Credit collapse deepens while Fed holds firm raising risk of painful recession and deflationary spiral. The housing market is set to get even worse this year

In 2008 and again in 2020, similar steep drops in credit were quickly followed by aggressive Fed rate cuts and liquidity injections. This time, we’re seeing the same kind of credit contraction, but the Fed is still holding rates high, and there’s no sign of emergency fiscal support coming either. …

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Bubble warning flares with market at 213% of GDP, AI frenzy surpassing dot-com era and short squeeze hitting dangerous extremes

Everyone sees the train coming, but no one wants to leave the tracks. We are living in the largest Bubble ever. It is insane (….and it will burst)! Market Capitalization to GDP: Long-term average: 88%Typical historical range: 70% – 115% Peak before Great Depression (1929): 81%Peak Dot-com Bubble (2000): 136%Peak …

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Japan signed earlier this week. EU and U.S. near 15% tariff agreement after Japan deal, averting $109B trade war and boosting market momentum

Momentum just doubled. The European Union and the United States are finalizing a trade agreement that would lock in a 15% tariff on EU goods entering the U.S. The framework mirrors the Japan deal signed days earlier. That one included a $550 billion investment pledge and a 15% tariff ceiling. …

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Jeff Rubin: Dollar Facing Biggest Challenge in History… Rick Rule: Silver Will Outshine Gold in a 1970s-like Precious Metals Bull Market

Chapters 00:00 – Introduction 02:08 – Effects of Government Shutdown and Stimulus Checks 05:45 – Impact of Low Interest Rates on Asset Classes 06:41 – Influence of Energy Prices and Outsourcing on Inflation 09:39 – Impact of Trade Policies on Manufacturing 12:51 – Trade Decisions in the Post-Pandemic Era 15:19 …

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Retail mob triggered options chain reaction that ended in losses, speculators hijack options market with social media frenzy

Boom turns bust as reckless call buying backfires. "Instead of using #options as part of a larger strategy to protect #portfolios from losses, individuals are mostly #speculating…with reckless buying organized on social media acted like a force-multiplier. Because options #market makers need to hedge call contracts, they buy… pic.twitter.com/7JKs4zB9sg — …

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Japan is the (potential) black swan no one sees coming, which could derail the current (massive) U.S. stock market mega bubble.

Japan is the (potential) black swan no one sees coming, which could derail the current (massive) U.S. stock market mega bubble. #carrytradeunwind #fireinacrowdedtheatre https://t.co/vvBZJSFdyR — Gordon Johnson (@GordonJohnson19) July 16, 2025 Japan's next 10-year government bond (JGB) auction is scheduled for August 5, 2025, and the next 30-year JGB auction …

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Job market stalls in eerie replay of pre-crisis calm

Job openings are falling. Unemployment is flat.We’ve seen this movie before. The 2020–2025 labor market setup is starting to rhyme with 2007, when JOLTS rolled over quietly, and the unemployment rate held steady… until it didn’t. Not a perfect correlation yet, but one H2… pic.twitter.com/lCiYvZUDqL — Kurt S. Altrichter, CRPS® …

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Profitless junk stocks fuel risky rally: Carvana leads the meme stock resurgence. $38M market cap company raises 10x that amount to become a Bitcoin treasury company.

Investors channel 2021’s reckless mania again… WSJ article over the weekend saying that profitless junk stocks have been fueling this entire rally since April:https://t.co/SdspyMwcve"Shares of unprofitable companies have outperformed since early April, and investors are now speculating like it’s 2021" One of the stocks… pic.twitter.com/KXAtpep8IN — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) July 7, …

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S&P 500 market breadth near the worst level this century and Labor, inflation, and equity conditions nearly identical to June 1999 when Fed hiked rates to 5% to cool markets

Fed faced same risks in ‘99 as today… June 1999. The Fed is concerned about: -Rampant equity speculation and its impact on wealth (SPX PE 24x, today 23x)-Too tight labor markets (UR 4.3%, today 4.1%)-Too high wage growth (ECI 3.5%, today 3.6%)-Inflation (Core CPI 2.3%, today 2.8%). They hiked from …

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Is a Market Top in Place in Europe?

When stock markets move in the same direction, price action is confirming a larger trend – yet as markets in Europe are instead diverging, we know a larger topping trend may well be at hand. EWI’s Brian Whitmer shows you the charts you won’t see elsewhere.

Are we heading for a short dip or a real crash?

It looks like tough times could be on the horizon. ADP just posted its first negative print since March 2023: private payrolls dropped 33,000 in June. The labor market is contracting. pic.twitter.com/0YlIHDNwSz — Kurt S. Altrichter, CRPS® (@kurtsaltrichter) July 6, 2025 Something is happening in the banking system. The Fed's …

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Is this market too good to be true?

It’s raising serious questions about whether today’s booming market is real, or if we’re heading for a shocking crash. This could be the biggest warning sign yet that something is deeply wrong. This chart looks like Madoff’s funds returns https://t.co/w6wr9a5HUR — JustDario 🏊‍♂️ (@DarioCpx) July 5, 2025 Nasdaq 10% correction …

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June jobs report reveals weakening labor market with rising long-term unemployment and shrinking participation despite headline gains in government and low-wage sectors

6.5M sidelined want work participation rate keeps falling… 1. Sector BreakdownJune job gains were led by gov’t, healthcare, and hospitality—low-wage, service-heavy sectors. Meanwhile, business services, manufacturing, and tech were flat or shrinking. This isn’t strength—it’s a shift toward unproductive labor. pic.twitter.com/STzuNl5NM8 — The Coastal Journal (@1CoastalJournal) July 3, 2025 3. …

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Housing market faces long decline

Just need to fall 40% pic.twitter.com/L1nTzY4c4G — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) July 3, 2025 U.S. Housing Market has reached its most unaffordable level in history 🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/KqBbG5Dpmw — Barchart (@Barchart) July 3, 2025 The market just dropped hard and anyone rushing to catch it is risking serious injury. The warning signs …

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One of the “safest” parts of the market is completely trashed.

What’s going on here? These stocks should be rising as the boomers age. I blame RFK’s interference along with the BBB changes in Medicaid as the culprits. Whatever it is one of the “safest” parts of the market is completely trashed. https://t.co/AvvUyEOxL7 — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) July 3, 2025

Strip out the headlines. Ignore the stock market charts. Forget the talking points. The American economy is flashing stress signals everywhere you look.

The U.S. economy is showing signs of strain that official headlines aren’t capturing. Despite stock market gains, underlying indicators suggest a slowdown. Labor market indicators are weakening. Initial jobless claims for the week ending June 28, 2025, were 227,980, a slight decrease from the previous week. However, continuing claims increased …

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