US consumer sentiment plummets to second-lowest level on records going back to 1952- 34% lower than one year ago

Consumer Sentiment continues its slide. Meanwhile, consumers now expecting inflation to top 6.7% pic.twitter.com/8ZaheWURXq — Jack Jernigan (@JackJernigan1) April 11, 2025 Consumer sentiment plunged 11% this month to a preliminary reading of 50.8, the University of Michigan said in its latest survey released Friday, the second-lowest reading on records going back to 1952. April’s reading …

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If yields were going up because inflation/tariffs why didn’t yields come down when tariffs are reduced?

Forget the Six Flags ride in stocks. Look at 10y If yields were going up bc inflation/tariffs why didn’t yields come down when tariffs are reduced? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/mB9iUqLvXX — George Gammon (@GeorgeGammon) April 9, 2025 Shorts are squeezed, maybe good opportunity to sell the standard US stocks. Everybody is warned now. UST Yields not coming …

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Powell may resist, but market forces are pulling him in. Bond market crash signals greater risks than stock market collapse. Junk bond yields going parabola

Powell may pretend he doesn't need to get involved, but the market is about to drag him in kicking and screaming pic.twitter.com/izA4VUQmQN — zerohedge (@zerohedge) April 8, 2025 Junk bond yields going parabola https://t.co/LGDN6xHOiq pic.twitter.com/ILja6xLDGY — The Great Martis (@great_martis) April 8, 2025 The crash that's now happening in the bond market has more dire …

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Trump doesn’t give AF, says 50% tariffs are going into place on April 9th…. Stock market futures pare gains as China releases statement saying they “will fight to the end” against tariffs.

President Trump says 50% tariffs are going into place on April 9th — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) April 8, 2025 Don’t you all get it? Trump doesn’t give AF. This isn’t about tariffs, he wants the supply chain out of China. And that’s why China will retaliate tonight. Tonight might be the limit down night. The market …

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BREAKING: President Trump says, “We have to solve our trade deficit … Unless we solve that problem, I’m not going to make a deal.”

BREAKING: President Trump says, "We have to solve our trade deficit … Unless we solve that problem, I'm not going to make a deal." https://t.co/STlqrVo2NQ pic.twitter.com/TXcH7qIuJf — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) April 7, 2025 BREAKING: Trump says he is not interested in negotiating with Europe over the tariffs and that he will not be lifting …

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Trump Says ‘Markets Are Going To Boom’

BREAKING: President Trump comments on the stock market's reaction and says "it's going very well" and the "market is going to boom." https://t.co/Mp5l2qc128 — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) April 3, 2025 WASHINGTON — President Trump brushed off a steep stock market plunge Thursday following the announcement of his “reciprocal” tariffs — saying he expected a …

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Poverty in Argentina Falls from 52 to 38% Under Javier Milei – it’s going to happen in the US as well.

Argentina’s poverty rate dropped from 52.9 percent to 38.1 percent during the second half of 2024, according to new data by the National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina (INDEC). Local outlets reported that INDEC, a decentralized entity within the Argentine Economic Ministry, observed a nationwide decrease in poverty and indigence (extreme poverty) rates …

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There is not a bullish narrative for the markets right now. PCE data solidified that Friday. We are going lower. Bulls are living on a prayer right now.

Goldman now expects core PCE to rise to 3.5% this year versus 3.0% under previous assumptions for less aggressive tariffs. They expect the Fed to cut three times in the second half of the year to address the hit to growth and employment https://t.co/TOFjJLvkY4 pic.twitter.com/x3yd5gITcy — Nick Timiraos (@NickTimiraos) March 30, 2025 Look at all …

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The Democrats are Going Extinct – A New Party Will Rise from the Ashes

by Martin Armstrong https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Maher-on-Kamala.mp4 A new NBC News poll shows that the Democratic Party’s popularity has dropped to a record low. Only 27% of registered voters said they held positive views of the party — the lowest figure in the network’s polling dating to 1990. Former President Joe Biden continue to delude himself that he could …

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MGM exec caught saying ‘I’m not going to hire Whites’—federal probe demanded

MGM owns 10 hotel/casinos in Las Vegas. They own every major hotel on the west side of the Strip south of Caesars Palace. BellagioARIAThe Cosmopolitan of Las VegasMGM GrandMandalay BayPark MGMNoMad Las VegasNew York-New YorkLuxorExcalibur — MaxKatt (@MaxKatt2) March 20, 2025 MGM dominates Vegas Strip, controlling 10 casinos including Bellagio, ARIA, MGM Grand

They Are Accusing Trump Of “Manufacturing” A Recession, But What Is Really Going On?

