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The main Democratic super PAC supporting President Biden’s re-election bid, Future Forward, is beginning this week to reserve $250 million in advertising across the most important battleground states, a blitz that it says is the largest single purchase of political advertising by a super PAC in the nation’s history. The ads, which are to be …
🚨🚨 NEW RENTS IN TORONTO CONTINUE TO PLUMMET DOWN ALMOST $300/mo SINCE AUG FOR A 2 BEDROOM TORONTO HAS THE MOST LEVERAGED LANDLORDS IN CANADA — CASHFLOW CRISIS INCOMING pic.twitter.com/XmUfbUqaiT — Tablesalt 🇨🇦🇺🇸 (@Tablesalt13) January 1, 2024
by ChampionshipUsed9855 Historically MU insiders had good timing and sold large amounts at price peaks.
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 …
Biggest price drops since August Fun fact: Porsche Cayenne prices have dropped *over 10%* since August — more than any other Luxury vehicle. Note: "Price drop" refers to the actual transaction price, not a change or reduction in MSRP. pic.twitter.com/PYOT7TGwxb — Car Dealership Guy (@GuyDealership) December 4, 2023
by confoundedinterest17 Bidenomics is best represented by the novel “The Guns of August” since American’s middle class is getting blasted by Biden’s economic policies and The Fed’s rate rate hikes. Find out where Texas Governor Abbot is bussing illegal immigrants and buy in the market!! Home prices rose for the 5th straight month in August …
by confoundedinterest17 Bidenomics is the gift that keeps on giving … if you are one of the top 1% of income. But if you are in the middle class, Bidenomics is like a horror movie. Pending home sales fell 7.1% in August 2023, with all four regions of the U.S. posting month-over-month and year-over-year declines …
This century meaning since 2000. The early 80s were, according to most housing affordability metrics, worse than this. — Lance Lambert (@NewsLambert) September 27, 2023 Homes ‘unaffordable’ in 99% of nation for average American… The typical American cannot afford to buy a home in a growing number of communities across the nation, according to common …
by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h6/current/default.htm Look at how M1 and M2 are shrinking! Money Stock Measures. Billions of dollars unless otherwise noted. M1 consists of (1) currency outside the U.S. Treasury, Federal Reserve Banks, and the vaults of depository institutions; (2) demand deposits at commercial banks (excluding those amounts held by depository institutions, the U.S. government, …
by confoundedinterest17 Biden’s press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that Biden was laser focused on reducing inflation. At least he isn’t laser focused on little girls … for the moment. But he still does seem laser focused on providing Ukraine with billions of dollars. After months of soaring in the face of higher mortgage rates (and …
by confoundedinterest17 So much for The Federal Reserve raising rates until it gets inflation to 2%. Yesterday, the left their target rate unchanged. But yesterday, The Fed released their dot project showing their target rate is expected to decline in 2024 and beyond. On the housing front, existing-home sales moved lower in August, according to …
Canadian Inflation Climbs to 4.0% in August, Driven by Soaring Gasoline Prices – Bank of Canada Pauses Rate Hikes Amid Economic Contraction In August, Canada experienced a notable inflation rate surge, reaching 4.0%, primarily attributed to the steep rise in gasoline prices. This rapid increase in consumer prices has raised concerns about the overall economic …
by confoundedinterest17 This isn’t Barbara Tuchman’s class novel about the horrors of World War I, but the ongoing horrors of Bidenomics with its guns pointed at the American middle class. Privately‐owned housing starts in August were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,283,000. This is 11.3 percent below the revised July estimate of 1,447,000 and …
by Dismal-Jellyfish https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/WPSFD4&output_view=pct_1mth The Acceleration of Inflation in the Second Half Has Begun, “Disinflation” Honeymoon Terminated The Consumer Price Index (CPI) jumped by 0.63% in August from July, the biggest month-to-month increase since June 2022. Annualized, this amounts to a red-hot 7.8%. This jump comes despite the still ongoing ridiculous monthly adjustment to the health …
by confoundedinterest17 Jerome Powell is the God of Hellfire and he brought us …. FIRE! By rapildy raising The Fed’s target rate rapidly. And then sending mixed signals as inflation begins heating up … again. WTI crude just hit $90. Rising oil prices may be one of the reasons. After yesterday’s hotter than expected rebound in …
