The S&P 500 risk premium shrank to near zero this week, the lowest level since 2002. The Titanic is about to hit the iceberg

The S&P 500 risk premium shrank to near zero this week, the lowest level since 2002 pic.twitter.com/5nzx4fuOMX — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) November 14, 2024 Last "week’s widening move in swap spreads appears to reflect a measure of de-regulatory optimism, particularly with regards to SLR relief for US Treasuries." – JPMorgan Ramaswamy via @tracyalloway pic.twitter.com/EY1PsSxc7L — Daily …

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Argentina’s monthly inflation drops to 2.7%, the lowest level in 3 years

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. Argentina’s statistics agency on Tuesday reported October’s number. In September, inflation was 3.5%. On an …

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The national birth rate has hit a record low and is now at a critical level, with economic consequences for the future.

There are warnings that Australia’s birth rate — having hit a record low — is now at a critical level. Bureau of Statistics figures show 286,998 births were registered in Australia in 2023, resulting in a total fertility rate of 1.50 babies per woman. Australian National University demographer Liz Allen said the nation’s birth rate …

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France raises bird flu risk level

🚨🇫🇷FRANCE RAISES BIRD FLU RISK LEVEL France has elevated its bird flu risk level to "moderate" due to an increase in avian influenza cases across neighboring European countries. This decision, published in an official decree, will lead to enhanced safety measures around… pic.twitter.com/NZQbaRVtEQ — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) October 15, 2024 France has raised its bird …

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U.S. executives are wildly offloading stocks as the market reaches its highest Greed level since March

Smart. They know this is the final rally before the collapse. Start lightening the load on your overweight equity positions. — South Auck (@south_auck) September 26, 2024 JUST IN 🚨: Stock Market hits highest level of Greed since March 13 and is on the verge of Extreme Greed! pic.twitter.com/jFNjcsdArx — Barchart (@Barchart) September 26, 2024 …

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Less than 50% of Washington state public school students are at grade level in science and math

Only 50.3 percent of students were considered on track in English. The grades of Washington public school students are cratering across the state, with the vast majority of students well below failing, as the massive exodus to private schools continues into a new year. Earlier this week, the 2023-2024 K-12 Report Card was released by …

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Phoenix single family homes for sale up over 300% from 2021…..and rising. At a similar level as 2018

Phoenix area single-family homes for sale. pic.twitter.com/omjV7ifp1p — John Wake (@JohnWake) September 15, 2024 I'm sure this time is different for housing pic.twitter.com/IDHhEZF9lN — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) September 16, 2024 But but but but, the housing propagandists said prices go up when rates fall! https://t.co/jeBmbnGmeU — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) September 16, 2024 https://twitter.com/VladTheInflator/status/1835483678325272848

Denver housing inventory hit highest level in a decade

If this ain’t the housing market turning around, I don’t know what is The number of homes for sale in the Denver metro area have reached highs not seen since 2013. At the beginning of 2024, the region saw a surge of new listings flood the market. There were nearly 11,000 homes for sale at the end …

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Bond market is betting there’s bad things ahead. Long-term analysis suggests a potential decline of 70% from the current price level.

The bond market is placing bets as to rates will be in two years. They're betting there's bad things ahead https://t.co/o9q9qo7821 — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) August 26, 2024 Ya but just how bad is this? During the GFC the lowest of the low points AFTER a deep jobs recession was 168.9. Purchase demand is at …

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FOMC Minutes: “The staff provided an update on its assessment of the stability of the U.S. financial system and, on balance, continued to characterize the system’s financial vulnerabilities as notable.” “Hedge fund leverage reached its highest level since 2013.” Ruh-roh…

Source: https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/files/fomcminutes20240731.pdf TLDRS: The Federal Reserve’s July FOMC meeting minutes highlight economic concerns and financial vulnerabilities. Usage of the Overnight Reverse Repo (ON RRP) facility slightly declined, with a more noticeable decrease expected later in the year due to increased Treasury bill issuance but could change due to idiosyncratic factors specific to some ON RRP participants. …

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Daily $VIX options hit the highest level since 2018. When serious trouble hits, $VIX will fly.

Daily $VIX options just hit the highest level since 2018 Volmageddon and yet the house of cards is still standing Do you know what this means? That when things will be “serious” for real $VIX will fly The theoretical $VIX level hit in 1987 was 172.79, that’s the ATH (so far) https://t.co/KrJgjr9gp9 pic.twitter.com/i68O8zHTJQ — JustDario …

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Apple moving all production back to China, Indian factory had high ecoli level, iPhone now Contaminated with Urine/poop and half broken

>ship factory to India>your products are now contaminated with e-coli laden shit https://t.co/tNheXkbD1Y pic.twitter.com/YTJKqZVMeQ — Into the Memory Hole (@frogNscorpion) August 5, 2024 Foxconn’s base in Sriperumbudur, India, started making the iPhone 15 series in August 2023. The goal was to shorten the shipping time difference between India and China and sync the supply chains …

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Local officials are telling Fox News that the USSS told a local sniper team to set up on the “ground level looking into the crowd”

Local officials are telling Fox News that the USSS told a local sniper team to set up on the "ground level looking into the crowd" as opposed to on top of the warehouse roof where the assassin would ultimately fire his shots at President Trump. They also said that had USSS told… pic.twitter.com/atI9BRR0dZ — Charlie …

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This is the current state of American politics – broken on every conceivable level.

Biden and other Democrats have repeatedly called Trump and other Republicans a “threat to democracy.” This is not what unity is. byu/TheRomanticKashaf inlibsofreddit No one wants to be associated with the left extremism. https://t.co/hqk8B0rHJ1 — TaraBull (@TaraBull) July 16, 2024 ONE HUNDRED PERCENT https://t.co/p6xgfwOYco — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 15, 2024 https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1812923942107292102 She’s radioactive alright. …

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Boss level response: Trump Jr. obliterates the media after they get in his face.

Trump Jr. obliterates the media after they get in his face. pic.twitter.com/Sk0IJFNJQN — Catch Up (@CatchUpFeed) July 16, 2024 Boss level response. 😂 byu/ResponsibleLeague437 inlibsofreddit Folks on the right have a saying that you can’t despise liberal media enough. They certainly keep proving it again and again, even in the wake of the assassination attempt …

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Speculative positioning in US equity index futures is at all-time highs. Total Put/Call Ratio drops to the lowest level since August 2015

Speculative positioning in US equity index futures is at all-time highs 🚨 https://t.co/TanGdixabv pic.twitter.com/VUXve06IL3 — Markets & Mayhem (@Mayhem4Markets) July 8, 2024 Asset Managers’ exposure to US equity futures hits a record high. https://twitter.com/Barchart/status/1810467469879857513 Concentration concern: the 3-month correlation between the S&P 500 and the # of stocks advancing has fallen below the dot-com bubble …

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