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In totally unrelated news:https://t.co/xtMzFziW51 — Robert (infra 🏛️⌛️) (@infraa_) February 25, 2026 Nearly 1 in 7 Home Sales Are Falling Through, a Record For This Time of Year (dating back to 2017) Home-purchase agreements are canceled at the highest rate in San Antonio, where sellers outnumber buyers two to one–giving buyers the upper hand and …
China has spent 7 yrs making “bad economic choices” to prepare itself for decoupling it has anticipated since 2018. It has diversified trade partners byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts China 🇨🇳 may be the world’s biggest exporter, but its economy isn’t nearly as export-dependent as most people think. In 2024, exports made up just 19.7% of GDP—down sharply …
For the first time in 80,000 years, the comet C/2023 A3 — also known as Tsuchinshan-ATLAS — is making its grand return to our skies. The last individuals to witness this celestial spectacle were our ancestors who first ventured out of Africa. The comet, appearing as a faint, star-like smudge trailed by a hazy tail, …
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The cycle was ending and the Fed was already easing in 2019 before the pandemic. However, the pandemic asset bubble guarantees this recession will be many times worse than it would have been.https://t.co/resrCdAIzT Interest payments have doubled since the pandemic lows. pic.twitter.com/3Y9PywZR8Q — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) December 3, 2023 This show personal interest payments adjusted for …
The Cybertruck’s anticipated success isn’t about being a flawless Tesla or a top-notch EV; it’s about its inherent difference. Despite potential drawbacks as a first-gen product, the appeal lies in people’s desire for rebellion and non-conformity, tapping into primal human psychology. It's more than just buying a product that's different It's about rebelling It's about …
🚨🇮🇱🇱🇧 As expected and predicted, Hezbullah leader did not dare to declare war, did not talk about his red lines that Israel already crossed and did not promise to help Hamas anymore. Netanyahu must finish the job now. https://t.co/B5fv789e21 — Terror Alarm (@Terror_Alarm) November 3, 2023 JUST IN – Hezbollah chief Nasrallah gave an Islamist …
https://twitter.com/TheMattOMalley/status/1711080047744803113 https://twitter.com/FinanceLancelot/status/1710011432572526844 🚨 What Bankers Are Saying About Another Possible Crisis It's all planned… https://t.co/NJ3EDVGJ0h pic.twitter.com/uvKvhyTIRO — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) October 6, 2023 BREAKING: U.S. Banks U.S. Bank losses on held-to-maturity assets have soared to an ALL-TIME HIGH of $400 Billion 👀 pic.twitter.com/NE16Uccu0b — Barchart (@Barchart) October 6, 2023
This fund manager is holding 60% cash — and expecting a stock-market crash Ruffer’s main claim to fame is to have successfully sidestepped the 2000-2003 and 2007-2009 market collapses Yikes. There’s bearish, there’s really bearish, and then there’s Ruffer & Co. I don’t want to spook everyone managing their own retirement portfolio. But the London-based …
Almost 20,000 more people died in Australia last year than anticipated, with just more than half dying because of COVID-19 as the country recorded the highest number of excess deaths since World War II. New data from the Actuaries Institute, published on Monday, estimates there was a 12 per cent spike in excess deaths in …
by Chris Black Japanese investors have already begun adjusting investment portfolios away from U.S. bonds in light of rising FX hedging costs (https://archive.is/BGtTQ) and in anticipation of higher JGB yields (https://archive.is/8MWKR). Official sector data (https://ticdata.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Documents/slt_table5.html) show a notable decline in Japanese holdings of Treasuries, a slight decline in Agency MBS, and a modest increase in …
by Dismal-Jellyfish Table 1 (PDF) | Table 2 (PDF) | Charts (PDF) Wut Mean?: Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Lending: Banks tightened standards for C&I loans to businesses of all sizes. All loan terms for C&I loans, like rate spreads, premiums on riskier loans, credit line costs, and many others, were tightened. Both large and other banks tightened C&I lending …
