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The House Financial Services Committee holds a hearing on the annual report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday.
Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via oftwominds, Maybe this arrangement isn’t as stable and sustainable as the winners imagine. Here’s the US economy in a nutshell: corporate/state concentrations of financial, market and political power are the winners, and everyone outside these …
"The share of U.S. household financial wealth derived from stocks has never been so high, easily exceeding the peak of the tech bubble." 👇🏼 – WSJ pic.twitter.com/KZOAXTistM — Kalani o Māui (@MauiBoyMacro) January 26, 2026 The Economy Is The Stock …
The American economy grew 44 times as much as the UK economy last quarter. Britain needs radical change, not tinkering. https://t.co/M9qHymDTi5 pic.twitter.com/l2qTn5kJXQ — Landeur 🏴 (@Landeur) January 22, 2026 The most recent data shows the U.S. economy grew at an …
"Rent is throwing money away!" Meanwhile she pays $5,155 a month for a mortgage and $3,241 of it VANISHES into interest and taxes.pic.twitter.com/NZq2A4SX1P — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) January 23, 2026 There is no such thing as home price appreciation outside …
This is not sustainable as an economy or a society. https://t.co/87r1RhBydH — ChicagoV™ (@_ChicagoV_) January 22, 2026 Unsustainable pic.twitter.com/hUNDDwxsYA — Peter Berezin (@PeterBerezinBCA) January 22, 2026 The savings rate is already only 3% — Peter Berezin (@PeterBerezinBCA) January 22, 2026 …
The economy looks healthy on paper. GDP is strong, unemployment is low. But beneath the surface, Americans are stuck – in their jobs, their homes and their financial situations. A quiet loss of mobility may be the biggest risk facing …
⚠️US manufacturing is experiencing its worst period since the Great Financial Crisis. In December, the downturn deepened further. If someone says there are signs of improvement, they probably do not understand the major indicators. Why?👇https://t.co/X2AcUqEbb1 — Global Markets Investor (@GlobalMktObserv) …
The economy for the bottom 80% has been in recession for 18 years. pic.twitter.com/vuclc5haGe — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) January 13, 2026 57% of Americans believe the economy to be undergoing a recession, per Gallup. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) January 14, 2026 …
So your answer is….. more oppression LMFAO pic.twitter.com/aQMP0HsNX9 — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) January 12, 2026
GDP reports suggest the U.S. economy is thriving. But bankruptcies exploded in 2025, especially the most painful kind. When growth and hardship rise together, it’s worth asking: What are the numbers really measuring? By Peter Reagan Whenever politicians and talking …
Don’t celebrate yet, this boom is built on volatile imports and exports, not sustainable growth. Is the US economy booming? The most recent Atlanta Fed estimate for real US GDP quarterly growth in Q4 2025 is now +5.1%. This is …
It's starting to look like maybe an AI driven productivity boom. pic.twitter.com/UC6fxl3NcJ — infinite monkey (@RobertDobalina7) January 9, 2026 Inflation is falling off a cliff. It now sits at 1.9% The Federal Reserve must cut rates by another 100 basis …
by Michael After months of submitting resumes and filling out applications, many unemployed Americans have given in to despair. Dozens of large companies all over the nation have been conducting mass layoffs, and the competition for any good jobs that do …
The hottest restaurant items of 2025 aren’t gourmet burgers – they’re value meals. When eating out turns into a budgeting exercise, it reveals something deeper about inflation, the rising cost of living and the quiet erosion of our quality of …
Massive protests have broken out in Iran as the economy there implodes. This is no longer an uncommon occurrence as we’re seeing more signs of the most dangerous phase of the economy. Spurred largely by younger generations who have born …
by Michael If you are having a really difficult time keeping up with the rapidly rising cost of living, you are certainly not alone. This year, “affordability” was a buzzword that was constantly on the lips of politicians, economists and …
On a frigid day after Mass at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in rural Nebraska, worshipers shuffled into the basement and sat on folding chairs, their faces barely masking the fear gripping their town. A pall hung over the room just …
Lower-income households are getting squeezed by essentials while higher earners keep the discretionary engines running. If the economy is so hot why have these brand new homes been for sale for months and months? In EUGENE pic.twitter.com/YGIwagg8RR — Rachel Bitecofer …
An initial reading of third-quarter gross domestic product showed the US economy expanded at an inflation-adjusted annualized rate of 4.3%, a far faster pace than the 3.8% recorded in the second quarter, according to Commerce Department data released Tuesday. That’s …
Working one job is no longer enough to cover living costs: The number of multiple jobholders surged 499,000 in October and November, to a record 9.3 million. This figure has risen +3.9 million since the 2020 low. This is also …
One of Kentucky’s largest bourbon producers apparently is pausing whiskey production at the end of the year. Jim Beam, which is one of the largest makers of American whiskey in the world, is planning to shut down production in Happy …
The US economy is in a hiring recession byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts What kind of jobs are available to someone with a BA in "Communication"? BA in Spanish is nice, if you are ordering in a restaurant. BFA in Dance might get …
by David Haggith While I may be tempted to write in greater depths about some of these stories in my weekend Deeper Dive, we’ll have to see what more the week brings, but today sure brought a whirlwind of news. …
Trump is putting all the pieces together for the new economic system. Gas prices are dropping like a rock. Silver prices are now higher than oil prices. Trump is building a smelting factory in TN to compete against China. The …
🇨🇳 China Overnight Economic Data: *Retail Sales: Miss 🔴*Unemployment Rate: In Line*Industrial Production: Miss 🔴*Fixed Asset Investment: Miss 🔴 China's economy is in awful shape. pic.twitter.com/cHvVsnWp98 — Jesse Cohen (@JesseCohenInv) December 15, 2025 Retail sales rose 1.3% last month from …
POLL: TRUMP’S APPROVAL FALLS ON ECONOMY AND IMMIGRATION A new AP-NORC poll shows President Trump’s approval rating dropping to 36%, down from 42% in March. Support for his economic policies fell to 31%, the lowest recorded in any AP-NORC survey …
BREAKING: President Trump signs executive order, federally protecting AI companies from state law violationspic.twitter.com/F9THQTMjBz — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) December 11, 2025 BREAKING 🚨: Housing Market U.S. Home Prices turn negative for the first time in more than 2 years 🏡📉 pic.twitter.com/UFvQcjACyV …
Voters’ views of the economy have dimmed in recent months, as economic concerns that helped return President Donald Trump to the White House are now weighing on his approval ratings in the latest Fox News poll. The survey, which was …
Low Claims, Slow Cracks And The Labor Market’s Most Misleading Signal This chart only measures one thing…how many people got laid off this week and immediately filed for unemployment insurance. And on that narrow metric, the number is undeniably low, …