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JP Morgan analysis mapping Hormuz disruption timeline suggests Asia would feel pressure first in early April, followed by Europe, then the US and Australia. People are starting to realize how large of a crisis this oil, fertilizer & helium shock is to the global economy

JP Morgan analysts mapped out how the Hormuz closure may unfold over the world. The red lines are oil from the Persian Gulf. Asia: April 1. Europe: April 10. North America: April 15. Australia: April 20. This is a game to see who blinks first. JP Morgan analysts mapped out how the Hormuz closure may …

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Over half of Americans say health care, a weeklong vacation and a new car are unaffordable. US 30-Year Mortgage Rate jumps to 6.86%, the highest level since November

Over half of Americans say health care, a weeklong vacation and a new car are unaffordable, per ABC — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) March 17, 2026 JUST IN: US 30-Year Mortgage Rate jumps to 6.86%, the highest level since November byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts Another out of context quote. Full quote shows Hassett saying this is “going ahead of …

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The Inflation You Feel… But CPI Barely Counts

By Peter Reagan You’re smart. You already know that, when planning for the future, factoring inflation into those plans is vitally important. After all, if your plans don’t account for inflation, how do you know that you’ll actually have enough funds in your golden years to pay for even the most basic of necessities, much less …

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Anyone else feel like the world quietly broke after 2019?

by extraqc I’m not saying timelines merged or we slipped into another dimension or whatever. I’m not even trying to be dramatic. I just can’t shake the feeling that something… shifted after like 2019/2020. Ever since then, time feels fake. Weeks disappear but somehow nothing actually happens. People seem more irritable, more checked out, or …

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Shoppers Feel the Pinch of the Grinch, Farmers Feel the Folly

by David Haggith 70% of Americans now understand what is really happening in the US economy, and they SERIOUSLY don’t like it. Under a chaotic government where real data just isn’t available, even the Fed no longer trusts what little data is coming out. For example, Fed Chair Jerome Powell doesn’t buy the government’s job …

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Vance admits the economy sucks and “it’s going to take a bit of time” for Americans to feel the economic boom. Consumer sentiment COLLAPSES to the LOWEST since 2009.

.@VP: "This economy was not harmed in 10 months. It took a deliberate 4-year administration that was making life harder for everyday Americans, that was importing foreign workers… over regulating, overtaxing… As much progress as we've made, it's going to take a little bit of… pic.twitter.com/ycgvkBPftW — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) November 20, 2025 And …

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It must feel awful to be a billionaire right now.

Some of us saw this coming. I told so many people—including you—that it is time to start building a real alternative to the Democrat Party’s extremism in NYC. I stand by that assessment. I was right—ahead of many people in our city—about the need to defend meritocracy in our… — Maud Maron (@MaudMaron) October 25, …

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Florida housing market freefall: Cape Coral down 19%, Fort Myers 13%, banks start to feel the pain

Florida’s housing market didn’t cool. It cracked. Pandemic money, remote-work fantasies, and short-term rentals pretending to be long-term investments pushed prices to unsustainable heights. Now the air is rushing out. Cape Coral homes lost nineteen percent of their value. Fort Myers dropped thirteen percent. Sarasota, Naples, Miami, all sliding. These aren’t small corrections. They are …

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Reverse repo is spent and reserves feel every hit

Reverse repo is spent and reserves feel every hit byu/MonetaryCommentary inbonds Quantitative easing stuffed banks with reserves, money funds parked the surplus in overnight reverse repo, and quantitative tightening then unwound that stack in reverse. Through 2023, rebuilds in the Treasury General Account mostly bled out of RRP; by 2025, with RRP usage thin, cash …

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Washington thinks inflating prices will feel like winning, everyone else disagrees

Washington is making a massive bet on tariffs that could reshape the entire economy. If tariffs rise as Bessent predicts, small businesses and manufacturers may collapse under higher costs while large corporations collect enormous windfalls. Global allies could retaliate, threatening exports and destabilizing trade networks that have supported markets for decades. Everyday goods will get …

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Heartbreaking. It’s a reminder that AI can feel real, but it’s not a substitute for human connection.

Heartbreaking. It’s a reminder that AI can feel real, but it’s not a substitute for human connection. — Jamal Amin (@JamalibnAmin) August 16, 2025 A cognitively impaired New Jersey senior died while trying to meet a flirtatious AI chatbot that he believed was a real woman living in the Big Apple — despite pleas from …

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86 Percent Of Americans Feel Stressed About The Cost Of Groceries, And Many People Are Starting To Really Flip Out Emotionally

by Michael Why are social media platforms filled with videos of Americans complaining about grocery prices right now? Needless to say, those videos must be striking a chord, because some of them are receiving millions of views. Government bureaucrats are telling us that the cost of food is only going up a few percentage points …

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Trump doubles down with new 25% tariff on India

President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on Indian goods effective August 6, 2025. While some reports say this pushes tariffs to 50%, that number is misleading. The Times of India explained, “President Donald Trump has imposed a 25% tariff on all Indian goods, escalating trade tensions between the United States and India” https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/donald-trump-tariffs-india-news-live-updates-russia-oil-india-us-trade-deal-tariff-impact-pm-modi/liveblog/123138458.cms. The …

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A Real Life Economic Nightmare: How Would You Feel If You Had Applied For 900 Jobs Without Any Success At All?

by Michael If you have applied for hundreds of jobs and still find yourself out of work, you are certainly not alone. In many industries, it is absolutely brutal out there right now. U.S. employers have been laying off hundreds of thousands of workers in 2025, and there is immense competition for any good jobs that do happen …

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This Is Not A Trade Deal, If You Shop At Walmart, Target Or Home Depot You Will Feel The Pain

Everybody is so happy right now. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged over 1,000 points today, television commentators are overflowing with positive sentiment, and even many of President Trump’s fiercest opponents are celebrating. It warms my heart to witness such widespread happiness, and part of me hesitates to cast a shadow on this collective jubilation. …

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Higher education is unraveling under the weight of AI. Professors feel powerless. Students admit: College now means mastering ChatGPT, not the subject.

For higher education, “AI’s takeover [is] a full-blown existential crisis.” “College is just how well I can use ChatGPT at this point.” “I think we are years — or months, probably — away from a world where nobody thinks using AI for homework is considered cheating.” “It isn’t as if cheating is new. But now, …

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Chinese Exporters Begin to Feel Pain of Tariffs as Containers Stack Up

China’s exporters are scrambling to find domestic buyers for their consumer goods as orders from the United States have dried up during an escalating trade war. On Chinese social media platforms, exporters joined the domestic direct-to-consumer livestream market, attempting to offload products that were initially meant for foreign customers. Some factories have slowed or halted …

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President Trump calls for “preemptive [rate] cuts” and claims “there is virtually no inflation.”… Feel free to hate his tone, but is he wrong?

BREALING: President Trump calls for "preemptive [rate] cuts" and claims "there is virtually no inflation." Trump is now calling Fed Chair Powell "Mr. Too Late." pic.twitter.com/I3sBD0b6RI — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) April 21, 2025 *PRESIDENT TRUMP: “THERE CAN BE A SLOWING OF THE ECONOMY UNLESS MR. TOO LATE, A MAJOR LOSER, LOWERS INTEREST RATES NOW… …

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