Idalia Now a Hurricane – Expected to Rapidly Intensify. FL Under Widespread STATE OF EMERGENCY

BULLETIN Hurricane Idalia Advisory Number 11 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL102023 400 AM CDT Tue Aug 29 2023 …IDALIA NOW A HURRICANE… …EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY INTO AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS MAJOR HURRICANE BEFORE LANDFALL ON WEDNESDAY… https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT5%20shtml/290856.shtml With …

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Energy stocks are 5% below highs, indicating oil’s potential return of 48%, impacting Fed policy and financial markets. Rate hikes probability decreases, but odds of rate cuts drop, with no cuts until May 2024.

Energy stocks are only 5% away from recent highs. If historical correlations matter, it is hard to believe oil won't follow the same path. That alone would imply a 48% return from its current levels. As a crucial contributor to …

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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 …

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Tight monetary policy has significantly deteriorated the housing market. Stronger than expected GDP. Rate hike odds now 90%, market’s about to explode.

Tight monetary policy has significantly deteriorated the housing market % of houses featuring price cuts reached record levels in 2022 Even though the % has reduced since, it's still historically very elevated pic.twitter.com/lnrApBVay0 — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) June 29, 2023 …

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Bank of Canada minutes on immediate rate hike: “the economy remained clearly in excess demand and that the rebalancing of supply and demand was likely to take longer than previously expected.” “members felt that enough data had accumulated to convince them that more restrictive policy was needed.”

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2023/06/summary-governing-council-deliberations-fixed-announcement-date-june-7-2023/ Highlights: “the economy remained clearly in excess demand and that the rebalancing of supply and demand was likely to take longer than previously expected.” “members felt that enough data had accumulated to convince them that more …

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Amazon CEO warns about perfect storm – The retail landscape is expected to change significantly, with some major retailers facing lagging sales and changing consumer habits.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9TBs8-ddmc The nightmare in the retail sector never seems to end, and now Amazon, the second largest online and physical retailer in the world, is giving up on its brick-and-mortar operations, according to a new report and warnings issued by …

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Yesterday, Reddit’s CEO Spez Responded To The Blackout Protests With A Secret Internal Memo Telling Staff The Company Will Not Back Down And Plans To “Wait Out” Disaffected Users and Mods. Many Believe A Conspiracy Related To An Expected Reddit Stock IPO Is Driving That Irrational Behavior.

by AssuredlyAThrowAway On May 31, 2023, Reddit announced a policy change that will kill essentially every third-party Reddit app now operating, from Apollo to Reddit is Fun to Narwhal to BaconReader, leaving Reddit’s official mobile app as the only usable option; an app …

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Hedge funds are betting against short-dated Treasuries as the Federal Reserve’s tightening cycle is far from over… World Bank: Global economic growth expected to slow to 2008 levels

Hedge funds are continuing to bet against short-dated Treasuries, extending their record selling streak as wagers mount that the Federal Reserve’s tightening cycle is far from over.  https://t.co/98PnJfM6c7 pic.twitter.com/fFQVUQb7Hp — Mo Hossain (@MoHossain) June 12, 2023 🚩 Deutsche Bank expects …

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