US pending home sales are now lower than during peak pandemic shutdown, 20% unemployment, mass fear… And lower than 2008!

https://twitter.com/RaymieMark/status/1829162596492292106 What stage? https://t.co/nl1mq3RFPD — KKGB (@INArteCarloDoss) August 29, 2024 Pending Home Sales in the United States decreased 8.50 percent in July of 2024 over the same month in the previous year.https://t.co/NHmalX7Rux pic.twitter.com/WOKdO4kX1W — TRADING ECONOMICS (@tEconomics) August 29, 2024 …

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Inflation falls to 2.9%, lower than expectations.‬ Consumer price growth has slowed to its lowest levels in the post-pandemic period.‬ ‪The first interest rate cuts since 2020 should come in September.‬

by TonyLiberty Fed chief Powell to set table for September rate cut at Jackson Hole, but jobs data will set the size Oh yay. Only 2.9% higher than the 4.5% increase last year and the 8.8% higher increase the year …

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We’re in a new regime: higher volatility, lower liquidity, global deleveraging. Risk assets face bigger price swings and downward pressure…. $6.4 trillion erased from global markets in the past 3 weeks.

The “pain trade” is back… That means for traders it's a good time to consider smaller position sizing, wider stops and much more discerning execution. – Smaller size to reduce total exposure – Wider stops to account for illiquid, volatile …

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Japanese stocks open 5 percent lower.

Asian markets fall after Wall Street sell-off, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 leading losses. Japanese government bond yields fell, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year JGB falling below the 1% mark and hitting its lowest level since June 20. Japan’s …

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Zillow’s mobile app no longer allows you to adjust the interest rate percentage to see what your estimated monthly payment would be if interest rates were lower

Zillow’s mobile app no longer allows you to adjust the interest rate percentage to see what your estimated monthly payment would be if interest rates were lower byu/alltorntogether inREBubble Zillow’s decision to remove the direct adjustment of interest rates from …

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The Mirage Of “Lower Inflation” Is Fooling Nobody

From Peter Reagan for Birch Gold Group Every time the rate of inflation has been released each month over the last few months, the Biden Administration and some media outlets appear to claim economic victory. Here are just a few examples of many: The Washington Post published a headline: “Inflation …

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Germany’s parliament just voted to lower penalties for distributing or owning chiId p*rnography.

WTF???? Germany's parliament just voted to lower penalties for distributing or owning chiId p*rnography. The slippery slope remains undefeated.https://t.co/QYigQE7Q5b — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) May 21, 2024 https://reduxx.info/pro-pedophile-activist-group-celebrates-as-germany-decriminalizes-child-porn-possession/ This is nonsense. The bill could have given amnesty to people who report …

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