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Germany’s hidden €2.5 trillion debt bomb proves Europe’s economic foundation is far weaker than anyone admits
Wonder why Germany is heading towards a crisis similar to Greece 13 years ago? Because the real government debt is 130% of GDP not 65% During the weekend a friend of mine claimed how German debt is still “low” and the country has room for to absorb ~900bn$ of spending that will mostly be channeled …
The Debt Crisis Has No Escape
The world’s richest nations are out of fiscal options. Even The Economist now admits debt can’t be repaid and growth won’t fix it. When governments inevitably inflate away currencies, where does that leave their citizens? By Peter Reagan For years, we’ve said the global financial system was running out of exits. Now even The Economist – pretty …
Economy rattled: bankruptcies spike 44%, national debt surpasses $38 trillion, and Target announces biggest layoffs in over a decade while Costco gives shoppers cash
00:00 Corporate Bankruptcies Surge 44% Higher Than Long Term Average 09:47 National Debt Just Surpassed 38 Trillion 15:39 Target Announces Largest Layoff in Over a Decade 18:23 Costco Groupon Pays You To Shop There Corporate bankruptcies have been skyrocketing to the highest levels that we have seen since 2005 and I’ve been running over 40% …
With the debt ceiling suspended until 2027, the U.S. faces a shutdown without urgency, where Congress can play politics while the economy keeps running
Government shutdowns happen when Congress fails to pass funding for federal agencies. That means many workers get furloughed, services stop, and contracts freeze. Money the government already owes, like Social Security, Medicare, and bond interest, still has to be paid. That is where the debt ceiling comes in. The debt ceiling is a legal cap …
U.S. national debt surpasses 38 trillion, fueled by massive deficit spending. National Debt interest payments to hit $14 trillion over the next 10 years.
The numbers are not bad. They are grotesque. The national debt has exploded past $38 trillion, and nobody in Washington is even pretending to fix it. In just eight months, we’ve added $2 trillion more. That pace makes the 2008 bailout look like a bake sale. Meanwhile, the media obsesses over tariffs or shutdown drama …
When “Inflate Away the Debt” Stops Working
TIMECODES 00:00 The Coming Sovereign Debt Crisis 00:06 How Governments Inflate Debt Away 00:15 Why It Won’t Work This Time 00:33 America’s 120% Debt Problem 00:59 The Real Definition of a Debt Crisis 01:22 Why We’re Closer Than You Think 02:07 What Worked After World War II 02:59 The Spending Problem Nobody Fixed 04:12 The …
Record $1.13 trillion margin debt and 39% leverage spike set ominous prelude for next market crash
Margin debt is rising at a rate last seen before major bear markets and market CRASHES: Margin debt jumped 6.3%, or $67 billion, in September to a record $1.13 TRILLION. Investor leverage has surged 39% since April, marking the biggest 5-month spike since the late-2021 market frenzy. In the past, similar margin debt spikes have …
US household credit card debt hit a record $1.33 trillion in August. The combined average credit card balance across all age groups is now at whopping $10,668 PER household.
$1.33 trillion in credit card debt. That is not strength. That is panic. The average family owes $10,668. You can feel it in the lines at the grocery store, in the gas pump, in the monthly bills that never stop. Yellen says it shows “a strong consumer.” Families call it desperation. First Brands just collapsed. …
Global debt reaches $337 trillion and investors rush into assets that actually hold value
The elephant in the room isn’t hiding. Nobody trusts fiat money anymore. You can see it everywhere if you stop listening to the TV. Cash allocations for institutional investors are down to 3.8 percent, the lowest in 12 years. That is not random. That is a signal. Everyone is moving, shifting. Stocks at record highs, …
$4B wiped out: First Brands bankruptcy sends shockwaves through CLO markets and exposes hidden cracks in Wall Street’s debt machine. More corporate failures to come?
