economy
Are Tariffs About to Flip the U.S. Economy? with Dale Smothers
from Kerry Lutz’s Financial Survival Network The U.S. labor market is facing one of the sharpest corrections in over a century, even as AI-driven productivity gains push markets forward. In this conversation, Kerry Lutz and Dale Smothers explore the strange duality of slowing job growth alongside investor optimism — and what it means for interest rates, mortgages, and …
Americans now using BNPL to buy groceries; 41 percent miss payments on food loans; Nothing says thriving economy like financing your sandwich
One in seven Americans now use BNPL to buy groceries The number of Americans using BNPL services like Klarna, Affirm, and Afterpay for food has surged. A LendingTree survey found that 25 percent of BNPL users are using the loans for groceries—up from 14 percent last year. This isn’t budgeting. It’s survival. “A quarter of …
Ray Dalio warns real estate is a losing bet in today’s economy
“My view is that buying and holding real estate is not an effective investment strategy in our current economic environment, for a few reasons. 1) Real estate is more interest rate sensitive than it is inflation sensitive, so given our current circumstances it is likely to go down in real terms 2) It is a …
Fed plans rate cuts while markets and prices hit record highs. Consumers cut back hard, fast food chains show how broke Americans really are
The Fed is about to cut rates while everything else hits all-time highs. Stocks, homes, rents, bitcoin, gold, household wealth — all at records. Unemployment sits at 4.2%. Inflation stays high. J.P. Morgan expects four rate cuts to bring the policy rate to 3.5%. https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2025-08-08/j-p-morgan-sees-fed-cutting-rates-at-each-of-its-next-four-meetings But Americans are struggling. Fast food sales dropped hard last …
Economist Called Bull Market, Now Issues Dire Warning For Economy, Markets | Sam Burns
Sam Burns, Chief Strategist of Mill Street Research, explains how stock markets quickly bounced back from a drop caused by new tariffs under Trump. He warns of a slowing U.S. economy ahead while recommending balanced investments in tech stocks and safer options like utilities. Lastly, he predicts possible Fed rate cuts amid sticky inflation.
The White House says President Trump is about to make a “major” announcement about the economy.
Is he going to TACO about all those midnight's tariffs ? pic.twitter.com/sG91UISxgI — Data Driven Stocks (@stockdatamarket) August 7, 2025
Economy tanks but stock market hits record highs. 62% of people with salaries over $300,000 a year struggle with credit card debt
It’s clear the economy is slowing down badly and yet the market continues to hit new highs daily. Such a bizarre world. pic.twitter.com/0YaCw6mAGQ — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) August 6, 2025 The U.S. economy is experiencing a noticeable slowdown in mid-2025, with sluggish domestic demand growth, muted job gains, and new tariff actions poised to impact …
US economy flirts with stagflation while Starbucks wonders where the customers went
“The ISM Services prices paid index jumped to 69.9, signaling rising costs, while services employment fell to 46.4, indicating contraction in jobs.” https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-services-activity-flatlined-july-ism-data-shows-2025-08-05/ “U.S. factory orders dropped 4.8% in July, matching forecasts but showing weakening manufacturing demand.” https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-factory-orders-drop-july-2025-08-04/ “Goldman Sachs reported a net downward revision of 258,000 jobs over May and June 2025, the largest …
Tariffs tax you, then might give you some back—fun economy
The Trump administration collected $29.6 billion in tariffs in July 2025, setting a new record. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, “We could expect that that could be well over $300 billion by the end of the year.” https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/scott-bessent-says-tariffs-will-result-in-300-b-windfall-this-year/chFUKuSR5hJ So will they pay down the national debt with the extra revenues or just spend it? pic.twitter.com/fCwHs8T1JU …
Berkshire hoards cash while AI spending keeps the recession hidden. The economy looks steady but is not.
Berkshire Hathaway’s cash position is now 30% of their total assets, the most in history 🚨 Probably Fine? pic.twitter.com/ILr70bCct7 — Barchart (@Barchart) August 3, 2025 Berkshire Hathaway’s cash is now 30% of its total assets, the highest in its history. The company holds $344 billion in cash because it sees few good places to invest. …
I don’t think Trump’s economy is doing well.
I compared the first 2 quarters of 2025 with the first and last 2 quarters of 2024. Y'all, I don't think Trump's economy is doing well. pic.twitter.com/NEZqjQRpoe — Machine Pun Kelly 🇺🇦 (@KellyScaletta) July 31, 2025
Deadline Day Is Here And The BRICS Countries Are Not Cooperating – So How Will The “Wall Of Tariffs” Impact The U.S. Economy?
by Michael It was nice while it lasted. Nations all over the globe had until August 1st to agree to a trade deal with the Trump administration. Some of them made deals, but most of them did not. Those that did not will now be hit by a “wall of tariffs”, with individual rates being …
Is The Federal Reserve Purposely Trying To Destroy The U.S. Economy?
by Michael Oops, they did it again. Even though the housing market has been in a depressed state for an extended period of time and even though economic conditions are slowing down all over the country, the Federal Reserve has once again refused to lower interest rates. What in the world are they thinking? I certainly share …
The economy is in the dumps and everyone knows it.
