In June, the total amount of money owed to finance companies (Consumers, Real Estate, Business) increased 17.7%. In the first quarter, the interest rate for new car loans was 6.4% with a maturity of 66 months financing $39,066. For used cars, 15.7% with 66 months financing at $23,537

by Dismal-Jellyfish https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g20/current/g20.pdf In June 2023, the total outstanding amount owed was approximately $1,850.9 billion dollars–up 14.7% from May! In the first quarter, the interest rate for new car loans was 6.4% with a maturity of 66 months financing $39,066. For …

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The US spent $60 billion rebuilding Iraq after the 2003 war. There is virtually nothing to show for the money. Most of the money seems to have been stolen by US defense contractors.

via publicintegrity.org: After U.S. and allied warplanes destroyed a key bridge carrying 15 oil and gas pipelines in northern Iraq during the 2003 conflict there, officials in Washington and Baghdad made its postwar reconstruction a top priority. But instead of …

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Bidenomics! US Payrolls Were Likely 306,000 Lower Than Previously Estimated (July Jobs Growth Slowed To 2.2% YoY As M2 Money Growth Slowed To -3.7% YoY)

by confoundedinterest17 Preliminary benchmark revision smaller than some had projected Biggest payrolls adjustment in transportation and warehousing Are you surprised that the Biden Administration has been lying about job creation?? Not really since Biden compulsively lies about everything. Including his …

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Sam Bankman-Fried used money he stole from customers of his FTX cryptocurrency exchange to make than $100 million in political campaign contributions before the 2022 U.S. midterm elections, federal prosecutors said on Monday

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL6N39V0EO Sam Bankman-Fried used money he stole from customers of his FTX cryptocurrency exchange to make than $100 million in political campaign contributions before the 2022 U.S. midterm elections, federal prosecutors said on Monday. An amended indictment accused …

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Crackdown on real estate money laundering is coming

US set to unveil long-awaited crackdown on real estate money laundering https://t.co/Vsay98aguV pic.twitter.com/iVFzrljRYU — Reuters Politics (@ReutersPolitics) August 10, 2023 https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-set-unveil-long-awaited-crackdown-real-estate-money-laundering-2023-08-10/?taid=64d4d859b029ae0001cf03d1&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter US Treasury to Slam Shut Loophole Enabling Anonymous Luxury-Home Purchases https://t.co/hv0GSYZK3f via @parallelfacts — Parallel Facts (@ParallelFacts) August 10, …

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Recent intra-day reversals are due to institutional dumping of tech stocks, selling to retails. The weak 30 year treasury auction + Fed’s BTFP emergency lending window at a new all time high = We are in the final countdown.

These massive intra-day reversals we've been seeing lately are a result of institutions dumping Tech stocks en masse. A process known as "distribution" i.e. selling to retail late money. Here we see (Chaikin) money flow has collapsed. Note the difference …

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Bidenomics! M2 Money Velocity Rises … To Almost Pre-Covid Levels, Fed Balance Sheet Remains Above $8 TRILLION (Biden Energy Secretary Secretly Consulted Top Chinese Energy Official Before SPR Release, Sales To Hunter Biden-Linked Chinese Energy Giant)

by confoundedinterest17 I wonder which season the US economy is in, according to President “Chance the Gardener” Biden. If you believe the recovery talk (from the reckless Covid economic and school shutdowns of 2020), all is well in the (economic) …

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Liquidity is flowing out of banks paying piddly .15% interest on accounts, as yield seekers flock into money markets & other higher-yielding financial instruments. Cue worsening liquidity crisis at local and regional banks in 3-2-1…

Assets in money market funds have hit a record $5.5 trillion. With yields above 5%, this trend should continue. pic.twitter.com/gpRrtgBjoL — Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) August 3, 2023 Bear Stearns Collapse March 16, 2008Lehman Brothers Collapse September 15, 2008 Silicon Valley …

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EASY MONEY 4-week T-Bill at 5.45%

If your bank isn’t paying higher interest grab some t-bills! Rates will probably go higher to attract more buyers of US debt! BRICS won’t need us much longer! Yields Surge After Treasury Boosts Auction Sizes More Than Expected, Sees Debt …

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Bidenomics (Or Yellenomics)! Real Weekly Earnings For Men LOWER Under Biden Than Jimmy Carter! (Men’s Real Weekly Earnings DOWN -9% Since Q2 2021 While M2 Money UP 31%)

by confoundedinterest17 President Jimmy Carter is usually the bar for terrible Presidents. Under Carter, the US experienced economic stagnation and soaring inflation. At least it led to the election of Ronald Regan! So, Biden’s much mentioned Bidenomics have produced REAL …

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