First Brands BANKRUPTCY shakes credit markets: The collapse WIPED OUT $4 billion in leveraged loans held across ~80 CLOs from PGIM, Franklin Templeton, Blackstone, and others. The sudden failure is a major warning for the broader credit market and leveraged loan sector… More corporate failures to come? ⚠️First Brands BANKRUPTCY shakes credit markets: The collapse …
Global debt isn’t just high it’s compounding faster than economies can grow. Jamie Dimon Says Gold Can “Easily Go to $5,000 or $10,000”
Gold has a clear message for global governments: you are spending far too much money that you do not have. — Markets & Mayhem (@Mayhem4Markets) October 16, 2025 Piepenburg argues this leads to a liquidity crisis as debt obligations outstrip real productive capacity. Jamie Dimon Says Gold Can “Easily Go to $5,000 or $10,000” …
Consumer Debt Flatlined Again in August Signaling Financial Stress
by Mike Maharrey After unexpectedly surging in July, consumer debt returned to its previous trend and flatlined again in August, signaling growing financial stress on American households. The growth of revolving debt, primarily reflecting credit card debt, has been slowing all year. It contracted in May and June, after a one-off surge in April, before …
Can We EVER Return To Pre-Covid Spending Levels? Both US Debt And Spending UP 56% Since Covid Outbreak In 2020
by confoundedinterest17 Can we ask the US House and Senate if they will ever return US Federal government spending to pre-Covid levels? Both US Federal government spending and public debt are up 56% since the Covid outbreak in 2020. The answer is no. Politicians thrive on Federal spending.
$ORCL adds $18B more debt. $CRWV debt/equity at 381%. $NVDA hiding $45.8B off-books. AI isn’t building wealth, it’s building leverage.
Since this graphic was created, $ORCL is looking to raise another $18 billion in debt. $CRWV has a D/E ratio of 381% and unlike mature tech companies, it is on a doom loop of raising debt in order to cover operating losses. $NVDA has a ton of debt, but they have hidden $45.8 billion off-balance …
Gold starts the week storming out of the gates and immediately hitting a new ATH. Debt crisis is spiraling fast
Gold starts the week storming out of the gates and immediately hitting a new ATH – just a fyi https://t.co/hJmL8ZdqYO — JustDario 🏊♂️ (@DarioCpx) October 12, 2025 Now $63 lol — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) October 12, 2025 The HY spread has been lower only 3% of the time… pic.twitter.com/EZwCOsEIz0 — Yeoman (@yeoman650) October 12, 2025 …
Gen Z credit scores collapse to 676, lowest of any working generation — rent, food, and debt are eating their future
FOX News reported that Gen Z borrowers’ credit scores have fallen to an average of 676. That number doesn’t just measure financial responsibility. It measures exhaustion. It shows a generation pushed to the edge and forced to make impossible choices. People are not living carelessly. They are paying rent, buying food, filling gas tanks, covering …
This is an Enron bad situation: First Brands bankruptcy exposes $10 billion to $50 billion liabilities, creditors fear hidden off-balance-sheet debt could hit $50 billion
https://twitter.com/SilvioVassalli/status/1976274291399541058 Oops! 👇🏼 https://t.co/jvblybqt9n pic.twitter.com/1i3dLKnzQB — Kalani o Māui (@MauiBoyMacro) October 9, 2025 “The Debtors estimate that they have between $10 billion and $50 billion in liabilities.” — Chapter 11 Voluntary Petition, Southern District of Texas Bankruptcy Court https://restructuring.ra.kroll.com/firstbrands/Home-Index “While the official filing lists liabilities between $10 billion and $50 billion, several creditors now fear …
Flat job growth and runaway debt apps show the American economy is quietly collapsing under its own weight.
The American economy is not drifting. It is running headfirst into a wall and the passengers are just realizing the brakes are gone. Seventy percent of Americans say the economy is on the wrong track, but that doesn’t capture the full collapse in confidence. It is not just pessimism. It is paralysis. The job market …
Shes 26 years old and in $95,487 dollars of debt… We really need to teach financial literacy and basic cost benefit analysis.
