Economists now see a 45% likelihood of a US recession occurring in the next 12 months, up from 22% at the start of the year

This chart shows the likelihood of a recession in the U.S. within the next 12 months, based on Wall Street Journal surveys of economists from 2023 to 2025. The data points reflect the average response in each survey. In early 2023, the likelihood was around 60%. It gradually declined through 2023 and 2024, hitting a …

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PROTESTERS BOOTED FROM MTGreene (MTG) TOWN HALL, ONE TASED BY SECURITY

🚨🇺🇸PROTESTERS BOOTED FROM MTG TOWN HALL, ONE TASED BY SECURITY Minutes into @mtgreenee town hall, protesters disrupted the event and were escorted out, with one being tased. pic.twitter.com/cSMNcBJxuv — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 15, 2025 Democrats are the party of hate and violence — Funky Beach (@FunkyBeaches) April 15, 2025 Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, one …

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Bitcoin was once about freedom from the state now it’s just stack memes…

#StackDiddler is a perfect representation of what is wrong with the Bitcoin community. Once apon a time Bitcoin was about stateless, permissionless, decentralized digital cash with a promise of empowering the individual to have a more self-sovereign hyper-individualist future. -> https://t.co/V0PlaIapXc — Sold At The Top (@soldatthetop) April 16, 2025 Bitcoin was a great experiment …

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President Bukele says he will REFUSE to send MS-13 gang members back to the United States from El Salvador

🚨 #BREAKING: President Bukele says he will REFUSE to send MS-13 gang members back to the United States from El Salvador BUKELE: “How can I smuggle a terrorist into the United States? Of course I'm not going to do it. The question is preposterous!” “Why do you want terrorists… pic.twitter.com/Ng954tOBJG — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April …

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Loudoun County Child Protective Services Took a 1-Month-Old Baby from Her Mother and Navy Veteran Father at Gunpoint

A U.S. Navy veteran and his wife were subjected to the full weight of the government’s iron fist as Child Protective Services—backed by armed deputies—stormed their home and seized their one-month-old, breastfeeding infant. According to the father, there was no warrant. No due process. No criminal charge. This happened not in communist China, nor in …

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NVDA went from +4% to red, AAPL keeps fading too.

$NVDA from plus 4% to red Never gonna let it rip without the insiders load https://t.co/4eWgQtG1aZ — John Trades MBA (@JPATrades) April 14, 2025 $AAPL keeps fading. wow. — Heisenberg (@Mr_Derivatives) April 14, 2025 Last week, the Monday panic gap down was the low of the week. It's highly likely that today's panic gap higher …

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Short the S&P 500 warns Bank of America… Citigroup downgrades US equities to neutral from overweight.

Short the S&P 500 warns Bank of America 🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/1zG9DliZfy — Barchart (@Barchart) April 14, 2025 Citigroup downgrades US equities to neutral from overweight. — FinancialJuice (@financialjuice) April 14, 2025 #Breadth and #Momentum indicators are stretched to the downside. @sentimentrader pic.twitter.com/0Qsb8gdt6O — Lance Roberts (@LanceRoberts) April 14, 2025 Foreign demand for US stocks pic.twitter.com/Whq8D1zc6p — …

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Gold hits historic breakout, surpassing 1980 inflation-adjusted peak, signaling massive upside. From $235 to $1,915, gold’s 10-year surge could repeat with a 3x price jump

Gold just had a historic breakout The 50 year chart – adjusted for inflation – is in uncharted territory past the 1980 peak pic.twitter.com/nWSFhhPY5J — Katusa Research (@KatusaResearch) April 12, 2025 Gold have much more upside than most anticipate. From 2001 to 2011 within 10-year period gold price increased 8 fold from $235 to $1,915. …

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We went from +4% expectation in futures yesterday to now please stay green… Eyes on bonds

Eyes on bonds. https://t.co/j0G548Fxg2 pic.twitter.com/RyidKLwD3y — The Great Martis (@great_martis) April 13, 2025 BREAKING: The 10Y Note Yield rises back above 4.50% at the open. The bond market is in control. pic.twitter.com/sfPGBjEWvr — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) April 13, 2025 The main market theme over the next few weeks will not be tariffs, but the …

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Bulls rally on contrarian thinking, ignoring market realities… Put/call ratio skyrockets after April shocks, China’s tariff surge from 20% to 145%

Bulls keep agreeing that everyone is bearish so it's contrarian to be bullish. In what can only be described as the biggest circle jerk in market history. Here is the put/call ratio since the Liberation Day shock which occurred on April 2nd. Which was followed by the China shock… pic.twitter.com/ZsFJjjEf4a — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) April 13, …

