Another record credit card debt

via CNBC: Americans now owe $1.08 trillion on their credit cards, according to a new report on household debt from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Credit card balances spiked by $154 billion year over year, notching the largest …

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S&P Global Market Intelligence: UBS is least efficient bank in Europe in Q3 2023. A hefty $785 million loss paired with a 91% surge in operating expenses due to Credit Suisse. Those Credit Suisse bags are HEAVY!

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/ubs-is-least-efficient-bank-in-europe-in-q3-2023-79149692 The Swiss bank recorded a third-quarter cost-to-income ratio of 99.56%, representing a 10.61-percentage-point increase from the previous quarter. UBS posted a third-quarter net loss attributable to shareholders of $785 million, compared to a $1.73 billion profit booked …

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Warning: Reverse Repo Reservoir Dries Up, Bank Credit Contracts – Wall Street’s $2 Trillion Lifeline Drains Rapidly, Posing Questions on Financing Washington’s Deficits

The alarming contraction in bank credit, an event occurring only once in the past 50 years, adds a foreboding dimension to the rapid depletion of the 2 trillion-dollar Reverse Repo pot. As Wall Street grapples with financing challenges for Washington’s …

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Biden’s Brawndo (The Economic Mutilator)! Fed Paid Treasury $76 Billion In 2022, $200 Million Every Day, Bank Willingness To Lend Crashes, Bank Credit Falls For 16th Straight Week, Biden Enacts War Powers To Get Households To Use Inefficent Electric Heat Pumps

by confoundedinterest17 Biden’s terrible economic policies and horrid fiscal managment has put stress on The Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve paid an estimated $76 billion to the Treasury in 2022 while banks’ willingness to lend has plummeted. First, let’s look at Biden’s and …

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Market Shifts Toward Credit Risk From Interest Rate Risk as PPI Takes a Hit; Fitch Foresees Ongoing Struggles for US Regional Banks; Corporate Bankruptcies Surge

As we approach the new year, a shift toward credit risk is expected, replacing interest-rate concerns, according to Mohamed El-Erian. The recent steep drop in October’s Producer Price Index (PPI), the largest since April 2020 during the Covid lockdown, heightens …

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The credit market is going to blow up

When the yield on corporate bonds gets close to the yield on treasuries, it can signal that investors are choosing the safer treasuries over corporate bonds. This shift suggests that investors are favoring the lower-risk treasuries, leading to less investment …

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Credit card debt in the US has hit an all-time high of $1.08 Trillion (The average interest rate on credit cards is now over 20%, also an all-time high) [Balances have increased $154 Billion year over year, the largest increase since 1999]; U.S. Household debt reaches $17.29 Trillion

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 …

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Simply Unaffordable! Income Needed To Buy A Home Is $111k While Median Household Income Is Only $78k, Credit Card Delinquencies Highest Since 1991, REITs Down > -10% YTD (Bitcoin, Gold UP YTD!)

by confoundedinterest17 Bidenomics is a windfall for the donor class (high rate of return on campaign contributions) while the middle class gets beaten to a pulp. Waiting for Biden to lean over and creepily whisper “It’s working!” Even though it …

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A credit starved economy…

Probably Nothing A credit starved economy… https://t.co/ArAHmjtPei — The Macro Guy (@SagarSinghSetia) October 27, 2023 🇺🇸 US M2 money supply -3.58% YoY. In #recession and #depression territory! pic.twitter.com/EXWniNBrUu — Alex Joosten (@joosteninvestor) October 27, 2023

Addicted To Gov? US Added $600 Billion In Debt In One Month And $10.47 TRILLION Since Covid Outbreak, Credit Card APR Now 28.93% As Credit Card Debt Exceeds $1 TRILLION, Family Healthcare Costs Surge 7% To $24,000, Q3 Real GDP Rises 4.9%

by confoundedinterest17 Bidenomics new theme song is “Addicted To Gov.” Bidenomics needs lots of Federal spending and borrowing to survive. But all this spending and borrowing is causing rapid price increases and other distortions. The US Federal government just added $600 billion …

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