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Money printing begins on December 12. How can the Fed cut rates for weakness while claiming growth is stronger than expected? A sign liquidity in the banking system is too tight? Trillions in U.S. debt that expires in 2026. The Fed’s dual mandate has become a dual trap.

https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/1998841788585365948 Fed Chair Powell: Total PCE rises rose 2.8% over the 12 months ending in September. Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, core PCE prices also rose 2.8%. These readings are higher than earlier in the year, as inflation …

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U.S. Household Debt Reaches $18.59 Trillion; When six figures isn’t enough, the system is broken. Side hustles and selling stuff to survive on a high income? It’s not a personal failure; it’s a designed collapse of the middle class.

via halturnerradioshow America’s household debt hit $18.59 trillion with a $197 billion Q3 spike this year.   Many people are calling this  “the elite’s silent war on the middle class.” That’s $136,000 per household and an increase of $1,500. Mortgages, car …

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Japan and China are dumping U.S. debt. Tether is jumping into the worldwide gold rush. Gold remains one of the strongest hedges against relentless government and central bank policies

⚠️China is DUMPING US Treasuries: China has sold $32 BILLION of US government bonds in 3 months, bringing its total to $700.5 billion, the lowest in 17 YEARS. China’s holdings have declined +$600 billion since 2013. China is diversifying from …

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With over $1.29 trillion in credit card balances, $1.6 trillion in auto loans, and $1.5 trillion in commercial real-estate debt now at risk, the U.S. is marching into a full-scale crisis.

America’s banking system is entering a dangerous new phase — and the warning signs can no longer be ignored. In today’s video, “The American Banking Crisis Just Got Worse (Defaults Are Rising),” we break down the shocking financial data that …

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The AI boom is running on an $800 billion debt binge loaded into pensions and insurance portfolios and a single crack in that structure could hit retirees harder than Silicon Valley. Top households hold nearly all equities

If this AI debt bubble ever pops, it won’t be just the Silicon Valley taking the first hit, it’ll be your pension and retirement funds. Why? Because the AI buildout has gotten so capital intensive that companies are relying heavily …

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Debt defaults are exploding and major hedge funds and banks are stumbling, a twin crisis showing the U.S. financial system is entering its most dangerous phase in years.

Everything here points to stress building faster than anyone in charge wants to admit. When this many cracks show up at the same time, something bigger is already pushing underneath the surface. Odds of a U.S. recession in next year …

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Record high debt = record high gold price

via James Hickman Barrick Mining Corporation—one of the world’s largest and most established gold producers—just reported its third quarter earnings yesterday— and it was an absolute blowout. The company reported third quarter profit of $1.3 billion, nearly triple last year’s …

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Margin Debt Exceeds $1Trillion. Can you Imagine the Magnitude of the Crash if there is low or no Exiting Liquidity? Visual Representation of the Nasdaq 100 and Crowded AI Trades!

Margin Debt Exceeds $1Trillion. Can you Imagine the Magnitude of the Crash if there is low or no Exiting Liquidity? byu/Hephaestus4 inWallstreetsilver Visual Representation of the Nasdaq 100 and Crowded AI Trades! byu/Hephaestus4 inWallstreetsilver Chairman of UBS Group AG warns …

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Office CMBS delinquencies just hit a record 11.7%. About $936 billion in CRE loans mature in 2026, with many borrowers unable to roll the debt.

🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨Why This Is Dangerous:– The CMBS delinquency surge shows credit deterioration = actual defaults!– The FDIC unrealized loss chart shows valuation deterioration/paper losses👇– Both stem from higher interest rates and falling asset prices, meaning the stress isn’t… pic.twitter.com/EXMXRBrJ9q — James …

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Chipotle just admitted its customers can’t afford to eat. The 25–35 age group is broke, buried in debt, and running out of options. QSR foot traffic fell ~3.4% YoY in August

This is how recessions start, one empty table at a time. If 30-year-olds can’t afford Chipotle, what happens when the real slowdown hits. Either Chipotle has collapsed as a brand or young Americans are out of money. Or, both. What …

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The US National Debt has already increased by $1.8 trillion since the Debt Ceiling was raised in July, hitting $38 trillion for the first time. Beijing accelerates de-dollarization

With the Fed & uniparty hurtling us down the road to Venezuela del Norte, converting our Fed confetti into REAL money is a no-brainer. China just smashed another milestone in its war on dollar dominance. Official figures show overseas renminbi …

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