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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 …
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. …
The latest report from the Labor Department reveals a concerning trend in the U.S. labor market: job openings have dropped to 7.44 million as of September 2024, down from 7.86 million in August. This decline marks the lowest level of …
by confoundedinterest17 We are in the jungle. And its a bungle in the economic jungle. Existing home sales disappointed (yet again) in September, declining 1.0% MoM (vs expectations of a 0.5% MoM rise). August’s 2.5% MoM drop was revised up to a 2.0% …
by confoundedinterest17 Perhaps Harris/Walz should adopt the Imperial March from Star Wars as their theme song. Between Biden/Harris uncontrolled immigration disaster helping to destroy New York City, Harris’ statement that she won’t do anything differntly from Biden/Harris is alarming. The NY Empire survey …
The Cato Institute has released its much-anticipated 2024 Fiscal Report Card on America’s Governors, and the results are both revealing and polarizing. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds earned the highest score for her fiscal policies, while Minnesota’s Tim Walz found himself …
by confoundedinterest17 Washington DC Saturday Night! Or at least Monday night. 13 will get you 20, unless you are in Washington DC. S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI 47.0 (48.6 exp, 47.9 prior) – lowest since June 2023. Gold continues to soar! No, …
by Stargazer5781 The Challenger Report published an article indicating that hiring in the US has fallen to the lowest level since they began tracking the data in 2005, even lower than the worst periods of the Great Recession. “U.S.-based employers announced …
BREAKING 🚨: China Chinese Stocks fall to lowest prices since January 2019 pic.twitter.com/It0LO0kZkC — Barchart (@Barchart) September 12, 2024 China 3-Year Yields Close Near Record Lows pic.twitter.com/r7Pu9jg8lr — Sunchartist (@sunchartist) September 12, 2024 2/8The article goes on to note that …
BREAKING 🚨: Gasoline Gasoline at its lowest price since 2021 ⛽️ pic.twitter.com/haxWbzL6WA — Barchart (@Barchart) September 9, 2024 Disinflation has broadened. via BofA Juneau pic.twitter.com/IB5f6kWZOU — Daily Chartbook (@dailychartbook) September 9, 2024 All commodities (obviously ex-Gold) pricing in a hard …
U.S. Dollar Index $DXY on track for lowest close since July 2023 👀 pic.twitter.com/QttP92aA3K — Barchart (@Barchart) August 23, 2024 This is crazy. People think they’re getting richer as the market goes up but in real terms not really. https://t.co/dytRkimwVe …
BREAKING: Lumber prices have declined to their lowest level since the 2020 pandemic, down 80% in 2 years. Lumber is a leading indicator for the US housing market, global economic conditions, and inflation. The rapid drop in lumber prices suggests …
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 …
Financials Bullishness pic.twitter.com/6tEnWECJJ6 — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) July 25, 2024 S&P 500's earnings beat rate is still healthy at nearly 79%, but the revenue beat rate is currently at its lowest since the fourth quarter of 2016 pic.twitter.com/7QmvLufdG1 — …
China’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has indeed seen a significant decline. As of the latest reports, FDI into China dropped by 28.2% year-on-year, marking the lowest level since January 2009. This decline reflects broader economic challenges and shifts in global investment …
"M&A activity across the US and Canada slowed in the second quarter of 2024 to the lowest level since the early days of the pandemic, owing to relatively high interest rates and financing challenges."@SPGlobal pic.twitter.com/Vd9ervi16o — Daily Chartbook (@dailychartbook) July …
Tech earnings are bracketed by Netflix this Thursday and Apple two weeks later with most of the other mega caps in between, except Nvidia which is off cycle. This earnings period is the lowest liquidity period of the year due …
What PredictIt says this morning: – Trump has 61% probability to win the race. Highest ever.– Biden has 20% probability to win. Lowest ever.– The “Other” option, at 19%, is on the verge to become the second most likely option. …
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 …
Office vacancies in San Francisco hit another record in the second quarter, and rent prices fell to their lowest since 2015, according to Cushman & Wakefield. San Francisco is benefiting from the artificial intelligence boom, with OpenAI, Anthropic and Scale …
Over $170 billion wiped off cryptocurrencies as market tanks on Mt. Gox bitcoin payout fears Bitcoin’s price fell under $55,000 for the first time since February. At one point in time, the entire cryptocurrency market shed more than $170 billion …
by confoundedinterest17 Housing in the US is simply unaffordable. Particularly since home prices and mortgage rates have soared under Biden. .Owning a house is less affordable for average earners in the US than at anytime in 17 years. The costs of …
The China 10-Year Government Bond Yield recently reached its lowest point in nearly 22 years. As of the latest update on June 21, 2024, the yield stands at 2.267%1. This yield represents the annual return that investors can expect if they hold the bond …
2/ Over the last 50 trading sessions, investors have grown increasingly bullish on the market This optimism has reached levels of complacency similar to December 2021 Just months before the market began a 25% drop pic.twitter.com/HvhkblDRMP — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) …
by dkrich People will explain this away in various ways but the reality is that throughout history when the yield on the S&P 500 gets to relative extreme lows, forward returns are very poor. The bottom line is that the …
by confoundedinterest17 The US economy is going down. 2024 hasn’t been a good year for Bidenomics. The Economic Surprise Index is falling to its lowest point in years. The economic confidence index has been terrible since Covid and Biden’s Reign …
US housing has become the most expensive in history: The median sale price of houses sold in the US hit another all-time high of $387,600 in May, measured as a 4-week average. Prices increased 4% year-over-year and exceeded the June …
Chinese Yuan hit the lowest level versus the US dollar since November 2023. The yuan fell to as low as 7.2487 driven by capital outflows in China, disappointing growth and fear that the Federal Reserve rate-cut cycle will be delayed. …
Foreign Direct Investment into China declined to $33 billion last year, the lowest amount in more than 30 years and 82% lower than 2022 pic.twitter.com/YUL3tO4kwg — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) April 15, 2024
