Attitudes about the labor market are deteriorating. Fresh low in the Labor Differential. Not a welcome sign for unemployment

Attitudes about the labor market are deteriorating. Fresh low in the Labor Differential. Not a welcome sign for unemployment pic.twitter.com/kw8mIH0VYy — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) September 25, 2024 Some layoffs announced in August/September :Intel : 15,000 employeesDell : 12,500 employeesSAP : 10,000 employeesCisco : 5,600 employeesStellantis : 2,450 employees GM …

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Declining earnings estimates for 2024 and 2025 may lead to lower stock market valuation multiples.

If $spx earnings estimates for 24 and 25 are rolling over, the multiple will need to contract. pic.twitter.com/WCBTrdsRCv — Michael J. Kramer (@MichaelMOTTCM) September 24, 2024 The Stock Market Could See A Sharp Pullback This Week https://t.co/Cj5LMVRzRq #MACRO: $SPY, $QQQ, #RESERVES, #MARGIN — Michael J. Kramer (@MichaelMOTTCM) September 22, 2024 …

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Recruiters take on the current job market

Recruiters take on the current job market: pic.twitter.com/x1xsnQTo7k — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) September 24, 2024 It’s very scary what’s going on — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) September 24, 2024 Recession alarm triggered: Unemployment rate rises by 0.53%, surpassing Sahm Rule’s threshold. HAS RECESSION ARRIVED? Sahm Rule is an indicator, signaling when …

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Market Pricing Signals A 100% Probability Of US Recession

🚨MARKET PRICING SIGNALS A 100% PROBABILITY OF US RECESSION🚨 The market is currently pricing in over 2.00% Fed rate cuts within 12 months, the most since the Financial Crisis. This implies a 100% probability of a recession in the next 12 months, according to Goldman Sachs. pic.twitter.com/AHZtUBrZ3Z — Global Markets …

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Double Top at highest Market Cap to GDP in American history – 200%

#Our1929Quotes Barry other than the niggling detail of the current stock market being in the biggest bubble of all time, there are no issues. Add Creepto into the equation and nothing even comes close… https://t.co/YNUtIXoWUF pic.twitter.com/YtIgm0PqDa — Michael Norinsberg (@Mnorinsberg) September 4, 2024 🚨IS THIS THE BIGGEST CONCENTRATION BUBBLE IN …

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Free market at work in China

Free market at work in #China where the government isn’t focusing on bailing out those who recklessly speculated in the boom years Narrator: preview of what’s coming to the US and Europe, sooner or later one way or another https://t.co/93nStT8B7F pic.twitter.com/5l10Hqf8fO — JustDario 🏊‍♂️ (@DarioCpx) September 16, 2024

Does Anyone Else Smell a Market Crash in the Air?

Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via oftwominds, Markets are manipulated, yes, but they’re still structures of tightly bound, self-organizing complexity which lend themselves to sudden non-linear collapses. Just as thunderstorms scent the air before their arrival, market crashes often announce themselves in the autumn zephyrs. Markets don’t crash when everyone’s in full-blown …

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Home Prices FALLING FAST! Housing Market 2024

According to the latest housing market data from realtor.com home prices are now falling at the fastest rate in five years. Simultaneously new listings are up 36% year over year. This is great for any would be buyers, but the situation will only get better the more buyers hold out …

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Payroll Report Sends Market Into Free Fall

Payrolls context in a chart pic.twitter.com/ROiFjzSGIb — Patrick Saner (@patrick_saner) September 6, 2024 Full-time employment fell by almost 500,000 – offset by gains in part time & foreign born employment.#MacroEdge pic.twitter.com/S3OvfyoxiJ — MacroEdge (@MacroEdgeRes) September 6, 2024 50bp cut to slow the spread pic.twitter.com/KG2UUq64E3 — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) September 6, …

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The US housing market is gradually thawing, yet 91% of homes remain overvalued, according to Fitch. Meanwhile, JPMorgan faces an eight-figure loss after offloading real estate.

Homes in 91% of US metro areas were overvalued in the third quarter, Fitch Ratings reported. Home prices are overvalued by 11.1%, an uptick from prior quarters, as wage growth lagged. December notched the highest annual price gain since 2022, S&P Global found. The US housing market is seeing some …

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The best case puts Bitcoin’s market cap at $1.1 quadrillion

For reference, the best case puts Bitcoin’s market cap at $1.1 quadrillion… pic.twitter.com/H0sZMT5xrx — Reef Insights (@ReefInsights) September 2, 2024 In 2015, VanEck made predictions for the oil price by 2020: Worst case – $80 per barrelBase case – $150 per barrelBest case – $300 per barrel Reality: In 2020, …

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Mind-blowing and terrifying: if the market is blindly shorting volatility, a true ‘risk event’ could dwarf 2018’s Volmageddon.

So after the latest data release from the #BOJ balance sheet we now know central banks stepped in heavy to suppress volatility… isn’t this kicking the can down the road making the problem bigger and bigger? asking for a friend… https://t.co/Ey5RWZIkcZ — JustDario 🏊‍♂️ (@DarioCpx) September 3, 2024 Here you …

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The collapse in the housing market has begun.

And they now have reduced commission laws that passed The National Association of Realtors (NAR) agreed to a settlement in July 2024 to reduce real estate commissions and change how commissions are paid: Reduced commissions: The settlement is expected to reduce real estate… — floridanow1 (@floridanow1) August 30, 2024 The …

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Complete collapse in Florida’s condo market. 40% price reductions on distressed listings.

Factors such as rising homeowners association (HOA) fees, increased insurance costs, and new safety regulations have led to notable price reductions in some areas12. For example, a condo in Saint Petersburg saw its price drop by 40%, from $1.2 million to $715,000. https://www.newsweek.com/florida-condo-prices-collapsing-due-hoa-fees-surge-real-estate-expert-1938329 https://www.redfin.com/news/florida-condo-prices-dropping/ https://greenbuildingelements.com/functionally-obsolete-new-report-finds-80-of-florida-condos-could-be-worthless/

Market flipped from “rush to buy before rates go up” to “wait before buying until prices go down some more”. Lower rates? Nice, but who wants to buy a falling knife?

JUSTI N: A record number of buyers backed out of purchase deals in July due to high costs and economic worries, per Redfin. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) August 30, 2024 Buyers’ Strike Deepens: Pending Home Sales Drop to Record Low Despite Surging Supply & Much Lower Mortgage Rates that Already Price …

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Real estate agents push for housing investments despite clear market warning signs, echoing 2007’s risks. Never forget, this time it’s different.

https://twitter.com/MichaelAArouet/status/1828291677036896483 Let's all take note, even when the wtiting is on the wall (like back in 2007) Real estate agents and mortgage brokers/bankers are still trying to con you into going all in on housing. I'm arguing simply to watch and wait, these housing goons just want your transactions. https://t.co/YAY99XPBOy …

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