So glad tariffs are paying off the debt.

The Treasury is burning cash faster than anyone admits. Gotta use that money to buy back treasuries, no liquidity in the system to keep the market afloat — Pugtato (@onlypugtatos) September 12, 2025 BREAKING: The US Treasury posted a $345 billion budget deficit in August, the largest monthly deficit of 2025 and the 2nd-worst August …

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Every dollar loses 24 cents, working capital negative 3.6 billion, debt 10.6 billion, yet AI bulls still cheer.

CoreWeave’s strategy is a ticking time bomb for the AI market. It relies entirely on debt to fund operations while inflating valuations through compute-for-equity deals. The illusion of growth props up investor confidence, but when borrowing stalls, collapse will be sudden and brutal. Nvidia-backed CoreWeave $CRWV loses 24 cents on every dollar in sales. The …

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Housing stability is being propped up by hidden bailouts and toxic FHA debt, delinquencies quietly buried under “modifications.”

They keep telling you the housing market is “stable,” but stability does not require this much scaffolding, this much manipulation, this much concealment, and the louder the reassurances become, the more you should question what exactly is being hidden under the floorboards. Nearly 70% of FHA borrowers now carry debt to income ratios that would …

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The first Euro crisis began in Greece over €200B in debt and was manageable. The next could start in France, with trillions at stake.

Paris is burning with anger and debt. Macron’s government is collapsing under its own numbers, and the streets are alive with people who have stopped listening to excuses. The country owes €3.3 trillion. Interest alone takes 7 percent of the budget and grows every day. Every attempt to cut €44 billion failed. Lawmakers crushed the …

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Too Much Debt? Auto And Office Debt Markets Are Bursting!

by confoundedinterest17 Too much debt? The car market bubble is bursting! Subprime auto loan delinquency rates have now surpassed 5% for the first time in history. The 60-day delinquency rate for subprime auto loans has more than DOUBLED over the last 3 years. Delinquency rates are now ~1.5 percentage points above the 2008 Financial Crisis peak. At …

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The 360° Risk Cycle: From Debt Bombs to War Drums

By Egon von Greyerz Egon von Greyerz sits down with geopolitical strategist Simon Hunt (Founder at Simon Hunt Strategic Services) for a panoramic look at the risk minefields most politicians and financial planners continue to ignore. Hunt argues that the post-1945 US-centred order is giving way to a harder-edged, multilateral bloc led by Russia, China, and now …

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AI cartel seeks lenders to fund GPU purchases as cash runs low. Microsoft and Nvidia use contracts to guarantee GPU debt.

For those who struggle to understand what’s happening here, what the original “ AI cartel” $MSFT – $NVDA is trying to achieve is to attract Lenders so debt can be raised to purchase GPUs ( $NBIS will try to use this contract as a guarantee). I wonder whether they are finally… https://t.co/1zXQ9oQbZI — JustDario 🏊‍♂️ …

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‘United States is still the healthiest looking debt horse in the glue factory.’ Paul Ryan offers solution to U.S. debt crisis.

In remarks at a private gathering in Wyoming, the former House speaker offered his most unvarnished commentary yet on America’s looming fiscal crisis, his beef with Trump’s tariffs, and how to get the country back on track. By the end, the audience was even joking that he should take another run at the White House. …

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U.S. Debt projected to hit $150 Trillion in 30 years says the CBO, flight to safety intensifying

Gold and silver are about to explode in value while the dollar slowly crumbles. The elites have been quietly hoarding metals, but soon the masses will realize fiat is collapsing and crypto is just a trap to keep money flowing into U.S. debt. Every other asset will fall as the global debt bubble finally bursts …

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A Kremlin adviser just accused Washington of planning to dump $35 trillion of debt into crypto and then detonate it

Putin’s top adviser is saying the quiet part out loud. $35 trillion in U.S. debt is a ticking bomb and Washington plans to shove it into crypto before detonating it. Russia is slamming America’s stablecoin push. Special adviser to Putin, Anton Kobyakov, says it’s a scheme to shove $35T debt into crypto, devalue it, and …

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Goldman says gold could hit 5000 an ounce if just 1 percent of US treasuries shift, investors question dollar and debt stability.

