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The US is draining its oil reserves at a rapid pace. The US is invoking the Defense Production Act to push oil producers to increase output

The US is draining its oil reserves at a rapid pace: The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) dropped -7.12 million barrels last week, the largest weekly drawdown since October 2022. This marks the 5th consecutive weekly decline, the longest streak since 2023. Over this period,… pic.twitter.com/0FxbdTAuZh — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) April 30, 2026 By the …

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The pace the snake is eating itself accelerates

https://t.co/LXlko0l1Vk — Melody Wright (@m3_melody) March 22, 2026 The tide has gone out. pic.twitter.com/PMRSvAQjOS — The Great Martis (@great_martis) March 23, 2026 There Are 630,000 More Home Sellers Than Buyers—the Biggest Gap on Record When sellers outnumber buyers, the buyers who are in the market have bargaining power. In other words, it’s a buyer’s market. …

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Investors pull cash at record pace from financial sector

Record outflows from US financial stock funds are flashing a warning few are paying attention to. In the week ending March 11, equity funds lost $7.77 BILLION, with global financial sector funds alone shedding $2.31 BILLION, according to a Twitter analyst @DefiWimar. Meanwhile, bond funds took in $5.72 BILLION and money market funds added $6.93 …

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Investors are dumping Asian stocks at a rapid pace, Taiwan took the hardest hit

Taiwan took the hardest hit with record -$7.9B (TSMC/semicon exodus), Korea -$1.6B, India -$1.3B. MSCI Asia Pacific cratered -6.3% in a week—worst drop outside major crises in ~6 years—erasing early-2026 momentum. Risk-off panic is driving flows to USD and safe havens as oil… — DesiTrump (@CryptoCivics) March 8, 2026 $11 billion out of developing Asia …

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Middle East Situation Escalates At Extremely Alarming Pace Conflict Enters Far More Dangerous Phase

Over the past several hours fresh waves of airstrikes and missile attacks have erupted across multiple countries spreading the war far beyond its original battlefield. Israel has launched new strikes deep inside Iran including attacks on oil storage facilities around Tehran that triggered massive fires and thick smoke over the capital. At the same time …

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Pending Home Sales have fallen to lowest level ever recorded. Home sellers are relisting properties at fastest pace in a decade

We’re just going to pretend this part was normal and “because covid” pic.twitter.com/jn6qHOrh10 — Jeff Rey (@Est1986) March 5, 2026 The all-important spring housing market is off and running, and while the pace isn’t expected to be strong, there are signs of optimism, at least among sellers. Some who gave up last year are jumping …

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Israel is burning through their defense ammunition at a record pace

Israel is burning through their defense ammunition at a record pace because Iran's missiles now have warheads that split apart into smaller rockets. Completely overwhelming air defenses. https://t.co/PbPSYfIv1V pic.twitter.com/Z2ut4BLwoZ — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) March 3, 2026 Factcheck: The claim holds up based on current reporting. IDF officials stated Iran has fired missiles with cluster warheads that …

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Google searches for “how to buy stocks” just hit an ALL-TIME LOW. Lower than 2009. Lower than COVID. Insiders are dumping shares at the fastest pace since 2021. U.S. jobs collapse at staggering rate, monthly hiring down 88%!

So we are in a position where : -COMEX going bust-AI bubble collapse after NVDA super earnings-BTC retests 4Q21 peak on ~69k$ and starts new wave down-Private Equity credit going bust-Housing market tanking-China entering next wave down after 2,5Ys of bear market rally to… pic.twitter.com/jl9ZJ8Dp9R — GregTheAnalyst (@Analyst_G) February 25, 2026 🚨 Google searches for …

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U.S. long-term unemployment hits highest level in a decade outside the pandemic. US consumer savings are falling at an alarming pace.

US consumer savings are falling at an alarming pace: The US personal savings rate fell -0.2 percentage points in November 2025, to 3.5%, the lowest since October 2022. Excluding the March-October 2022 period, this is the lowest level since the 2008 Financial Crisis. This… pic.twitter.com/iru70ge4tp — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) January 28, 2026 “Outside of …

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Homebuyers are backing out of deals at fastest pace in 10 years. U.S. rental market largely frozen.

