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It’s not just the war that is pushing interest rates up. The debt is unsustainable and we soon won’t be able to service it. It’s irresponsible. https://t.co/WRKQ08YVob — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) March 25, 2026 Total U.S. obligations exceed $136,200,000,000,000. FIVE times …
People keep calling bonds “safe,” but that’s a straight-up lie. Long bonds in 2021 looked boring and secure, but inflation turned them into a nightmare. “Bonds are a safe-haven asset” is one of the biggest lies in financial markets. Bond …
Biden’s tariffs were a failure by design—raising EV levies to 100% while letting China flood other sectors. The real issue? His administration collected over $230 billion in tariffs, yet Beijing still dominates critical industries. Trump’s initial 2025 tariff rollout had… …
The world is facing a profound challenge as maturing bonds pile up across many countries, and the ability to roll them over becomes increasingly uncertain. This is a crisis waiting to unfold, with countries forced into positions where they cannot …
"The distress rate on commercial real-estate collateralized loan obligations, or CRE CLOs, has soared."@WSJ pic.twitter.com/rTN6wyXjVs — Daily Chartbook (@dailychartbook) August 9, 2024 Q.E in full swing. pic.twitter.com/HF2Kjy19ng — The Great Martis (@great_martis) August 8, 2024
So, pensions some how ended up with alot of the toxic assets… I wondered how that happened 🤔 pic.twitter.com/ASolJRvQmH — Tuggernuts (@Tuggernuts009) June 16, 2024
The Department of Defense (DoD) reallocating $130 million from its $140 million training budget for the USAACE flight program to foreign obligations, including Ukraine, means that funds originally earmarked for domestic training will now be used for international purposes. BREAKING: …
China is grappling with an enormous debt crisis. Many cities and even whole regions are overwhelmed by financial obligations, pushing local government officials to negotiate debt repayment terms with Beijing. The mounting unpaid debts are putting local economies under strain, …
Bankruptcy filings have recently reached levels on par with the 2008 Great Recession and the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. https://apolloacademy.com/bankruptcies-rising/ His source appears to be this and it only refers to companies with over $50 million in liabilities. So the y-axis …
by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.dtcc.com/-/media/Files/pdf/2023/7/26/MBS1249-23.pdf https://www.dtcc.com/-/media/Files/pdf/2023/7/26/MBS1250-23.pdf
by BoatSurfer600 The U.S. national debt spiked by $851 billion since the debt ceiling was suspended a month ago on June 3, and now hit $32.32 trillion. This is just an amazing freak show. Source: wolfstreet Stocks would do well …
“Central China Real Estate Ltd. said it didn’t pay interest on a note before the end of a grace period on Friday and that it would suspend payments on all offshore debt. Smaller peer Leading Holdings Group Ltd. disclosed in …