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$7 trillion is now sitting in U.S. money market funds, a record high. This happens because the fed overnight rate is close to 5% at this time, so it makes no sense for banks to park money there ONLY for …
Breaking: October PPI +.2% as expected but hotter than recent trends +.3% ex food and energy. Hotter than expected Annualized 3.1%. Also hotter than expected 🔥 Jobless claims down to 217k. Hot as well Bond yields up. Futures pretty flat …
Argentina’s inflation slowed to 2.7% in October, the lowest level in three years in a win for the libertarian government of President Javier Milei who came to power almost a year ago promising to pull Argentina out of a dire economic crisis. …
Waves of restaurants across United States are closing down. Restaurants that used to be American icons and relatively affordable dining establishment. But inflation has changed all of that and these restaurants are no longer. The value they once were and …
NEWS: INFLATION 2.6% CORE 3.3% Inflation is not under control & still running wild through the economy as things like: shelter 🏠is up 5%Transportation 🚗 is up 8% Food 🥖 is up 4% pic.twitter.com/sbL4RhR4Yo — The Coastal Journal (@1CoastalJournal) November …
To tame prices, Russia’s central bank has hiked its key interest rate to a record high of 21% last month. It said last week that it could hike its key rate again at its next meeting in December. High interest …
Bond yields surge despite Fed cuts, exposing weakening control over markets. The 10 year note yield is just causally up another +13 basis points today. That's +85 basis points since the Fed started CUTTING interest rates. And, no one seems …
Inflation is a controversial topic among economists. They can’t always agree on the best ways to measure it, or even what causes it. They all agree on one thing, though. You’ll never believe why the so-called experts think inflation is …
10y inflation swaps jumped with the market Make inflation great and middle class poorer again pic.twitter.com/skURIoF9md — Alessio (@AlessioTMAD) November 7, 2024 ALERT: Inflation-adjusted S&P 500 is very over-extended This also happened in: – 1913– 1929– 1965– 1999 Some of …
I can’t believe she is VP and possibly going to be elected president! AC
It’s election season – which means we’re hearing a lot of talk about the economy and government spending priorities. Today we evaluate the impact of federal government debt, show you how easy it is to inflate GDP, and explain exactly …
The trajectory. pic.twitter.com/7x59bmBk5k — Tuomas Malinen (@mtmalinen) October 23, 2024 Why in the hell are we cutting interest rates? Honestly it’s complete insanity. The bond market hates the idea as you can see by the rising 10 year yield. Inflation …
Even though the CPI is not a true picture for grocery items. Most Americans have seen price of milk, cereals, vegetables, poultry and meat products double in last 4 years. Yet the wage increases depict a fairly accurate picture above. …
Spooked by Inflation, Americans Slash Halloween Spending … byu/Fun_Balance_1809 ineconomicCollapse According to a survey, 59% of Halloween spenders plan to cut back on purchases due to tighter budgets caused by inflation. https://www.allsides.com/news/2024-10-15-0615/general-news-spooked-inflation-americans-slash-halloween-spending
Food prices have been declining for the last 12 months and lowering inflation. But, if food prices turn, that could significantly impact all economic factors related to inflation, like the FED’s lowering interest rates plan. We check the food price …
Druckenmiller recently announced at a conference that he is shorting U.S. Treasury bonds, and these bets now account for 15% to 20% of his portfolio. https://www.fool.com/investing/2024/10/20/does-stanley-druckenmiller-know-something-wall-str/ ✅Market optimism on inflation is ‘misleading’ byu/Fun_Balance_1809 inu_Fun_Balance_1809 Inflation is not dead, it’s just …
Inflation by Administration. We’re not the same👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/mAxbJV2J1t — SeeingThruBS (@seeingthrubs) October 13, 2024
“Gold has quietly outperformed all year. The precious metal is up almost 40% in the past year, steadily gaining value despite the gyrations in bond yields or inflation expectations.” Gold has quietly outperformed all year. The precious metal is up …
⚠️US FOOD INFLATION IS BACK⚠️ Food prices rose by 0.4% in Sep, the biggest jump since February 2023. 5 out of the 6 major grocery store food group prices increased with eggs jumping as much as 8.4%. Over the last …
The bond market does not believe the Fed. Bonds signal inflationary and economic weakness risk is rising. via Bloomberg Stagflation… — Northstar (@NorthstarCharts) October 12, 2024 Gold beats the S&P 500 this year as investors discount more currency destruction Graph …
by confoundedinterest17 Biden/Harris will be remembered for many things, mostly BAD. Uncontrolled immigration, crime out of control, endless wars, grossly incompetent government administrators, 200k+ missing immigrant children, etc. But wreckless inflation coming from insane government spending takes the cake. And …
“While September CPI inflation is at 2.4%, inflation is much higher in many basic necessities: 1. Car Insurance Inflation: 16.3% 2. Transportation Inflation: 8.5% 3. Homeowner Inflation: 4.9% 4. Car Repair Inflation: 4.9% 5. Rent Inflation: 4.8% 6. Hospital Services …
via Kerry Lutz Starbucks keeps jacking up prices, slashing rewards, and making their loyalty program suck more every year. What used to be a cool spot with solid rewards now just feels like a money trap, where loyal customers are …
A turbulent five days for markets, featuring rising tensions in the Middle East and a port strike that both started and stopped, was capped off by a better-than-expected September jobs report that helped stocks close marginally up on the week. …
The market is up 6540% + since 1967 But ONLY 600% when adjusted for inflation You can’t make this up… pic.twitter.com/d5B3VLrbmL — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) October 6, 2024 It’s no surprise that gold is having its best year in decades. …
We all know who is responsible for inflation byu/Shad0wUser00 ineconomicCollapse This is the reality of the inflation we see before us now.
If you think this all ends with a balanced budget, decreasing federal debt, and low inflation, you are not paying attention. pic.twitter.com/SYjXkw1i9G — James Lavish (@jameslavish) October 3, 2024 US banks made a $1 trillion from Federal Reserve’s 2.5 year …
“Byron Donalds STUNNED the Breakfast Club by telling them that Kamala Harris caused all the current inflation. When they didn’t believe him, he literally pulled out receipts. Hosts: “That’s not true.” Donalds: “Sure you want to go there?” (pulls out …
BY DAVID HAGGITH This is the second return of inflation since Covid. The first return of inflation came last year and into January through March of this year when inflation started rising again after about a year of declining. Since then, I’ve …
Another source: https://t.co/9mXVEvO2x3 — Unicus (@UnicusResearch) September 18, 2024 The looming strike by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), set to begin October 1, poses a serious threat to ports along the East and Gulf coasts. Experts warn that this disruption …