U.S. Economy in a Snapshot Overview of the July 2023 Snapshot: Q1 GDP Growth Slows but Remains Solid, Driven by Consumption, Government Spending, and Net Exports; June Sees Solid Payroll Growth and Slight Drop in Unemployment; Food-at-Home Index 25% Above its 2019 Average.

by Dismal-Jellyfish   https://www.newyorkfed.org/medialibrary/media/research/snapshot/Snapshot_July2023.pdf Overview of the July 2023 Snapshot GDP growth slowed: Q1 GDP was about .5% below what it would been if since Q42019, it grew at a rate close to long-term forecasts. Consumer real spending on services …

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Core Inflation Cools To 4.8% In June >2x Target, REAL Wage Growth Finally Goes Positive (1.2% YoY) While RENT Inflation Still Roaring At 8% YoY (Taylor Rule Now Implies A Fed Target Rate Of 10.42%)

by confoundedinterest17 As M2 Money growth has stalled, we are seeing inflation cool a bit. Core inflation YoY is now down to 4.8% (still >2x Fed target). The good news? REAL average hourly earnings YoY is finally positive for the …

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Bidenomics In 3 Charts! Share of Total Net Worth Held by the Top 1% Near All-time High, 25 Straight Months Of NEGATIVE Real Wage Growth, 3 Straight Quarters Of NEGATIVE Net Worth Growth

by confoundedinterest17 Bidenomics, which Bumbling Biden can’t explain, and his Press Secretary Karine Jean Pierre only utters “top down was a failure, we are trying the opposite!” Sorry Karine, Bidenomics personifies top down economic (mis)management where DC picks winners and …

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Recession: It’s Already Here! US Household Net Worth Growth Goes Negative For 3 Consecutive Quarters (Worse Growth Since The Great Recession And Financial Crisis)

by confoundedinterest17 To quote Bill Paxton’s character from Twister: “It’s Already Here!” The feared recession, that is. The year-over-year growth rate in Household Net Worth has been negative for 3 consecutive quarters, the worst growth since The Great Recession and Financial …

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Bidenomics? US Bank Credit Growth Approaches Stall Speed (0.7% YoY) As M2 Money Growth Reverses Course, But Still Negative Growth At -4% YoY (Biden Contemplates Blocking The Sun To Prevent Global Warming!)

by confoundedinterest17 Bidenomics is based on massive Federal spending and massive Fed monetary stimulus. But like all stimulus, it wears off. Such is the case with bank lending as The Fed raises interest rates. US bank credit year-over-year (YoY) has …

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Fed Inferno! US M2 Money-Supply Growth Falls To Depression-Era Levels For Second Month In April (As M2 Money Velocity Remains Near Historic Lows)

by confoundedinterest17 It is truly a Fed Inferno! Money supply growth fell again in April from Jerome Powell And The Fed, plummeting further into negative territory after turning negative in November 2022 for the first time in twenty-eight years.  April’s drop …

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Bidenville! US Inflation Cools To 2x Target In May, 26 Straight Months Of Negative Weekly Wage Growth (Core Inflation Still At 5.3% YoY, Yet Fed Will Pause Rate Hikes)

by confoundedinterest17 Okay, Joe Biden was generally regarded as the dumbest member of the US Senate and mean-spirited (I won’t repeat podcaster Joe Rogan’s opinion of Biden). Now we realize how brazenly corrupt Biden is (taking bribes from China and …

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Hedge funds are betting against short-dated Treasuries as the Federal Reserve’s tightening cycle is far from over… World Bank: Global economic growth expected to slow to 2008 levels

Hedge funds are continuing to bet against short-dated Treasuries, extending their record selling streak as wagers mount that the Federal Reserve’s tightening cycle is far from over.  https://t.co/98PnJfM6c7 pic.twitter.com/fFQVUQb7Hp — Mo Hossain (@MoHossain) June 12, 2023 🚩 Deutsche Bank expects …

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US Voters Want Economic Growth over Equality

by Martin Armstrong Inflation has hurt everyone. It is no surprise that a recent poll by Rasmussen Reports indicates that US voters are now prioritizing economic growth of equality. The latest survey found that 64% of voters favor policies that contribute to …

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For the past 25 months, inflation has exceeded wage growth. Walmart says dry grocery inflation is up more than 20% in two years. A record number of Americans are in financial distress.

FACT: Under Biden, inflation has outpaced wages for 25 consecutive months. pic.twitter.com/InhJtCrww6 — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) June 2, 2023 Recession Alert: Record Number Of Americans Worse-Off Financially https://t.co/2mQtXWe4Iv — zerohedge (@zerohedge) June 2, 2023 https://twitter.com/PeterSchiff/status/1664648156850581505 *WALMART SAYS DRY GROCERY INFLATION …

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