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Gerald Celente: ‘As economies decline, we forecast Washington will ramp up its proxy War with Iran and do all it can to support Israeli actions against Tehran.’

When this occurs, oil prices will hit new highs, inflation will sharply rise, economies will dive into depression… and WW III will intensify and the Middle East Meltdown will swell into a Global Meltdown. — Gerald Celente (@geraldcelente) October 10, 2023 The psyops are in full swing. Your emotions are being manipulated in order to …

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Life expectancy is on the decline in the U.S.

This country is starting to feel demonic. With crime on the rise, political corruption, drug overdoses, inflation, war propaganda and mass shootings everyday. No wonder life is sharply declining in this country. I know I’m not the only one that has felt everything in this country shifting in a terrible way. Something has started to …

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America in decline: CVS to close 900 stores due to rampant increase in shoplifting

via DCG: America is in decline, particularly in democrat-run cities. As a result, our nation is facing the folowing: Increased inflation and interest rates Increased debt (both for the nation and many individual households) Disasterous “Defund the Police” policies Increased crime with soft-on-punishment policies Open borders with thousands of illegal aliens arriving daily as well …

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Janet Yellen now says Americans should expect a decline in the USD as the world’s reserve currency.

The U.S. dollar saw an 8% decline in its share of global reserves in 2022 — causing some to question whether the dollar’s days of dominance are over. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen gave her two cents on the matter of so-called “de-dollarization” during a congressional hearing on Tuesday — stating that no currency currently exists …

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Canadian Inflation Hits 4.0% in August, Prompts Bank of Canada to Pause Rate Hikes Amid Economic Contraction and Home Prices Decline

Canadian Inflation Climbs to 4.0% in August, Driven by Soaring Gasoline Prices – Bank of Canada Pauses Rate Hikes Amid Economic Contraction In August, Canada experienced a notable inflation rate surge, reaching 4.0%, primarily attributed to the steep rise in gasoline prices. This rapid increase in consumer prices has raised concerns about the overall economic …

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“The rule of law continues to decline all across California. Today’s case in point: Oakland Bay, where actual pirates are stealing and plundering ships.”

Newest Sign of California’s Decline: Pirates The rule of law continues to decline all across California. Today’s case in point: Oakland Bay estuary, where actual pirates are stealing and plundering ships: In Oakland estuary, “the threats of pirates have risen to a new level.” A few weeks ago, they were coming in off the water to steal …

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Bits And Pieces: US Real Median Income Falls By -2.3%, Worst Decline Since 2010, Core Inflation (CPI) At 13% YoY (Fed Likely To Raise Rates)

by confoundedinterest17 Here are some bits and pieces about the US economy and interest rates. The Federal Reserve, the most powerful Socialist machine on the planet, is considering rate their target rate after some bad economic news. First, real median household income (released yesterday for 2022) showed a decline of -2.3%. That is the worst …

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Danger Jay Powell! US Median Home Prices Crashed -7.4% In Q2, Worst Decline Since Recessions Of 1970 And 2008 (Higher Mortgage Rates + Tighter Mortgage Credit Box = Heartaches On Heartaches!)

by confoundedinterest17 Danger Will Robinson! Danger! Median sales price of homes in the US sank by -7.4% in Q2 2023. This is particulary dangerous since it was the worst correction in home prices since two rather nasty recessions of 1970 and 2008 (The Great Recession and financial crisis). This correction occured as M2 Money growth (green …

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Disney $DIS is facing a bunch of challenges that have caused its stock to plummet, and its market value to decline by over $200 Billion — Is Disney’s stock a buy at these prices?

by TonyLiberty Disney $DIS is facing a bunch of challenges that have caused its stock to plummet, and its market value to decline by over $200 Billion: 1) Declining Disney+ subscribers 2) Ongoing Hollywood strike 3) Fee dispute with the second-largest cable company Netflix $NFLX has seen a 50% surge in its shares this year …

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Corporate profits decline 6.5% in 2Q23, worst since pandemic; Credit managers index nears recessionary levels… ‘September will be hell’

Global stock markets peaked a month ago at the end of July. Then fell for the first three weeks of August. Today, Nasdaq breadth was strongest since the market top. September will be hell. pic.twitter.com/FST2UcLsci — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) August 30, 2023 The FDIC is literally using the same script as 2020… They're changing the reserve …

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Job openings drop by 3 million from high, this is by far the largest 3-month decline in JOLTS on record.

We were higher now we are lower lol pic.twitter.com/2RCUYU1tLT — The Coastal Journal (@1CoastalJournal) August 29, 2023 Over the last 3 months, 2.55 million job openings have been filled. This is by far the largest 3-month decline in JOLTS on record. Despite an incredibly challenging economic situation, the job market remains strong. The Fed will …

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The American credit card fiasco has come to an end… revolving credit fell -$600M , the first decline in 2yrs… Shrinking number of Americans can afford a $400 emergency expense …

The American credit card fiasco has come to an end… 🫡 pic.twitter.com/CPOuXQPdXL — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) August 7, 2023 The decline in revolving credit outstanding suggests Americans may be starting to cut back on credit card usage – BBG notes “If sustained, a broader spending pullback could threaten the expansion” Yes, obviously (credit card debt …

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Home foreclosures surge, car repossessions reach new highs, real estate prices plummet, widespread decline expected.