Global confidence in the dollar is already fragile. Any serious move into gold signals that investors no longer trust Washington to manage debt or preserve purchasing power. This is more than a market event. It is a warning that the financial system is teetering on the edge and a crisis could ignite at any moment. …

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Gold outshines bonds for decades yet traditional asset managers cling to the 60/40 model despite inflation debt and geopolitical turmoil

Gold is making new highs, measured, in this case, against the US dollar, which is making headlines. The chart below, however, is far more interesting. The asset management industry runs on two asset classes only: stocks and bonds. Sure, asset managers talk a lot about other asset classes or invest in ‘other’ asset classes that …

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The Big Short isn’t over: Corporations brag about AI revenue and balance sheets while burying costs, layoffs, and silent debt

The Big Short wasn’t about 2008. It was about every earnings call you’re watching right now. 2006: lenders bragged about profits while delinquency rates exploded. 2025: – Corporates brag about “AI revenue” but hide costs. – They brag about “stable headcount” but bury workforce hollowing. – They brag about “strong balance sheets” but roll silent …

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France teeters on the brink: debt hits record €3.35 trillion while Macron government imposes €5 billion emergency cuts and markets panic

France is cracking under its own weight. Debt has surged past €3.35 trillion, more than 114 percent of GDP. The government’s answer is €5 billion in emergency cuts scraped from unspent funds and health insurance. “France faces €5bn in fresh cuts as debt balloons to record high” RFI The cuts are theater. The deficit is …

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Federal debt $36.2 trillion, annual revenue $5.4 trillion, debt-to-revenue ratio worse than 2008. Debt up $550 billion in a month

We Cannot Afford A Recession There has been ongoing debate as to whether the U.S. economy can weather some of the headwinds we’re currently facing. However, if the past two recessions are any indication, we simply cannot afford a recession—not fiscally, not politically, and certainly not mathematically. The core issue is that the debt-to-revenue ratio …

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Delinquencies surge toward GFC levels: Credit cards, student debt flashing red

So we’re near GFC on 90 day delinquencies on almost everything. The credit card and student debt are the most concerning. The mortgage numbers are fake due to loan modifications. It’s fraud basically. If the mortgage delinquencies were real they’d be near GFC highs So we’re near GFC on 90 day delinquencies on almost everything. …

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Whip It! Recession Warning May Prompt The Fed Into Action (Debt Stress Is Mounting, Recession Warning!)

by confoundedinterest17 The Fed will have to whip it good with rate cuts if the recession warnings are an indicator of what lies ahead for the US economy. The ratio of The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Indicators (LEI) vs. The Conference Board’s Coincident Economic Index (CEI) ratio hasn’t been this low since 2008. Fed Funds Futures are …

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Jackson Hole paper warns US debt could surge to 250% of GDP while the dollar’s purchasing power has already collapsed 95% in 100 years

They didn’t hedge. They didn’t even flinch. A new Jackson Hole paper opens with this line: “In our baseline, it is possible to push long-run debt to 250% of GDP without raising interest rates.”source That isn’t reassurance. That’s a loophole. Four economists ran models out to the year 2100, assuming that as long as investors …

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Owning government bonds may be risky in debt supercycle

Link to article:https://t.co/DaTG9QsIvo — Kalani o Māui (@MauiBoyMacro) August 20, 2025 It's official: The US has now seen 446 LARGE bankruptcy filings in 2025, officially +12% ABOVE pandemic levels in 2020. In July alone, the US saw 71 bankruptcies, marking the highest single-month total since July 2020. What's happening? Let us explain. (a thread) pic.twitter.com/xIAbg4v3Lu …

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You can’t pay debt before balancing the deficit $80 billion won’t cover $1.8 trillion

Tariffs are supposed to pay down debt and maybe fund a public dividend. President Trump claims, “We’re taking in so much money that we may very well make a dividend to the people of America.” https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-says-tariffs-going-enough-080300997.html Reality check: the federal deficit for FY2025 is $1.8 trillion. Tariff revenue? $80 billion. https://economicsinsider.com/us-federal-budget-2025/ That covers 4.4 percent …

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U.S. Stock Market at its most expensive valuation since the Great Depression. Record $1 trillion margin debt fuels market surge

U.S. Stock Market at its most expensive valuation since the Great Depression 🚨 Probably Fine? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/JVCijfR202 — Barchart (@Barchart) August 11, 2025 Guess what the biggest driver of this stock market rally has been? Leverage. For the first time ever, margin debt has topped $1 trillion and has ballooned +25% over the past year. Fully one-fifth of …

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Gold Price Breakout as Central Banks Keep Buying Massive Debt

It is mathematically impossible to pay off the national debt unless the Fed literally prints it away, which will cause Weimar-style hyperinflation. Got silver? byu/Boo_Randy_II inWallstreetsilver It is mathematically impossible to pay off the national debt unless the Fed literally prints it away, which will cause Weimar-style hyperinflation. Got silver? byu/Boo_Randy_II inWallstreetsilver

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