Economic slowdown ahead—government layoffs and cuts drag growth into 2025. Commerce Secretary Lutnick forecasts strong recovery by late 2025

4/ Trump even stated he wouldn’t rule out a recession in 2025 That added fuel to the sell-off as investors reassess US economic growth Especially under a president who is less focused on short-term economic prosperity pic.twitter.com/M3lDTxZm1Y — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) March 22, 2025 6/ Google Trends data shows searches for "recession" have spiked to …

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Newly Elected Democrat Texas Congressman, Who Replaced Late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Dies After Attending Donald Trump’s Speech.

Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-Texas) died early Wednesday after serving just two months and two days in Congress, party officials said Wednesday. He was 70. Linda Brown, a spokesperson for Turner, told the Associated Press the congressman was taken to a hospital and died at his home on Wednesday morning after being released. Turner’s death means …

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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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BlackRock invests $6 billion in X AI in late December; two days later, Musk restricts verified accounts.

In late December 2024, BlackRock and other major investors participated in a $6 billion Series C funding round for Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI. This substantial investment is aimed at accelerating the growth of xAI’s artificial intelligence infrastructure and product offerings, signaling strong confidence in the company’s future. However, just two days after the funding …

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The December Dip That Was A Week Late

by Tom McClellan December 20, 2024 Back on Nov. 14, 2024, I noted in a Chart In Focus article that the current market’s price path was looking a lot like both 1964 and 1980.  It seems appropriate to review the progress since then.  This week’s chart looks again at that 1980 comparison. 1980 was when …

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We’ve never seen the S&P 500 at all time highs with breadth this negative. Flawless 75-year recession predictor trigger. The Titanic has hit the iceberg. Secure your lifeboat before it’s too late.

We've never seen the S&P 500 at all time highs with breadth this negative. Let's do this. pic.twitter.com/3GuAVcn1l7 — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) December 13, 2024 Linkhttps://t.co/A9JxrqvurY pic.twitter.com/8qaDVxDPM3 — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) December 13, 2024 ⚠️CENTRAL BANKS ARE CUTTING RATES AS IF GLOBAL RECESSION IS HERE⚠️ Bank of Canada cut rates by 0.50% on Wednesday for the …

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Ron Paul Says Trump Must End the Fed Before It’s Too Late: If the Audit Doesn’t End the Fed, It Will Destroy the USA.

The Federal Reserve’s unchecked power and fiat currency system are under fire as Ron Paul, former U.S. Congressman and Host of @RonPaulLibertyReport calls for major reforms. Paul argues that the Fed’s authority is unconstitutional, contributing to spiraling national debt, rising inflation, and systemic economic instability. He highlights how the Fed’s influence, under Jerome Powell, operates …

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Retailers like Peloton and Saks keep paying vendors late, signaling possible ‘financial distress’

In the months before Bed Bath & Beyond declared bankruptcy last April, the former home goods titan was trapped in a crushing cycle. The retailer had been failing to pay its vendors on time, if at all. During the pivotal holiday season, some began requiring payment when goods were delivered or refusing orders altogether, which …

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Biden’s timely visit to East Palestine, a year late, conveniently aligns with an election year. Trump set a quicker precedent.

Oh, how punctual and dedicated! It’s heartwarming to see Biden keeping his promise to visit East Palestine ‘at some point.’ I mean, who doesn’t love a timely visit, especially during an election year? Biden will visit the site of a train derailment that spilled hazardous chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio. During the visit on a …

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It is waking people up. But maybe too late.

Breaking Video: Watch trafficked children crammed into back of hatchback without car seats. pic.twitter.com/uEs8Gtilv8 — Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) January 11, 2024 Why are tens of thousands of American Veterans and citizens being turned away from food and shelter as millions of illegals get priority?! Make it make sense. pic.twitter.com/J6YC4WYKEm — Gretchen Smith (@codeofvets) January 12, …

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Nice try, but too little too late.

That's the headline…here's the punchline (from the bottom of the article): pic.twitter.com/Rwey57pjpt — Chris Martenson (@chrismartenson) December 18, 2023 Biden wants to give 500,000 Americans money to buy homes, per NewsWeek. Great for the dollar 💸 📉 — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) December 18, 2023

“Traitor Joe Must Go!!” “He’s Too Late” – Maui Residents Line the Street to Protest Joe Biden’s Arrival (VIDEO)

Joe Biden on Monday arrived in Maui to survey the damage two weeks after deadly wildfires devastated the historic town of Lahaina. More than 100 people are confirmed dead and nearly 1,000 people are still unaccounted for. Biden arrives in Maui. pic.twitter.com/DcncPf16OP — The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) August 21, 2023 Maui residents lined the road …

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High Probability Recession Hits U.S. in Late 2023

  Top Chart: Over the past +50 years, the inversions of the 50 day SMA of the 10 year treasury rates minus the 50 day SMA of the 3 month treasury rates have all preceded the start of a U.S. recession (there have been no false indicators or exceptions to this rule). The 8 recessions …

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Foreclosure Wave 2.0 is coming. ETA Late 2022.

And it's not just Downpayments. Average Debt to Income Ratios today are comparable to mid-2000s. Meaning that homebuyer incomes, on average, are just as stretched in their ability to afford the mortgage payments. pic.twitter.com/3wIVJvidCS — Nick Gerli (@nickgerli1) August 14, 2022 But on average Mortgage Lending Standards are just as bad by the two most …

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