Home foreclosures starting to explode Have you been looking around the housing market and thinking “There goes the neighborhood”? Well, you are not alone. In May of this year, ATTOM recorded a sharp uptick in foreclosure rates around the United States. Adding up notices of default, repossession by banks and auctions on the calendar, the …

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Federal Reserve Alert! July 2023 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices. Banks plan to further tighten lending standards across all loan types. Why? Expected decline in collateral value, Anticipated decrease in credit quality, Predicted liquidity challenges, & Deposit Outflows.

by Dismal-Jellyfish Table 1 (PDF) | Table 2 (PDF) | Charts (PDF) Wut Mean?: Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Lending: Banks tightened standards for C&I loans to businesses of all sizes. All loan terms for C&I loans, like rate spreads, premiums on riskier loans, credit line costs, and many others, were tightened. Both large and other banks tightened C&I lending …

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U.S. Bank lending on the decline! Commercial and Industrial loans slide for two weeks straight. Meanwhile, GDP up 2.4% last quarter? Is it sustainable growth or fueled by mounting debt? #Economy #BankLending #GDP #Debt”

by Dismal-Jellyfish Reminder, while banks have the liquidity fairy, ‘we’ get the promise of 2 more rate hikes this year, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic yet again enrichens himself inappropriately from his position. What I want to talk about this afternoon is–Commercial and Industrial Loans, All Commercial Banks. What are Commercial and Industrial Loans? Commercial and Industrial (C&I) …

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Fed Got Stuck Between A Rock And A Hard Place. After A Brief Decline, Home Prices Resume Upward Trajectory. Shelter Make Up 32.39% Of The CPI.

by Hephaestus4 Oil prices also increasing. The Fed and mainstream media are living in an alternate universe. People are currently having to make choices between medicine, paying rents, food, or car payments/filling the gas tank. Church Food pantry near where I live people are lining the packed street every Sunday and Saturday.  

Americans face drastic credit scores decline and depleted savings

Credit Scores Abruptly Plunge As Americans Stop Paying Down Debt; Synchrony Financial Warns Over the past few years, tens of millions of consumers witnessed a remarkable increase in their credit scores, primarily due to helicopter money dished out by the federal government, rock-bottom interest rates, and a pause on student-loan payments. However, the party has …

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The Alarming Decline in Birth Rates Across the Globe

by Glenn Reynolds IT’S A WORLDWIDE PROBLEM: Why China’s Young People Are Not Getting Married. Grace Zhang, a tech worker who had long been ambivalent about marriage, spent two months barricaded in the government lockdown of Shanghai last year. Robbed of the ability to move freely, she spiraled over the loss of control. As she …

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Q2 bank earnings begin Friday; Analysts are expecting the worst earnings decline since the pandemic, -7%.

As we approach the beginning of Q2 bank earnings, analysts are bracing themselves for what is anticipated to be the most significant decline in earnings since the onset of the pandemic, with a staggering -7% expected. This pattern seems eerily familiar, as we witnessed a similar sequence of events back in 2018 when the Federal …

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Commercial real estate crash threatens -40% decline in value

The commercial real estate crash is happening.📉 Values for office, retail, and apartment buildings are already down -11%. Morgan Stanley thinks values could crash -40% when all is said and done. Big problem for US Economy. pic.twitter.com/iA64qrjfsS — Nick Gerli (@nickgerli1) July 10, 2023 2) We're already seeing owners of office buildings, malls, and apartments …

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China’s economic decline poses significant global threat.

2/ China's housing market experienced its largest contraction in over a decade, despite efforts by the Chinese Central Bank to ease monetary policy pic.twitter.com/S8gVYVdz5W — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) July 6, 2023 4/ Majority of demand for copper, an industrial metal, comes from China Weak copper prices suggest a slowdown in China and the global economy …

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Oil decline persists; Saudi Arabia, Russia cut production.

Oil continues to decline Aramco CEO Amin Nasser went on TV to explain that demand should be coming back soon Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed to extend their production cut of 1 million barrels a day on Monday OPEC is really making an effort to push up the price of… pic.twitter.com/JtDj1MIL0r — Genevieve Roch-Decter, …

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Bud Light sees biggest decline in sales since Dylan Mulvaney. Executives responsible for Boycott fired.

via NYPOST: Sales of Bud Light suffered their steepest weekly drop yet since the beer brand launched its disastrous tie-up with transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney, according to the latest data. In the week ending June 17, sales of the Anheuser-Busch brand fell by an eye-popping 28.5% versus a year ago, according to the …

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Nvidia Soars While Bitcoin, Dollar, Gold Decline (Dogecoin Leads Cryptos This AM)

by confoundedinterest17 The Artificial intelligence (AI) boom is resulting in Nvidia’s stock soaring to 429.9. At the same time, Bitcoin (yellow), the US Dollar (blue) and Gold (gold) are declining. Of course, markets are dynamic and gold/silver are likely to start up again along with bitcoin and other cryptos.. The leading crypto today? Dogecoin! AI …

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says to expect a gradual decline in the dollar’s share of global reserves, but greenback remains dominant (“Gradual decline” is a whopper right up there with “inflation is transitory”)

via businessinsider: The US should expect the dollar’s share of global reserves to slowly decline, but no alternatives exist that could completely displace the greenback, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday. Her comments came during a Housing Financial Services Committee in response questions about the risk of de-dollarization. Asked by Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, …

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Watch the Empire Decline In Real Time

by Chris Black At this point, comparing things to the fall of Rome is becoming passé. Facing Shortages, US Military Recruiters Trade Citizenship for Service https://t.co/TQI6nKEkXj — Michelle Maxwell ™ (@MichelleMaxwell) June 12, 2023

This Decline May Have Just Started

The S&P 500 index has been in a narrow trading range for several months. Of course, it remains to be seen where the next decisive price move will take the stock market. If it’s to the downside, these sectors look like prime candidates as bear-market leaders.

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