More than 40,000 signed home purchase agreements were canceled in December, representing 16.3% of all homes that went under contract, according to Redfin. There were roughly 47% more home sellers than buyers in the market in December, according to the real estate brokerage. Atlanta saw the most contract cancellations in December. Serious headwinds in the …

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Private employers cut 13,500 jobs per week, monthly layoffs jump 175 percent, hiring slows to half last year’s pace, and unemployment rises to 4.4 percent. Credit application rejection rates are soaring

The system is quietly trapping everyone while pretending nothing’s wrong. According to the BLM's most recent numbers, private employers are reporting 13,500 job cuts a WEEK. These are PRIVATE EMPLOYERS. NOT GOVERNMENT JOBS. The BLM reports we are seeing the worst job numbers since 2008. If you can HONESTLY justify that, you're a lot of …

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US home sellers are pulling listings at the fastest pace in years. More US families are renting homes because it’s much cheaper.

Weak buyer demand, weakening home prices and overall uncertainty in the economy are combining to make home sellers change their minds and step out of the market. Close to 85,000 U.S. sellers took their homes off the market in September, up 28% from September 2024 and the highest level for that month in eight years, …

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XRP and Bitcoin in shambles. Saylor liquidation getting closer. Investors are selling crypto funds at a record pace.

View post on imgur.com Ooof Bitcoin 82k ☠️💀 Saylor liquidation getting closer 🤦‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/if7OKR4ktE — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) November 21, 2025 Investors are selling crypto funds at a record pace: Crypto funds saw -$2.0 billion in outflows last week, the largest since February. This also marks the 3rd consecutive weekly sale, bringing the total to …

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China has acknowledged that its economic momentum has slowed to the weakest pace in a year. China’s 2008 moment is getting worse.

Beijing said economy grew 4.8% in the third quarter, a deceleration that nonetheless keeps it on track to hit its official annual target https://www.wsj.com/economy/chinas-economic-growth-slows-to-one-year-low-07e36e7b The July-September data was the weakest pace of growth since the third quarter of 2024, and compares with a 5.2% pace of growth in the previous quarter, the government said in …

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According to Challenger, the pace of hiring has fallen off a cliff. Weakest September for job creation since 2011; Searches for “second job” reach an all time high

It’s obvious the economy is a mess right now, slowest job growth in 15 years, a weakening dollar, sky-high tariffs, a government shutdown, and everything else falling apart. Meanwhile, the top 10% are chilling, barely noticing any of this, watching their net worths hit new records as the market keeps climbing. We didn’t get the …

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Tariffs rake in $27.7B, but July spending wipes out the gains and burns $630B in 31 days. The US deficit is on pace to hit $3.5 trillion

US deficit hit $291B in July. That’s a $3.5 trillion yearly pace without a war or a recession. Just “normal” Washington spending. https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2025-08/61304-MBR.pdf Tariffs brought in $25B. Trump called it “incredible revenue.” The same month, the government spent $630B. That’s pocket change against a tidal wave. https://www.crfb.org/blogs/tariffs-are-generating-meaningful-new-revenue Social Security payouts jumped $108B. Medicare and Medicaid …

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120 Million Square Feet: Store Closings In The United States Are On Pace To Set A New Record High In 2025

by Michael If everything is going to be just fine, why are thousands of stores closing all over the country?  So far this year, the total amount of retail space that has been permanently closed has surpassed 120 million square feet.  We have never seen anything like this before.  Store closings spiked during the early …

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U.S. buybacks hit record pace; retail investors buy stocks 21 weeks straight—longest ever.

U.S. Companies are buying back stock at the fastest pace in history 🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/ftNXyp6RTW — Barchart (@Barchart) May 7, 2025 🚨This has NEVER happened before: Retail investors have been buying US equities for 21 weeks STRAIGHT, the longest streak EVER. This significantly beats the previous record of 10 consecutive weeks before the 2022 BEAR MARKET. …

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Central banks hoard gold at record pace. China, India, Poland lead rush to secure reserves. Tourists flood China’s gold market with suitcase buying spree…

⚠️Central banks have been AHEAD of the game: Since October 2022, the gold wealth of developed and emerging market central banks has DOUBLED. DM central banks' gold ownership hit $1.3 TRILLION while EM $800 billion. Poland, China, and India have been the largest buyers. pic.twitter.com/9RNfSBQuws — Global Markets Investor (@GlobalMktObserv) April 29, 2025 Chinese media …

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We’re seeing absolutely enormous inflows in to gold, setting new records. Gold trading in Korea quadruples. China is accumulating gold at a rapid pace.

Wow! We're seeing absolutely enormous inflows in to gold, setting new records. These are the sorts of charts that get me a bit nervous that the trade is becoming rather crowded. pic.twitter.com/l4MfgU8pzN — Markets & Mayhem (@Mayhem4Markets) April 20, 2025 Gold just had its biggest ever ETF inflow at $8.0bn in the past week. There …

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