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Even China’s 1.4 billion population can’t fill all its vacant homes, former official says Unsold, completed: ~7.2 million homes, according to Reuters calculations, based on the average home size of 90 square metres. That does not count: the numerous residential projects that have already been sold but not yet completed …
by confoundedinterest17 Shape of things in the US economy. But a better tune to descible what is happening is over, under, sideways down. For example, look at this chart of loans and leases at commercial banks, since last year (YoY). The growth rate is plunging rapidly. Of course, M2 Money growth …
by confoundedinterest17 Bidenomics is terrible! Just a huge payoff to be big donors (the donor class) for green energy, Big Pharma and Big Defense. Now Biden is considering using ankle monitors to prevent illegal immigrants from leaving Texas and traveling to welfare-friendly blue states like California and New York rather …
by confoundedinterest17 Bidenomics is a train wreck. But unlike E. Palestine Ohio, the site of a train derailment and massive toxic spill (for which Biden has yet to visit), Bidenomics is a continuing train wreck. The first chart is the record decline in US net cash farm income. Now in …
by Dismal-Jellyfish https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/files/BeigeBook_20230906.pdf This report was prepared at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City based on information collected on or before August 28, 2023. Highlights: “Some Districts highlighted reports suggesting consumers may have exhausted their savings and are relying more on borrowing to support spending.” “Bankers from different Districts …
by confoundedinterest17 Slippin’ into darkness! Bidenomics, that is! Joe Biden is not a friend of the US middle class. The St Louis Fed’s real time GDP tracker known as Nowcast has Q3 GDP at -0.07%. This happening at M2 Money growth collapses. If you want to feel good, check out Atlanta Fed’s …
Manufacturing has been in contraction for nearly a year and declining for two. Institute for Supply Management's Aug manufacturing PMI confirms sector is contracting and still signaling broader recession; new orders still falling; only 1 out of 9 manufacturing industries adding jobs; price pressures down as increasing number of firms …
Like houses, many people are locked-in to low auto loan rates. However, homes last much longer than cars do. As people sell cars bought over the last ~4 years, they are entering a much higher rate environment. Follow us @KobeissiLetter for real time analysis as this develops. — The Kobeissi …
by confoundedinterest17 The glories of Bidenomics is on fully display. Despite what Lyin’ Biden says, Bidenomics is only working for the elites (top 1%). How Soviet/CCP command economy of him! Here is an ugly chart showing Bidenomics in action! We all know that Covid unleashed a torrent of Fed monetary …
Job creation in the United States slowed more than expected in August, according to ADP, a sign that the surprisingly resilient U.S. economy might be starting to ease under pressure from higher interest rates. The firm reported Wednesday that private employers added 177,000 jobs in August, well below the revised …
by confoundedinterest17 Bidenomics just got jolted! US job openings in July collapsed by -22.4% to 8.82 million job openings. As M2 Money growth remains negative. You can see the same collapse in growth of job openings in this chart. Apparently, Powell and The Gang at The Federal Reserve have to keep …
by mark000 And projection for 2023 is another $1.5 Trillion. The current “USA economy strong” story is bullshit. It’s totally dependent on ongoing massive govt stimmy life support.