View post on imgur.com (FOX40.COM) — The California State Assembly has voted to officially recognize August as “Transgender History Month,” beginning in 2024. The resolution, which passed on Wednesday, makes California the first state in the United States to have a month that officially recognizes the history and contributions of transgender people. Assemblymember Matt …
by Dismal-Jellyfish https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/files/BeigeBook_20230906.pdf This report was prepared at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City based on information collected on or before August 28, 2023. Highlights: “Some Districts highlighted reports suggesting consumers may have exhausted their savings and are relying more on borrowing to support spending.” “Bankers from different Districts had mixed experiences with growth …
US bankruptcy courts saw their busiest August on record — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) September 5, 2023 😴 pic.twitter.com/JFZccpS4nt — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) September 5, 2023 BANKRUPTCIES pic.twitter.com/Oo0sEI8iV6 — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) September 5, 2023 🇺🇸 United States debt US government debt: $32.8 trillion Household debt: $17.1 trillion Mortgage debt: $12.01 trillion Auto debt: $1.6 …
by confoundedinterest17 The glories of Bidenomics is on fully display. Despite what Lyin’ Biden says, Bidenomics is only working for the elites (top 1%). How Soviet/CCP command economy of him! Here is an ugly chart showing Bidenomics in action! We all know that Covid unleashed a torrent of Fed monetary stimulus AND Federal spending on …
BEIJING, Aug 31 (Reuters) – China’s manufacturing activity contracted for a fifth straight month in August, an official survey showed on Thursday, maintaining pressure on officials to provide support to shore up economic growth amid soft demand both at home and abroad. On the brighter side, new orders reverted to expansion for the first time …
The next moon of its kind won’t be seen until January 2037, according to NASA. BREAKING: A rare “Blue Supermoon” will rise Wednesday night (August 30th) The next moon of its kind won't be seen until January 2037, according to NASA. pic.twitter.com/8xLMQjuaqe — Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) August 30, 2023 Amazing celestial phenomenon! Don't miss the …
by confoundedinterest17 Billions Biden, the President who loves to (recklessly) spend taxpayer money (mostly on large donors). is going to have difficuly spinnig the latest employment figures. First, ADP jobs added only 177k jobs in August. Second, job openings (JOLTs) are collapsing (blue line) while the S&P 500 index keeps climbing (orange line). The face of …
Job creation in the United States slowed more than expected in August, according to ADP, a sign that the surprisingly resilient U.S. economy might be starting to ease under pressure from higher interest rates. The firm reported Wednesday that private employers added 177,000 jobs in August, well below the revised total of 371,000 jobs added …
by Michael The Internet just changed forever, but most people living in the United States don’t even realize what just happened. A draconian new law known as the “Digital Services Act” went into effect in the European Union on Friday, and it establishes an extremely strict regime of Internet censorship that is far more authoritarian than …
via Mike Shedlock: The National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) Housing Market Index (HMI) resumed its slide in August. Traffic remains in the gutter. The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) is based on a monthly survey of NAHB members designed to take the pulse of the single-family housing market. The survey asks respondents to rate market conditions …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTgLGZsvrOo If you live in America, are you seeing rent prices go up or down in your area this year? Despite recent claims that rent price growth is cooling down, new surveys just published by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies and Freddie Mac found that the majority of U.S. households, — or about …
pic.twitter.com/uX9VoRGdXK — Genevieve Roch-Decter, CFA (@GRDecter) August 15, 2023 Does anyone remember August 2015 – Yuan deval? Well, it's about to be a lot worse this time as the Chinese government can't stimulate the economy and support the currency at the same time. So why not just let the currency do the heavy lifting? pic.twitter.com/fAcHUIQMhH …
In 2008 the soft landing dream was alive through the end of August, 9 months into the recession.https://t.co/SkNWeYEFFu — Eventually Consistent Capital (@EventuallyCC) August 8, 2023 “Soft landing” news on @business is now higher than in 2000 and 2007. #macro https://t.co/4hl26TWkMQ pic.twitter.com/j329uSp4ch — Kantro (@MichaelKantro) August 8, 2023 Demand for bank loans in the corporate …
