And only a hard landing would even have a shot at bringing it back to trend, otherwise the future is clear: …
by InternationalTop2405 Cumulative rate of inflation per decade: 1930-1940: -16.2% 1940-1950: 72.1% 1950-1960: 22.8% 1960-1970: 31.1% 1970-1980: 112.4% 1980-1990: 58.6% 1990-2000: 31.8% 2000-2010: 26.6% 2010-2020: 18.7% 2020-2023: 40.2%
Source: https://www.newyorkfed.org/research/capital_markets/ycfaq.html#/overview The yield curve as a leading indicator uses the 10y-3mo value to predict the probability of recession. July report came out a couple days ago and May ’24 is higher than any time in the last 40 years at …
by Dismal-Jellyfish What we are monitoring: Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP) Discount Window/Primary Credit “Other Credit Extensions” I hope to shed light on the recent uptick in borrowing due to an attempt to offset the initial shrink in M2 and …
Russian Defense Minister: NATO assembling 360,000 troops in Eastern Europe. Poland is preparing to occupy Western Ukraine.., Russian Defense Minister: NATO assembled 360,000 troops in Eastern Europe. Poland is preparing to occupy Western Ukraine. Important: If NATO moves from a …
These massive intra-day reversals we've been seeing lately are a result of institutions dumping Tech stocks en masse. A process known as "distribution" i.e. selling to retail late money. Here we see (Chaikin) money flow has collapsed. Note the difference …
Just after Victoria Nuland leaves the Capital, ECOWAS declares War against the Revolutionary Government of Niger. Nothing must be allowed to stand in the way of France’s Uranium, otherwise they would have to buy it from Russia. This looks just …
From Peter Reagan at Birch Gold Group If you’re over 50 and planning for your future, you have a lot of decisions to make. You’ll be asking questions like this: How much should I be saving? How much can I save? How can I make …
So Lahaina, Hawaii has a population of about 13,000 residents. The entire city was burned to ashes in about 6 hours, most of it in 2 hours. There was nowhere to evacuate to… “As of the 2020 census, Lahaina had a …
First steps to a starvation crisis https://twitter.com/_/status/1689623633507827712 Scientist Admits the ‘Overwhelming Consensus’ on the Climate Change Crisis Is ‘Manufactured’ We are told climate change is a crisis, and that there is an “overwhelming scientific consensus.” “It’s a manufactured consensus,” climate …
https://twitter.com/_/status/1689669408820477952 Gonna call BS…. The Ukrainian Army is obviously becoming strained but we are still months away from a collapse, there is still a lot of dying left to do before this is over. The real problem is in DC. …
The longer the Fed keeps raising interest rates while using their balance sheet to bail out banks and the ultra wealthy, the more deeply buried the middle class becomes trying to borrow their way through inflation. Personal interest payments: pic.twitter.com/UdeKfTTszD …
About 46% of renters in the U.S. are currently struggling to make ends meet, according to Harvard University researchers — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) August 9, 2023 The cost of both buying and renting a house in America has skyrocketed since 2020. …
https://twitter.com/BernieSpofforth/status/1689392949254103041 Correct.https://t.co/woYFDaVo7l — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) August 10, 2023 https://twitter.com/BernieSpofforth/status/1689552388825255936
via SkyNews: ‘NHS data: Number of people waiting to start routine hospital treatment in England at record high In its latest release of data, NHS England said 7.6 million people were waiting to start treatment at the end of June, …
Video Credit: lei_dubzz on Instagram — Colin McCarthy (@US_Stormwatch) August 9, 2023
FEC records reveal a Democrat dark money super PAC paid the company implicated in a Michigan police report of voter registration fraud $11,254,919 to register voters for Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign. BlackPAC, a Democrat political action committee fueled by …
by Michael Over the past few years, we have seen food prices in the United States and other wealthy countries do things that they have never done before. Unfortunately, this is just the beginning. Global food supplies are getting tighter, …
by bitkogan Alarming U.S Financial Stats of 2023: – Debt at record high – Interest expense on debt to reach record high– Credit card debt at record high – Average interest rate on credit cards at record high– Average monthly payment for new car …
by B3stAuD1t0rofA11tiME The price of a Big Mac is currently around 5 bucks That’s a 22% increase since Covid It looks the same and as usual when you are done eating it there is lettuce all over the place I’m …
by EuphoricTrilby In the past couple months, the DOJ has consistently indicted Trump or his associates the day after Biden gets bad legal news- whether it’s bank statements detailing Biden taking bribes or Hunter Biden’s plea deal collapsing. The DOJ …
The bond credit ratings companies are always slow to adjust. There will be many more bank failures in the next 24-36 months. Probably every regional bank with exposure to commercial real estate should be downgraded at this point. 🔊 https://t.co/96qIsxGVGN …
If the government doesn’t like what you say, they will secretly sue social media companies to hand over your account. Source: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4145606-twitter-fined-350k-for-failing-to-produce-trump-account-info-in-2020-election-probe/ In another Banana Republic move, it turned out Biden’s DOJ forced Twitter to hand over his main political …
Some of the different heart attack risks … Showering Hot Weather & Cold Weather Being too Happy Playing Video Games Being pregnant in your 20s ( idk ) Being “Sarcastic” ( seriously ) Climate Change (of course) Artificial Sweetener Gardening …
via Mike Shedlock: In a recent survey of large corporations, 100% of the companies made some enhancement to their political risk management. 54% increased political risk insurance. Political Risk is Everyone’s Risk Please consider The Year Political Risk Became Everyone’s Risk. …
by confoundedinterest17 The US mortgage market is livin’ la vida Biden! And for the US mortgage market, la vida Biden in ugly. Mortgage applications decreased 3.1 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage …
Off the Recent Lows Orange Juice +45%Natural Gas +43%Sugar +41%Gasoline +33%Uranium +28%Oil +24%Lean Hogs +22%Soybeans +16%Iron Ore +15%Coal +14%Wheat +14% *Bloomberg terminal data, lows since Dec. **ALERT: Inflation expectations, US 5yr BEs, at a nine-year high. — Lawrence McDonald (@Convertbond) …