by Michael Is it just a coincidence that a large number of talking heads in the corporate media have all suddenly decided to start blaming Donald Trump for causing a “recession”?  During the four years of the Biden administration those same voices insisted that there was no “recession” on the horizon even though homelessness was setting …

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Is Europe trying to keep the war going, do they want World War 3?

by BigSister https://www.politico.eu/article/european-council-summit-donald-trump-war-in-ukraine-peace-talks/ https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/07/europe/europe-security-urkraine-defense-explainer-intl-hnk/index.html https://apnews.com/article/eu-europe-defense-trump-ukraine-germany-france-e4362b1107c3b41c026147466dd582ce https://www.newsweek.com/europe-preparations-world-war-3-baltic-states-dragons-teeth-air-defenses-1993930 REMEMBER THIS: When they say “security guarantees” regarding a deal with Ukraine, what they are really saying “American troops on the ground” in Ukraine. They are calling it “security guarantees” because it sounds better than the truth and they don’t want to get Americans’ hackles up to resist Europe’s …

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Discord is reportedly in early talks about going public through an IPO – Financial Times

JUST IN: Discord is reportedly in early talks about going public through an IPO – Financial Times pic.twitter.com/PaArrKIy34 — Evan (@StockMKTNewz) March 6, 2025 Discord, a social media and messaging app loved by gamers, that “allows users to chat via voice, video, or text,” has held discussions with bankers recently “to discuss preparations for an …

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Trudeau – “We’re probably going to keep booing the American anthem.”

pic.twitter.com/KDHzcqMpVo — Olivia1999 (@Mimi202215) March 4, 2025 The U.S. is Subsidizing Canada – Here’s How 🇺🇸➡️🇨🇦 Trump is 100% right—America subsidizes Canada in multiple ways, draining U.S. taxpayers while propping up Canada’s economy. Here’s the proof: 🔹 Trade Imbalance – The U.S. buys more from Canada than it sells, fueling their… — Citizen X🎚️🇺🇸 (@latayprime) …

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Bonds colapsing and DAX going record up

Bonds colapsing… And dax going record up as euro keeps getting bid like Crazy.. something fucked up is happening https://t.co/Q0ziX4A03k — Templar (@GingkoPT) March 5, 2025 ⚠️ JUST IN: *EUROPEAN STOCKS RALLY ACROSS THE CONTINENT ON GERMANY'S FISCAL BAZOOKA PLANS; DAX SOARS 3.7% 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇫🇷🇮🇹🇪🇸🇳🇱🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/yGe7T33Aor — Investing.com (@Investingcom) March 5, 2025

The Retirement Hamster Wheel Is Only Going to Get Harder

Are you ready for retirement? Probably not – and the younger you are, the less ready you are. That’s to be expected, of course – the younger you are, the more time you have to prepare. Unfortunately, there’s an often-overlooked complication that makes retirement much more challenging than you might think… By Peter Reagan “Are …

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The Left isn’t going down without a fight

by James Hickman In the more than four decades since the Department of Education was created in 1979, it has spent literally TRILLIONS of dollars, presumably to make America’s youth smarter and more competitive. But what’s been the result? Well, just take a look at the National Center for Education Statistics’ (NCES) long-term reading and mathematics …

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DOGE Just Created a TON of X Accounts. This is Going to BE WILD.

@DOGE_GSA – @DOGE_STATE – @DOGE_SBA – @DOGE_DOI – @DOGE_HUD – @DOGE_NPS – @DOGE_SSA – @DOGE_OMB – @DOGE_ED – @DOGE_OPM – @DOGE_DOJ – @DOGE_NASA – @DOGE_VA – @DOGE_USDA – @DOGE_FAA – @DOGE_DOT – @DOGE_EPA – @DOGE_DOD – @DOGE_FDA HOLY SHLIT… @DOGE just created a TON of X accounts. This is going to be wild. –@DOGE_GSA–@DOGE_STATE–@DOGE_SBA–@DOGE_DOI–@DOGE_HUD–@DOGE_NPS–@DOGE_SSA–@DOGE_OMB–@DOGE_ED–@DOGE_OPM–@DOGE_DOJ–@DOGE_NASA–@DOGE_VA–@DOGE_USDA–@DOGE_FAA–@DOGE_DOT–@DOGE_EPA… — …

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Too late, not like the market is going to correct itself. Then Millennials will be too old to pick up a mortgage.

Study: If You Want More Babies, Make Mortgages Affordable For Young People A new NBER working paper (Did the Modern Mortgage Set the Stage for the U.S. Baby Boom? by Lisa J. Dettling & Melissa Schettini Kearney) reveals an unexpected (well, actually expected) catalyst behind America’s famous baby boom: government-backed mortgages that transformed homeownership and …

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