by confoundedinterest17 Preliminary benchmark revision smaller than some had projected Biggest payrolls adjustment in transportation and warehousing Are you surprised that the Biden Administration has been lying about job creation?? Not really since Biden compulsively lies about everything. Including his corruption. US job growth was probably less robust in the …
by confoundedinterest17 The themesong of Bidenomics is Randy Newman’s “Mr. President,” Have pity on the working man instead of paying off green energy BIG donors. The massive green enegy spending spree by Biden and Congress (disguised as Inflation Reduction Act) is the keystone of Bidenomics. Or loadstone. Since Biden became President, hourly …
by Dismal-Jellyfish https://www.newyorkfed.org/medialibrary/media/Survey/business_leaders/2023/2023_08blsreport.pdf Wages and Prices expected to continue rising over the next 6 months. TLDRS: New York Federal Reserve Bank’s August 2023 Business Leaders Survey shows the region’s (New York, southern New Jersey, and southwestern Connecticut) service sector activity as stable for the second month in a row. Remember, …
Sometimes – you don't have to be great – you just gotta be average… pic.twitter.com/H2vpjXzWZJ — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) August 15, 2023 Biden called and he wants his 1980 Senate seat back pic.twitter.com/cbPod1B6ip — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) August 15, 2023 Nice chart Eric👍 Also, employment growth is always positive in …
Her comments come after the biggest rate cut in China since 2020, which was delivered alongside a slew of worse-than expected economic data. The analyst put out some interesting charts comparing 1990s Japan to modern China: https://t.co/hHM4FuSC2a pic.twitter.com/N6U1qsfxFe — Lisa Abramowicz (@lisaabramowicz1) August 15, 2023 New rate cuts from the …
Industrial US companies are seeing their businesses in China slow down considerably. DuPont, Dow and Caterpillar have cut their sales outlook for the country into this year. https://t.co/LJ0ARJ9jMW Tesla cut prices in China again. https://t.co/tuTnwNZFSO — Lisa Abramowicz (@lisaabramowicz1) August 14, 2023 Everything is fine … 🔥🔥🔥 Student loan payments …
by confoundedinterest17 Bidenomics, which is also Yellenomics (the former Fed Chair and current Treasury Secretary) has The Good, The Bad and The Ugly to say for it. First, The Good! The Atlanta Fed’s GDP Now real time GDP tracker has Q3 GDP at … 4.12%. Pretty good, but bear in mind that …
by confoundedinterest17 We are back in the USSR! And the economy taking commands from Washington DC! Introduction During the COVID-19 pandemic the occurrence of remote work jumped, out of sheer necessity. The technology was already available, but the pandemic accelerated its adoption and bypassed the hesitation of employers to allow people working …
by confoundedinterest17 “Bidenomics is indeed working!” claims Karine Jean-Pierre. “Cost is going down … wages going up, that is Bidenomics.” Excuse me Karine. REAL weekly earnings growth remains negative as inflation outpaces weekly earnings growth. As of Q2 2023, REAL median weekly earnings growth is a dismal -3.57% YoY. And …
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by confoundedinterest17 The Federal Reserve is watching July’s jobs report carefully. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the US economy added 187k jobs in July, less than the expected 200k. US average hourly earnings continued at 4.4% year-over-year (YoY). However, the last core inflation reading was 4.8% YoY, so real …
by confoundedinterest17 Bidenomics, aka the Federal government takeover of the US economy with Soviet-style economic central planning, is highly dependent on loose Federal Reserve monetary policy (Janet Yellen and Powell’s wild overreaction to the massively inappropriate Covid shutdowns), So, how is Bidenomics working out? On the bank lending front, commercial …
by Dismal-Jellyfish Reminder, while banks have the liquidity fairy, ‘we’ get the promise of 2 more rate hikes this year, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic yet again enrichens himself inappropriately from his position. What I want to talk about this afternoon is–Commercial and Industrial Loans, All Commercial Banks. What are Commercial and Industrial …
by confoundedinterest17 I wanted to play Aaron Copland’s Fanfare For The Common Man, but thought that The Federal Reserve theme song (laughing song from “Death in Venice”) was more appropriate given their insane money printing since 2008 then 2020 with Covid. Yes, The Fed is laughing at us. Bidenomics, massive spending on green …
by confoundedinterest17 The Biden Administration is gushing about Q2’s Real GDP report of 2.4% QoQ. Wow, after trillions of dollars of stimulus spending and The Fed going wild with monetary stimulus, all we got was 2.4% growth?? But let’s turn the cameras on the housing market. Pending home sales crashed …
OOPS! #Eurozone M2 money growth turned NEGATIVE for the first time in Eurozone history, in a promising sign for #inflation. M2 growth revised to -0.1% in May from initially +0.3%, and falls deeper into negative territory in June to -0.5%. pic.twitter.com/DSvBFl0Jz4 — Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) July 26, 2023 As …
This is fine: https://twitter.com/multi_finance/status/1683202109150494723 h/t Simian_Stacker
via mishtalk: The US Manufacturing PMI improved a bit but remains in contraction as service sector growth weakens. S&P reports US expansion loses momentum as service sector growth slows in July. S&P US Composite PMI™ Key Points Flash US PMI Composite Output Index at 52.0 (June: 53.2). 5-month low. Flash US …