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Jan 22 (Reuters) – Some Wall Street executives feel a tantrum coming in U.S. short-term financing markets, perhaps as soon as March. It could put pressure on the Federal Reserve to ease policy. A series of events are expected between March and May, some of which will reduce the amount …
by Chris Black This is literally what Israel does in Gaza at a smaller scale: I’m just going to juxtapose the devastating footage from Kiev’s attack on an open-air market in Kirovsky district in Donetsk today (18 civilians dead and counting!) with this saccharine photo of the jester of NATO, …
FOX NEWS ALERT: The U.S. Stock market continues to hit record high after record high Smith: Fox News alert… the U.S. Stock market continues to hit record high after record high pic.twitter.com/E5Ekoum0vz — Acyn (@Acyn) January 19, 2024 More from Fox Business "Inflation down" means prices are rising at a …
Explore the latest episode of China Update uncovering the turmoil in the Chinese stock market and economy. From panic selling to foreign investors withdrawing, the video delves into the causes and consequences of China’s financial challenges. Will the stock market crash, and is a Chinese Yuan collapse imminent? Get insights …
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is closely monitoring potential market liquidity risks as countries move to refinance debt issued during the pandemic, warns Gita Gopinath, the IMF’s first Deputy Managing Director. Expressing concern over the already elevated debt levels, Gopinath points out the additional worry of projected fiscal deficits surpassing …
A trader recently dropped a cool $16.7 million on about 250,000 call contracts tied to the VIX Index, betting on increased stock market volatility. This isn’t your average move – the strike price is 17, expiring on Feb. 14. With the VIX not breaking 17 since November, it’s got everyone …
Hold onto your hats, Austin – the housing market saga just took another twist, and it’s not for the faint of heart. According to a tweet by @nickgerli1, despite a jaw-dropping 16% drop in home values from the mid-2022 peak, the reality check hits harder. Real estate in Austin is …
🚨JUST IN: Microsoft overtakes Apple to become the largest publicly traded company in the world by market cap. "I am the captain now"$MSFT pic.twitter.com/P6R3CEB7G3 — Genevieve Roch-Decter, CFA (@GRDecter) January 11, 2024 h/t DesmondMilesDant
by Tom_Ford-8632 If you traded a bar of gold in 1972 for a share in the S&P 500, over 50 years later your share would be worth that same bar of gold. Since we went off the gold standard, the stock market has not increased in real value. It has …
by nobjos Politicians beat the S&P, so there’s that…
This proves that the numbers coming out on employment from the Biden administration are total bs, just like everyone suspects. They can’t keep this jobs market a secret for anothe 10 months. There goes the job market. Forget the plunge in quits: hiring was absolutely obliterated in November, and is …
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/09/biden-slams-trump-for-hoping-the-economy-crashes-in-2024.html https://drudgereport.com/
Worst start to the year for stocks since 2008 pic.twitter.com/OJpvx9FpDo — zerohedge (@zerohedge) January 5, 2024 The global stock market is off to a rocky start in the new year, experiencing its worst performance since the financial crisis of 2008. As concerns mount and comparisons to the tumultuous year of …
A staggering 96% of Americans express deep worry about the current economic landscape, according to a survey by Intuit Credit Karma. The surprising link between low unemployment and imminent recessions is now causing widespread anxiety. While historically, a low unemployment rate signals a robust economy, recent data challenges this notion. …
In a world inundated with headlines and media narratives, it’s crucial to question the numbers presented to us. Recent revelations about jobs reports paint a concerning picture, revealing a pattern of deception to meet political agendas and manage public perception. According to Zerohedge, 10 of the last 11 months have …
The US high-yield bond market is currently facing its swiftest sell-off since March, triggering concerns reminiscent of worries about a banking-market collapse. Spreads in this market have widened by almost half a percentage point since December 28, marking the fastest pace of widening since March 16. This sudden development has …
by confoundedinterest17 Bidenomics has cast a gloom over the housing market. Mortgage rates up 130% under Biden while housing prices have soared. For the average American, 2023 was the worst year ever for housing affordability—and now there’s more data to back it up. According to Redfin data analyzed by Creditnews …
By Graham Summers, MBA As I keep telling you, it IS possible to time the market. The key is to put in the work to do so. For me, one of the best means of predicting stock market moves is to focus on “market leading” indicators, or assets that typically …
Starting off 2024 with: – Record U.S. debt – Record U.S. debt interest payments – Expected record U.S. Treasury issuances in 2024 – Record speculative-grade debt maturing over the next 5 years – Moody’s downgrades U.S. to "negative" from "stable" – Interest rates near… pic.twitter.com/idv0E9kdgW — Genevieve Roch-Decter, CFA (@GRDecter) …
by OtaraMilclub If banks were required to mark their assets to market, as they did prior to 2009, the entire banking industry, including the too big to fail wall street banks would be insolvent, along with the Federal Reserve. Does this seem sustainable to you? $500 billion wiped out in …
Last time when institutions wanted to buy cheap, the “articles” were all about how the market was about to crash (it soared instead). These market participants all have their own agenda, part of which is to transfer liquidity from retail’s pockets to their own pockets. The stock market could soar …
by nobjos This chart has nothing to do with the weights of the stocks in the index. It’s highly unusual for the biggest companies to outperform the index (aka size effect). The latest research from Dimensional shows that once a stock joins the top 10 largest U.S. stocks, its subsequent returns tend …
Mark Spitznagel, chief investment officer of Universa Investments, issues a stark warning about the Federal Reserve’s actions, claiming they’ve inflated the “greatest credit bubble in human history.” In a recent interview, Spitznagel painted a grim picture of the U.S. economy, predicting a mega inferno in the form of a major …
What if they stopped allowing transfers FROM crypto companies to banks ? h/t TIO JUAN
Meanwhile, the Fed's latest guidance was that 3 rate cuts are coming in 2024. Markets are currently pricing-in 7 with a possibility of up to 9 interest rate cuts next year. 2024 is going to be a historic year. Follow us @KobeissiLetter for real time analysis as this develops. — …
This is what a concentrated market looks like The top 10 stocks make up a staggering 35% of the S&P 500 index Such an elevated level was last seen during the Dot Com bubble pic.twitter.com/9Yeez17XMl — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) December 25, 2023 Home prices may pick up speed after the …
Only 28% of S&P 500 stocks are outperforming the overall $SPX, the lowest amount since 1998 and the 2nd lowest in the last 33 years 👀 pic.twitter.com/E8tXbbhAlR — Barchart (@Barchart) December 25, 2023 S&P 500 $SPX has now spent the most amount of time in overbought levels since late 2019/early …
That’s a massive chunk of cash now ready to spend! Money Market Funds Record: $1.3 Trillion has flowed into money market funds this year, the largest amount in history pic.twitter.com/VRylKN9kLw — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) December 24, 2023