The economy is in the dumps and everyone knows it. pic.twitter.com/KhOMA2jder — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) July 29, 2025 June pending home sales -.8% vs +.3% expectations. +29% gain in active listings Housing remains a dumpster fire. — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) July 30, 2025 What’s more likely to happen again? 3% mortgage rates or half of …
Another Canary: The Las Vegas Economy Is Tanking Just Like It Did In 2008 And 2009
by Michael If you want to get a really good indication of where the U.S. economy is heading, just look at what is happening in Las Vegas. During good times, hotel occupancy rates are very high and lots of money is thrown around in the casinos. But when times are getting tough, less people head …
Bill Maher publicly walked back his earlier criticism of Trump’s tariff policies, admitting they didn’t tank the economy like he predicted.
Another pundit dragged kicking and screaming into reality. Maher’s confession underscores what the data already showed: tariffs didn’t sink the economy, they coincided with a bull run. The real damage came from the experts who were certain they would. 🚨NEW: Bill Maher ADMITS he was *WRONG* about Trump's tariffs🚨 "The stock market is at record …
15 Shocking Facts About The Messed Up State Of The U.S. Economy
Ask 1,000 Americans about the economy and you’ll get 1,000 different answers. But what’s really going on? In this video, I’m going to show you facts that can’t be argued with. I focus on the actual numbers, not the noise. And these numbers are telling a very disturbing story. Here are 15 facts about the …
We’re quietly losing the ability to track the economy with real data.
Nearly 90% of economists doubt U.S. economic data. At the heart of every economic conversation, from rate cuts to retiree checks is one number: The Consumer Price Index (CPI). It tracks inflation by measuring how much prices change over time for things like rent, food, clothes, and transportation. It sounds simple but it’s not. — …
It seems US bonds have bottomed unless you think economy is really booming.
In 2008, Foreigners owned 57% of U.S. Treasuries 🚨Today, they only own 32% 👀 pic.twitter.com/xgviRLrCvm — Barchart (@Barchart) July 21, 2025
No, we don’t need rate cuts. Powell should have been fired years ago, but not now. Trump won’t fire Powell. If the economy goes into freefall, he has a scapegoat until May 2026.
Today: Same as when the 90 Day Tariff Pause “Leak” came out Release Headline saying Powell is out Test the Market Reaction Walk it back immediately Everything they do is driven by the Market. — Manz🌪 (@ManzTrades) July 17, 2025 Trump won't fire Powell: if economy goes into freefall, he has a scapegoat until May …
Senator Elizabeth Warren says crypto could “blow up” the entire US economy.
JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Senator Elizabeth Warren says crypto could "blow up" the entire US economy. pic.twitter.com/KCGh3dZV5O — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) July 17, 2025 Bitcoin remains the primary vehicle for money laundering by the elite and other nefarious groups. Once the cattle realizes this, its value will drop to zero. Hope this helps. https://t.co/ofT0xsFxkL — The Great …
Franchise pizza restaurant sales collapsing. Historically, the cheap “go to” meal for Americans. Not anymore.
The pizza business is a great way to measure the real economy because it shows us what real people can afford and cannot afford or are choosing to spend their money on right now. And it’s a huge indicator of where the economy is headed. Pizza sales across the board both takeout and delivery and …
Crisis In Russia: Bank Failures, Massive Inflation, Russia’s Entire Economy Is Collapsing
The man who has ruled Russia with an iron fist for over two decades just went on national television and admitted his country is facing an economic crisis. That’s not Putin admitting a small problem – that’s Putin confessing the house of cards is finally collapsing. While the Kremlin pumps out propaganda about growth and …
Copper underpins every part of the economy. If you want to destroy the U.S. economy this is how you would do it.
You can’t create new copper mines in our country. The copper mines in the world are where they are. There’s literally nothing you can do about it. You can tariff copper 10,000% and it still won’t change the fact that most of the copper on earth is in Chile and Peru. Why… pic.twitter.com/ffRehW6row — Spencer …
Can we finally admit that tariffs did not create an inflationary shock to the economy?
Can we finally admit that tariffs did not create an inflationary shock to the economy? https://t.co/qG0rv9cVK6 — Craig Fuller 🛩🚛🚂⚓️ (@FreightAlley) July 9, 2025 🚨 BREAKING: US Inflation Index drops to 1.66%. The experts are fuming. Cut interest rates. pic.twitter.com/zdZbyKJUOd — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 9, 2025 🚨 HUGE NEWS: Since President Trump took office… …
If the economy is already “booming,” why do we need to cut the rates ?
If the economy is already "booming," why do we need to cut the rates ? https://t.co/VuNcTJCX3h — Craig Shapiro (@ces921) July 8, 2025 Copper breaks to an ATH today in a monster 13% move. Hmmm … but everyone wants rate cuts. 🤔 pic.twitter.com/TdSJdIv2MT — John (@market_sleuth) July 8, 2025 The sleeper awakes. Inflation under control. …
Yellen’s gig economy fuels Gen Z millionaire boom…
Incredible how much damage central banks have done to people in the name of the “economy” pic.twitter.com/Yb395FkCeZ — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) July 8, 2025
The Collapse of China’s Economy Continues – Worst Crisis Communist China Has Ever Faced
What collapse am I referring to? The ongoing economic collapse in China… China is trapped in the worst deflationary spiral since the Great Depression, and one financial expert believes it’s a downturn the Chinese regime will not recover from. In today’s video, we talk about what’s happening in China, how it’s spreading throughout the world, …