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In the second quarter of this year, the office sector set a record vacancy rate at 20.1%, breaking the 20% barrier for the first time in history. This trend reflects the lasting impact of the pandemic on work habits, as remote work and other shifts persist beyond the initial wave of COVID-19. The slow decline in demand …
1) US STOCK MARKET WARNING 2) S&P 500 hit its 31st all-time high this year and is up 15%. 3) Is NVIDIA at an inflection point? 4) The US economy continues deteriorating. Read below the weekly market recap for the trading week 25/2024👇https://t.co/CtDDeknZSF — Global Markets Investor (@GlobalMktObserv) June 24, 2024 https://twitter.com/MFHoz/status/1804899212238201115 Won't be long …
Professional Investors are all-in stocks, US households are all-in stocks, Fund Managers are the most bullish in years. Insiders selling shares like crazy. Retail investors YOLO-ing NVIDIA stock. What could possibly go wrong? 👇https://t.co/CtDDeknZSF — Global Markets Investor (@GlobalMktObserv) June 23, 2024 U.S. households now have the highest stock allocation in history  pic.twitter.com/BsH4RwRFlG — …
Homebuyer Conditions Index: The homebuyer conditions index has declined to an all-time low in June 2024, reaching 27 points. This index reflects consumer sentiment regarding homebuying conditions. Only 14% of consumers currently believe it’s a good time to buy a home, down from 20% last month1. Affordability concerns are a major factor contributing to this …
In the bustling aisles of our supermarkets, frozen foods offer the promise of convenience and time-savings, but what lurks within these quick meal solutions might give you pause. While they dazzle with vibrant packaging and the allure of a quick, tasty meal, a deeper dive into their contents reveals a less appetizing reality. Recent findings …
By Martin Armstrong Home prices in the US are near all-time highs. As I repeatedly stated, we can no longer look at real estate on the national level. Demand and value are contained to certain states and areas of certain states that the public has deemed most desirable, largely due to political factors such as …
Nvidia, which makes graphics processing units, or GPUs, has been a key beneficiary of the artificial intelligence boom thanks to demand for its chips. The company’s shares were briefly off 10% from their most recent all-time closing high of more than $950 apiece. The stock closed at a price of $853.54 on Tuesday, down 2% …
Gold bugs. A reminder. Gold is on ATH and still nobody wants it!Nobody!Gold is stupid.Owned by cavemen who don’t know how to use an ATM. pic.twitter.com/NFJDujhCzR — VBL’s Ghost (@Sorenthek) April 8, 2024 After an early session sell-off, US stocks managed to bounce back and ended the session green. Gold is at an all-time high …
For the first time in over 20 years Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set for a landslide defeat in local elections… Ekrem Imamoglu is pro-Palestinian candidate and said Turkey should show the same conviction as South Africa.. Ekrem Imamoglu said Turkey should end trade… pic.twitter.com/qcUywiTNMW — Pelham (@Resist_05) April 1, 2024 h/t https://twitter.com/Resist_05/status/1774598847152771570
Nasdaq has traded green for 14 of the last 15 weeks! Will the strength continue this week or is it time for a sell off? pic.twitter.com/DCmSXv2MQN — Barchart (@Barchart) February 12, 2024 Watch out for the #YieldCurve un-#inversion 📉 🥶https://t.co/20cXNZmHTU — Invariant Perspective (@InvariantPersp1) February 12, 2024 h/t TypicalPoetry22
by confoundedinterest17 Today’s jobs report was UGLY! How when the US unexpectedly added 353K “jobs” – the most since January 2023. Remember, Biden is President. And apparenty El Presidente of Latin America, Africa and Asia. Let me start with the official Biden jobs report versus the ADP jobs report from yesterday. BLS showed an amazing …
by betsharks0 Surely nothing can go wrong here.
Gold has officially achieved its highest closing price in history, marking a significant yet largely unnoticed macro move. The record-breaking ascent of gold prices, now firmly above $2,060, is attributed to a weak US Dollar, lower Treasury yields, Fed easing expectations, and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The surge in gold prices reflects broader …
Oh wait, let me get this straight, China is one of the biggest global polluters and co2 emitters and they’re having a problem with extreme cold? Kind of rules out the whole global warming thing, doesn’t it? via Yahoo: “More low temperature records tumbled across China on Thursday, as the country endures a persistent cold …
Consumers are opting for BNPL services despite potential financial risks. This is how you delay a banking collapse by continually extending credit. Yes, and these BNPL offerings are also happening as the personal savings rate has been in a downtrend since May.https://t.co/iytYsrl5X1 — David Sommers (@dgsommersmkts) December 20, 2023
https://twitter.com/WinfieldSmart/status/1735059771114360986 https://twitter.com/WinfieldSmart/status/1735060111888925103 Who would have thought that Fed tightening is followed by jumps in volatility pic.twitter.com/U02UnGCwhu — Michael A. Arouet (@MichaelAArouet) December 14, 2023 Markets had the BEST day since 2009 Major assets all climbed at least 1% each Wild. pic.twitter.com/VyzFK9SNHs — Genevieve Roch-Decter, CFA (@GRDecter) December 14, 2023 The Fed Pencils in 2-3 Rate …
Women with multiple jobs on all-time highs. pic.twitter.com/5ujwXq7xCG — Swordfish (@Swordfishv44183) December 11, 2023 This economy is all about setting records. Multiple job holders hitting record highs. Another sign households are struggling. #employment pic.twitter.com/AqhwTnWvmF — Greg (@GS_CapSF) December 10, 2023
by confoundedinterest17 Biden is hoping for one more term as President. And declining oil prices might help him get re-elected. But we have a battle brewing! The United Nations and World Economic Forum (and their proxies John Kerry, Greta Thunberg and Green Joe Biden) against …. everyone else. Despite Biden’s lame attempts (through climate envoy John …
The current moment is crucial for the precious metals industry, and a monthly close at an all-time high could signal the start of a new secular move in gold. This potential shift is anticipated to be driven by central banks, which still hold 80% of sovereign debt relative to their balance sheet assets, and traditional …
by confoundedinterest17 Where has all the GDP gone? Not to wages. As expected, Q3 Real GDP was revised upwards to 5.2% annualized. Of course, this shatters JKP’s talking points that Biden inherited a train wreck of an economy from Trump. Q3 2020 Real GDP grew at over 30%. And on a year-over-year (YoY) basis, US real GDP grew …
by Chris Black Congratulations, Memphis! Breaking records!
Another record credit card debt Collectively, Americans now owe $1.08 trillion on their credit cards, according to a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Steadily, persistently higher prices have caused consumers to spend down their savings and increasingly turn to credit cards to make ends meet. At the same time, credit cards are one …
by TonyLiberty The cost of housing in the United States has reached an all-time high, with Americans now needing to make $114,600 per year to afford the median-priced home. To put things in perspective, the median household income is only $75,000. Homeownership is becoming increasingly out of reach for many Americans. If you’re looking to …
Eurozone interest rates are at all-time highs 🚨 pic.twitter.com/rEQorle5Gh — Barchart (@Barchart) October 17, 2023
https://t.co/zmQWd4sGpu — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) October 16, 2023 It was also reported that sales of multi-tenant apartment buildings dropped 74%, reaching a new record since 2009. Read more: https://t.co/z4NqPdSVqo — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) October 17, 2023 The housing market … 2023 pic.twitter.com/nJu7YiHVYu — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) October 17, 2023
