The oil cushion is getting dangerously thin

This is one of those numbers where the context matters. Cushing, Oklahoma oil storage is down to around 20 million barrels. That is the lowest level since 2014 and close to the point where the physical oil market can start getting much tighter and more expensive to operate. Over the past few weeks, inventories have …

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U.S. liquidity runs dangerously low: banks could be forced to tap Fed repo facility as cash evaporates; Blow-off top signals by Prominent Financial Strategists

Less than 14bn$ of “cash on the sidelines” are left in the US. When this hits zero banks will start to borrow liquidity regularly from the FED REPO facility because there isn’t much left in the open market. The FED REPO is capped at 500bn$, let’s see how fast we will get there.. pic.twitter.com/ATLxRAzygT — …

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Global Banks Are Dangerously Overexposed to Risk

Insiders are looking for the exits. Short selling sharks are circling. Regulated banks are majorly exposed to this credit segment, another one deep within the shadows. Could this explain why market signals remain near or at extremes? From swap spreads to gold ratios, there is deflationary everywhere in them and credit default swaps have cast …

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The U.S. housing market is dangerously overvalued.

The U.S. housing market is dangerously overvalued. This chart shows 15 years of income just to buy a median home. We haven’t seen levels this high since 2007 and we know what happened then. I just dropped a very detailed analysis. Link is in the comments! pic.twitter.com/aze1ALn6z5 — The Macro Pulse (@TheMacroPulse) April 13, 2025 …

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Current debt levels are dangerously high, with $17.1 trillion in household, $12.0 trillion in mortgage, $1.6 trillion in auto loans, and $1.0 trillion in credit card debt.

For the first time in history, the median monthly mortgage payment is nearing $3000/month. Mortgage rates are now at their highest since 2002. Inflation has made many basic necessities into unaffordable things. Follow us @KobeissiLetter for real time analysis as this develops. — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) August 20, 2023 https://t.co/iEvXXZxXfn — Win Smart, CFA …

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