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The Iranian rial has lost nearly 90% of its value since 2018. Economic desperation is a core driver behind Tehran’s aggressive missile diplomacy. Officials are conditioning any ceasefire on the release of frozen foreign assets. Nuclear site inspections remain at a standstill due to lack of access. Internal protests are suppressed but the economic reality …
Official data now screams the economy is in freefall. Annual jobs numbers this low only happen in full-blown recessions. we are in a consumer recession for the bottom 80%. top 20% are crushing it. — Jon Brooks (@jonbrooks) May 8, 2026 "consumers are literally running out of money" — Heinz CEO You can’t budget your …
Oddly enough, I think it’s finally started to affect my current maket’s used home prices. 6 months ago I didn’t click on 80-90% of the listings because the price point was astronomical and they were out of their minds. Last night I told my wife we may be buying a house finally in 2026. Prices …
$WEN is another example pic.twitter.com/KlbW4hxOMQ — Wagie Capital (@WagieCapital) March 28, 2026
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BREAKING: The US Dollar tumbles to a fresh 4-year low after President Trump says the US Dollar is "doing great" and he is not concerned about its decline byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts We have approached "End of Empire" levels of gaslighting. https://t.co/7uHQOGhze2 — HealthRanger (@HealthRanger) January 28, 2026 Most people don't realize what Trump just said: For …
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 …
For all of you dollar doomers out there. Foreigners now own a record $9 trillion in treasuries. Don’t let your hopes and dreams of a dollar crash cloud what the data is telling you. The dollar isn’t going anywhere. pic.twitter.com/utmqGXs1hY — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) September 16, 2025
Consumers are tapping out. pic.twitter.com/WuTvvk8QNU — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) August 7, 2025 Breakfast sales at McDonald’s and Wendy have declined year over year despite these items like McGriddle and Maple bacon croissant selling for like 2 dollars. Folks are eating Cheerios at home to save 2 dollars on breakfast! Is this strong economy folks ?$MCD …
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 …
🚨EUROPEAN MARKETS IN FREEFALL – FTSE, DAX, CAC PLUNGE European stock markets are seeing steep declines in early trading. The FTSE 100 is down nearly 6%, while Germany’s DAX, after plunging 10%, is now 7.6% lower. France’s CAC 40 is also down 7% as volatility surges across the… https://t.co/7Iblpv8YsL pic.twitter.com/fDUdR8ATLg — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April …
The latest data show that Americans are taking an increasingly grim view of the U.S. economy and their own financial outlooks as uncertainty from the Trump administration’s tariff hikes and other policy changes drags on. The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index fell for the fourth consecutive month, dropping 7.2 points to a reading of 92.9 …
The inverted cup and handle is considered a bearish reversal pattern in technical analysis. Here’s an explanation: Structure: The “inverted cup” resembles an upside-down “U” shape, indicating a prior upward trend that has peaked and begun to decline. The “handle” forms as a temporary consolidation or slight upward retracement after the downward movement of the …
OUCH! German private sector slides deeper into contraction on services, dealing another blow to an economy grappling with a govt collapse alongside flat-lining growth. The composite PMI dipped to a 9mth low of 47.3 in Nov from 48.6 in Oct – holding below the 50 threshold separating expansion from contraction. Services PMI unexpectedly dropped below 50 …
Got gold? 👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/LaVIokiWPx — Kalani o Māui (@MauiBoyMacro) September 20, 2024 As of current price action, it is possible to define Gold as having entered a parabolic advance (in red). It is an easy mistake to take profits prematurely in parabolic moves. Previous bull cycles of Bitcoin are cases in point $GC_F #GOLD pic.twitter.com/jzLEMPcZaM …
China Foreign Direct Investment YoYhttps://t.co/jAYLGSEkwc pic.twitter.com/UXKAFOdtlD — TRADING ECONOMICS (@tEconomics) September 14, 2024
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The Federal Funds Rate, which is the interest rate at which depository institutions lend balances to each other overnight, has indeed reached its highest level since 2007. As of May 2024, the rate was reported at 5.33%, which is a significant increase from the historic low of 0.08% in 2022. Retail spending in freefall Total card spending was down …
The recent decline in the Chinese market has sent shockwaves through the global economy, raising serious concerns about the state of China’s economic health. Alicia García Herrero, Chief Asia-Pacific Economist for Natixis, succinctly captured the prevailing sentiment: “Nobody believes the economic situation is going to get any better.” This lack of confidence is deeply troubling, …
Iran launches drones towards Israel. Price of Bitcoin collapses, while price of Gold spikes up. Turns out Bitcoin wasn’t much of a doomsday hedge, since you can’t use Bitcoins if the grid goes down. As we potentially head towards WWIII, Bitcoin crashes down, and Gold spikes up. https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/bitcoin/ https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/pax-gold/ I know from experience that when …
In a startling turn of events, China’s stock market faces unprecedented turmoil as nearly 30% of all stocks come to a grinding halt, with small caps limited down in an alarming 8% freefall within a matter of hours. This financial upheaval sparks concerns, hinting at an impending storm in the Chinese market. The tumultuous scene …
German house prices are in freefall, per Reuters: pic.twitter.com/gCNGQONr8c — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) January 12, 2024 Question: Is Germany like New Zealand, Australia, Canada where your fixed rate is max three years? They’re all resetting now and yeah…it’s going to be bad.
by whodisguy32 US consumer credit card debt is at all time high, people don’t stay in 30% interest rate debt unless they are forced to. People are pulling back on essentials/food as reported by target. People don’t cut back on eating unless they are cut everything else. Trucking companies that are near or over 100 …
Despite a decline in the value of the Japanese yen, the Producer Price Index (PPI) in Japan continues to indicate a deflationary trend. In other words, the prices that producers receive for their goods and services are still experiencing a decrease, despite the currency’s depreciation. This scenario can have implications for the overall economic conditions …
Is our honeymoon with the electric vehicle finally over? A study found that one in five early adopters of EV cars and trucks are returning to gas-powered vehicles. As a result, used EV prices are freefalling. Why are early EV adopters returning to ICEs? The Journal Nature published a study revealing that of the folks …
by Chris Black If the goal was to destroy the Ukraine, that is pretty much a done deal. The majority of the population has left and they are not coming back. The demographic implosion of Ukraine: Women fleeing Ukraine and finding new partners while men find death at the front. https://t.co/ktaTQIeCXb — Remix News & …