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British and Eastern European recruits reportedly excluded from entry-level roles…

White applicants from a British or Eastern European background are at a disadvantage when applying for entry-level police constable roles at one of the U.K.’s largest police forces, according to reports by The Telegraph newspaper. It has emerged that West Yorkshire Police permits Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates to submit job applications all year round, …

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Euro breakout signals long-term trend, US dollar faces further weakness . Jim Bianco: “Where is the selling coming from? Answer: Europe

It’s now official. The euro has broken out above a key historical resistance level. FX trends often take time to develop, but once they do, they tend to persist for years. I expect this time to be no different, with the US dollar likely to weaken further against other… pic.twitter.com/KiCuLdQqcG — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) …

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Bank of America recommends to sell the rip. Fed projects sharp growth slowdown and inflation spike from rising tariffs

Bank of America recommends to sell the rip 🍀 — TT3 (@TradingThomas3) April 11, 2025 BLACKROCK CEO LARRY FINK SAYS WE ARE GOING TO HAVE MUCH GREATER EMBEDDED INFLATION IN THIS COUNTRY – CNBC — First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) April 11, 2025 Inflation expectations remain well anchored… lol pic.twitter.com/P5obSDFctd — Michael J. Kramer (@MichaelMOTTCM) April 11, …

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Apple is charting flights for 600 tons of iPhones from India

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Tech giant Apple (AAPL) chartered cargo flights to ferry 600 tons of iPhones, or as many as 1.5 million, to the United States from India, after it stepped up production there in an effort to beat President Donald Trump’s tariffs, sources told Reuters. The details of the push provide an insight …

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Amazon suspends some its inventory orders from China due to the tariffs

🇨🇳 #Amazon cancels inventory orders from China due to tariffs. pic.twitter.com/nFL3679w29 — The Bitcoin Addict (@thebtcaddict) April 9, 2025 BREAKING: Amazon suspends some its inventory orders from China due to the tariffs pic.twitter.com/8It8hPnENi — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) April 9, 2025 Amazon is canceling orders for multiple products produced in China over the tariffs put in …

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Trump claims stocks rose 88% in first term, promises more growth with tariffs. We are taking $2 billion a day from tariffs.

TRUMP JUST NOW: – Stocks were up 88% in my first term, they will be up more now that I get to do what I want with tariffs – Countries are calling me and “kissing my ass” – Congress wants to take away my power to negotiate on tariffs but Congress sucks at negotiating pic.twitter.com/IZv6YgKR8e …

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Analysts revise 2025 profit growth down to 9.4%, from 12.5% earlier. Bill Ackman warns: Tariffs trigger pain for small businesses, with gross margins plummeting 60%.

"For all of 2025, [analysts] see profits rising 9.4%, compared with a projection of 12.5% at the beginning of the year."@NKniazhevich pic.twitter.com/bArD2ic1wC — Daily Chartbook (@dailychartbook) April 9, 2025 DELTA CEO: GROWTH HAS ‘LARGELY STALLED’ WITH TRADE UNCERTAINTY || TAKING ACTION TO PROTECT MARGINS, CASH FLOW || TO REDUCE PLANNED CAPACITY GROWTH IN H2 TO …

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TREASURY SEC: DELISTING CHINESE STOCKS FROM U.S. STOCK EXCHANGES IS AN OPTION

Bessent says that Trump is considering delisting all Chinese companies from the US stock market. 🚨🇺🇸TREASURY SEC: DELISTING CHINESE STOCKS FROM U.S. STOCK EXCHANGES IS AN OPTION Bessent just dropped a bombshell: delisting Chinese companies from U.S. stock exchanges is officially on the table. Source: Fox https://t.co/pXPU8lXXe9 pic.twitter.com/2qaz328uoF — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 9, 2025 …

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Bond yields above pre-“Liberation Day” levels. FHA delinquencies soar to 15.11% on purchase loans. Morgan Stanley predicts no rate cuts from the Fed in 2025

Talk about a shift in sentiment: The 10-year note yield now pushing above 4.20% while the S&P 500 falls -4.5% in 3 hours. Yields are ABOVE levels seen before "Liberation Day." Once again, bond markets are telling us something. pic.twitter.com/zOQcikVObA — Adam Kobeissi (@TKL_Adam) April 8, 2025 FHA delinquencies are skyrocketing, 15.11% of all FHA …

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