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2/ The yield curve just steepened by 1%, coming out of an inversion The last time we saw this was in 2020 during the COVID-19 recession pic.twitter.com/L2gzkGSCI8 — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) October 8, 2024 4/ So, where's the recession now? GDP growth in the US is still at a healthy 2% The job market remains …
On September 4th, Jagmeet Singh, leader of Canada’s socialist New Democratic Party (NDP), publicly announced that he pulled the plug on his agreement with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. This deal has kept Trudeau’s shaky minority government afloat, preventing it from falling to a vote of no confidence. If Singh follows through, Trudeau’s government could finally …
by Michael It is incredibly sad to watch the U.S. economy slowly but surely come apart at the seams all around us. For most of our history, the rest of the world marveled at our economic performance, and that is because we embraced economic values that led to great blessing. In recent decades, we have …
How does it feel to be living on the edge of a bubble just before it bursts? Ever since the days of the Great Recession, our leaders have been going to extremes that we have never seen before as they attempt to keep our failing economy propped up. The Federal Reserve has created trillions upon …
by Michael How does it feel to be living on the edge of a bubble just before it bursts? Ever since the days of the Great Recession, our leaders have been going to extremes that we have never seen before as they attempt to keep our failing economy propped up. The Federal Reserve has created …
Yes, please. #AmericaFirst pic.twitter.com/782tUW92s1 — I Love America News (@ILA_NewsX) July 16, 2024
The iconic Hollywood Arby’s location on Sunset Boulevard recently closed its doors after more than five decades in business. The closure was attributed to a combination of factors, including the pandemic, low foot traffic, rising food costs, and California’s $20-an-hour minimum wage. The restaurant’s general manager, Gary Husch, stated that the minimum wage increase was …
by confoundedinterest17 We’re going down! Moments ago the University of Michigan released the latest “report card” on Bidenomics, and to nobody’s surprise – except perhaps a certain senile teleprompter reading, diaper-wearing puppet in the White House – it was another disaster. One month after the May Consumer Sentiment printed at a record 7-sigma miss to expectations, consumer …
It has been agreed that each signatory country shall have a “National IHR Authority” and “The National IHR Authority shall coordinate the implementation of these Regulations within the jurisdiction of the State Party”. Your government is agreeing changes to your freedom in secret and now will not be able to debate in Parliament 🚨WHO – …
33% of all S&P 500 stock trades are now executed in the final 10 minutes of the session, according to data compiled by BestEx Research. That’s up from 27% in 2021. pic.twitter.com/Q00bb2HUyw — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) May 22, 2024 "Active equity outflows in the US deteriorated through 2023 to 6.6% vs. 4.3% in 2022, and 4.1% …
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1763670170470387936.html Julie breaks down the morning session. Lots of good detail in here. Judge Cannon calls Jack Smith trial date ‘unrealistic.’ Big news from Cannon hearing. 60 day DOJ rule is not in effect. Jack Smith would put Trump on trial November 1. The judge had originally scheduled the trial to begin May 20 but …
by Michael According to the New York Fed, total household debt in the United States increased by 212 billion dollars during the fourth quarter of 2023. It is now sitting at a grand total of 17.5 trillion dollars. I suppose the good news is that we aren’t 34 trillion dollars in debt like the federal …
BY DAVID HAGGITH The numbers may be fake, but they have plunged a dagger into the back of the Powell pivot fantasy Photo by Reza Hasannia on Unsplash A scorching-hot jobs report finally woke up a few bond vigilantes today to recognize they have priced bonds on the wrong side of history. With so many jobs supposedly added to the …
Richard X. Bove, the outspoken financial analyst, retired last week but quickly returned, sharing a grim outlook on the U.S. economy. Bove predicts the end of the dollar as the world’s reserve currency, foreseeing China’s economic dominance. He criticizes fellow analysts as “monks praying to money” for avoiding mainstream financial system critique. https://archive.is/txNeV#selection-449.0-479.162
Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, hero to some, traitor to others, is set to fight what may be his last battle against being extradited from Britain to the United States. A hearing has been scheduled to take place at the High Courts in London on February 20-21. It will be presided over by a two-judge panel to …
The $250 million package includes air-defense munitions, additional ammunition for High-Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), 155 mm and 105 mm artillery ammunition, and anti-armor munitions, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement. White House national-security spokesman John Kirby said last week that President Joe Biden was planning one more military aid package in …
Stocks rose to start the last week of the year, pushing the S&P 500 closer to record levels. The S&P 500 climbed 0.42% to end at 4,774.75, while the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.54% to settle at 15,074.57. The Dow Jones industrial Average gained 159.36 points, or about 0.43%, to close at 37,545.33. The Nasdaq 100 …
Indeed, that's a key point. Additionally, the coming commodity super cycle is going to be driven by the supply crunch of essential commodities such as copper and silver. Contributing to their growing scarcity… pic.twitter.com/Kc06kclh6G — Phoenix Capital (@PhoenixCapitalH) December 23, 2023 Equities are expensive. Commodities are generationally cheap Do with this as you wish. pic.twitter.com/SpHmqL6eKk …
by Michael It is becoming clear that the U.S. is going to be heavily involved in the war in the Middle East, and it is becoming clear that this is going to mean a direct confrontation with Iran. Are you ready for that? Are any of us really ready for such an apocalyptic scenario? Hamas …
by Michael Most Americans have absolutely no idea how close we are to the unthinkable. Even though leaders all over the globe have developed a really bad case of war fever, the vast majority of us here in the United States are entirely convinced that everything will be okay somehow. Most of us believe the …
https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2023-08-30/explainer-what-to-know-about-the-new-covid-19-booster-shots-planned-for-fall h/t CFP
These massive intra-day reversals we've been seeing lately are a result of institutions dumping Tech stocks en masse. A process known as "distribution" i.e. selling to retail late money. Here we see (Chaikin) money flow has collapsed. Note the difference from the last top: pic.twitter.com/IrPaM0TglA — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) August 10, 2023 This chart sums it …
by timewourp Quickly Analyzing the Impending Chinese Economic Collapse Hey y’all, gather ’round as we delve into the potential pitfalls of the colossal Chinese economy. Grab your popcorn and your puts, because we’re about to expose the red dragon’s Achilles’ heel. Demographic Disaster: China’s “one-child policy” fallout is STILL haunting them like a ghost in …
by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.dtcc.com/-/media/Files/pdf/2023/7/26/MBS1249-23.pdf https://www.dtcc.com/-/media/Files/pdf/2023/7/26/MBS1250-23.pdf
The economic news is getting really bad but markets are still rising. The brief final stage of the market cycle.pic.twitter.com/55ZY4MGgPy https://t.co/rX8hxr3YI3 — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) July 25, 2023 The overwhelming temptation of every financial pundit is to lure sheeple into a market powered by five stocks:https://t.co/vCedAfNQWd And then after the crash tell everyone no one saw …
Buckle up. https://t.co/chFvOntM28 pic.twitter.com/vpe6MGyW04 — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) July 5, 2023 https://twitter.com/FinanceLancelot/status/1676942029039837185
