Liquidity Fairy Alert! It just keeps going up! Bank Term Funding Program usage above $100B for the 15th consecutive week! ($107.993B vs $107.855B 9/6). An over reliance on central bank funding, the BTFP is a moral hazard! As of 8/31/23, $2,173,066,000 in interest to survive another day.

by Dismal-Jellyfish Borrowing from the Bank Term Funding Program hit a NEW all time high–the 15th consecutive week above $100 billion! What we are reviewing: Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP) Discount Window/Primary Credit “Other Credit Extensions” I hope to shed …

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We’re witnessing another bubble…

Tech stocks have now seen their longest streak of inflows since September 2021. Year-to-date, tech funds have seen a total of $34 billion of inflows. To put this in perspective, the second largest category is consumer funds with just $4 …

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Bob Moriarty: The stock market is on the edge of a cliff… Michael Pento: We’re set up for another collapse of the real estate market… Rick Ackerman: Stock markets ripe for an October “Surprise”

via energyandgold: In this month’s conversation with 321gold founder Bob Moriarty we discuss the negative investor sentiment in the junior mining and commodities sectors. Bob also believes that investor sentiment on the US stock market has reached frothy levels, and the broader …

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About one-third of US homes are new construction, with new home prices dropping below existing prices for the first time since 2005. Another crisis created by the Fed.

Meanwhile, PPI for construction materials is up 11% YoY over the last three years, potentially putting more pressure on homebuyers as the demand for new homes continues to increase. https://t.co/rfFs5LNsry — David Sommers (@dgsommersmkts) August 23, 2023 Mortgage rates reached …

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10-year yields rise above pre-SVB collapse, highest since 2009. Higher nominal yields impact corporate bonds, increasing refinancing costs. Will we see another blow-up in the next few weeks?

Real yields on 10-year Treasuries closed yesterday at the highest since 2009. pic.twitter.com/Ujfb0Lco7l — Lisa Abramowicz (@lisaabramowicz1) August 15, 2023 Nominal yields keep going higher and this affects corporate bonds $LQD, therefore cost of refinancing is increasing. We can expect …

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Another Brick In The Mall! Downtown San Fran Office Tower Sells At 66% Off As CRE Crisis Claims Another Victim

by confoundedinterest17 Bidenomics represents another brick in the mall. Or office space! Understanding the backdrop of the crime-ridden progressive metro area of San Francisco, alongside the mass exodus of businesses and residents, and the record-high vacancy rate of office towers, we asked a very important question earlier …

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Another Moscow Int’l Airport On Fire

A major fire has broken out near the Zhukovsky International Airport in Moscow. pic.twitter.com/A33panmaRg — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) August 13, 2023 🔴 Large fire reported in Ramenskoye, a suburb southwest of Moscow, close to Zhukovsky International Airport. No reports yet …

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Listen To Multi-billionaires Like Jamie Dimon And Warren Buffett. Fitch Downgraded US Debt $32.7 Trillions, Interest Payment Of $1 Trillion, Jenet Yellen Set To Borrow Another $1.8 Trillions Until The End Of The Year After Already Borrowed $1 Trillion After Deb Ceiling Suspension In May.

by Hephaestus4 Japan is selling U.S. treasuries and buy back Yen to defend its currency. This is not good for the U.S. as we go into a “doom loop”. Rates will continue to rise on the long end of the …

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