We really need to teach financial literacy and basic cost benefit analysis. Knowing what it's going to cost for that degree and then knowing what the end payout is should be essential before taking any loan. — Protect the Third (@3A_Advocate) October 7, 2025
US auto loan debt market suffers its biggest monthly loss since March 2020
WTF is a missold car loan? pic.twitter.com/zPJ79mXUY7 — Nobody Special (@JG_Nuke) October 7, 2025 US auto loan debt market suffers its biggest monthly loss since March 2020#MacroEdge — MacroEdge (@MacroEdgeRes) October 7, 2025 Something to seriously pay attention too. Not good. Is housing next? Auto and mortgage/rent are the first two things consumers pay because …
The American debt machine is breaking: defaults surge across car loans, credit cards, and mortgages as the illusion of stability collapses in real time
The alarms aren’t just blinking anymore. They’re blaring. America’s debt-fueled consumer economy is starting to crack. Families who used to keep the stores and car dealers busy are now falling behind on payments. This isn’t some slow leak. It looks and feels like the early days of 2008, only deeper and faster. Car loans are …
Trump says the U.S. can grow its way out of $37 trillion in debt. Ray Dalio’s debt-cycle research says not so fast
Trump: You Grow Yourself out of Debt ! (Meaning: Inflate your way out of debt by running the economy hot & Financial Repression while eroding Purchasing power of American Middle Class and creating an asset bubble) pic.twitter.com/9MmDZGMJVM — Navroop Singh (@TheNavroopSingh) October 3, 2025 So we bailed out Argentina to save Bessent’s friend & they …
Credit card debt just blew past $5 trillion and your interest bill is now a record — this is why your paycheck disappears
Credit Card debt is absolutely exploding higher, now over $5 trillion and personal interest payments just hit a record high The consumer debt picture also indicates that decades ago, there was a massive, structural break in the economy and broader financial system- will we ever recover? “Credit card debt in the United States at the …
Stop spending, start saving, shed debt, governments can’t rescue you this time
The world is broke, and most people don’t realize how close they are to getting burned. Global debt is over $337 trillion. That is not a typo. Governments owe more than the economies of almost every country combined. They are borrowing just to pay interest on what they already owe. Central banks are out of …
France hurtles toward financial disaster, debt to hit 125 percent, governments collapsing, citizens warned of brutal austerity
France is on the edge and everyone is pretending it is not. Debt is rising faster than the government can admit, deficits are stuck above 5 percent of GDP through 2027, and the debt-to-GDP ratio is on track to hit 121 percent by that same year https://www.fitchratings.com/research/sovereigns/fitch-downgrades-france-to-a-outlook-stable-12-09-2025 . That number does not just warn of …
US Government Debt Increased $1.3T in 79 days
End of the fed dollar ponzy sceme print fakeMoney to buy fake money @SecScottBessent pic.twitter.com/O3FphazRV1 — S🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺 (@sebastianaor) September 19, 2025 The Trump admin, through the National Endowment for the Humanities, is giving the largest grant in the agency's history—$10.4 million—to the Jewish-American neoconservative Tikvah Fund to counter "the pathology of anti-Semitism" and teach the …
France sees a debt downgrade that is still well behind market pricing.
via notayesmanseconomics This week has opened with some sobering news for La Belle France as late on Friday we were told this. Fitch Ratings – Frankfurt am Main – 12 Sep 2025: FitchRatings has downgraded France’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘A+’ from ‘AA-‘. The Outlook is Stable. This is hardly a surprise …
Can France escape a debt crisis worse than Greece or is disaster inevitable?
France is not Greece. Saying it is makes people underestimate the problem. Public debt is €3.35 trillion in 2025. That is 114 percent of GDP and could hit 118.4 percent next year. The government ran a €169.6 billion deficit in 2024. That is 5.8 percent of GDP. Public spending takes up 57.1 percent of the …
China’s Debt Problem Is 300% Bigger Than America’s And Continues to Worsen Rapidly
China’s CCP needs a huge international fire sale.