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Only 18% of single Americans make 100k or more, it now takes an income of 124k to buy the median priced home in America. Zillow CEO sounds alarm

It now takes an income of 124k to buy the median priced home in America. Only 18% of single Americans make 100k. 62% of homebuyers are married. Lower rates won’t fix family formation. See the problem? pic.twitter.com/4DO0rEKUTh — Cherrygarciafan. USD🏴‍☠️ (@cherrygarciafan) August 10, 2025 The median household income necessary to purchase the median priced home …

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Bowman wants three rate cuts. Payroll growth just cratered. The Fed held steady.

“Payroll employment growth slowed sharply to only 35,000 jobs per month over the three months ending in July. This is well below the moderate pace seen earlier in the year, likely due to a significant softening in labor demand.” https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/08/09/federal-reserve-rate-bowman/1681754774717/ The Fed’s dual mandate is breaking down. Inflation’s near target. Jobs are slipping. Tariffs are …

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Mortgage rates drop but housing market crash creeps in quietly, desperate homeowners tap equity for survival

Mortgage rates are falling. Home price growth is slowing. But the market is not recovering. It is unraveling. “The median U.S. asking price rose just 2.3% year over year… one of the smallest increases in two years.” https://www.redfin.com/news/housing-market-update-mortgage-rates-fall-price-growth-slow/ “Zillow anticipates a nationwide housing correction of 1.0% over the next 12 months… these 20 cities will …

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Childhood vaccination rates fall again as U.S. exemptions surge to record 3.4%

CDC quietly reports childhood vaccine rates dropped again for the 2024–2025 school year, with coverage falling below 93% for all major shots. MMR vaccination (measles, mumps, rubella): 92.5% Polio vaccine: 92.5% DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis): 92.1% Exemptions also hit a new record. CDC confirms that “the exemption rate was the highest ever reported in the …

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Trump calls Powell stubborn moron as job data worsens. Fed urged to cut rates now.

Donald Trump called Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell a “stubborn MORON.” He urged the Fed board to take control of interest rates if Powell refuses to cut them. Trump said, “IF HE CONTINUES TO REFUSE, THE BOARD SHOULD ASSUME CONTROL, AND DO WHAT EVERYONE KNOWS HAS TO BE DONE!” https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-fed-board-should-assume-control-if-powell-wont-lower-interest-rates-2025-08-01/ Powell had to wait until …

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Fed holds rates to cool markets. Liquidity tightens, bonds rally, equities pause.

The Fed’s choice to hold rates high is often misunderstood. It removes dollars from circulation, balancing the impact of tariffs and fewer global trades. Liquidity dries up, which means stocks lose their usual momentum. Investors turn to bonds instead, pushing yields lower without direct Fed intervention. “The Fed is cautious because inflation remains a threat …

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If the credit market was pricing this in interest rates would be over 10%. Stocks hit historic reversal highs.

S&P 500 hits frothy 39 P/E as markets soar in historic rebound but past peaks signal danger ahead If the credit market was pricing this in interest rates would be over 10%. The problem is everything is being ignored. https://t.co/5SPicZHZpp — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) July 29, 2025 Linkhttps://t.co/DrQuoW85rw pic.twitter.com/Fk04MoJMv8 — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) July 30, …

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Powell ain’t cutting rates

Trump misreads Fed’s playbook. Powell ain’t cutting rates😅 pic.twitter.com/IiGQkdh4wi — The Great Martis (@great_martis) July 30, 2025 OH MY US Q2 GDP INITIAL ESTIMATES 3.0% VS 2.6% EXPECTED economy grew in Q2… pic.twitter.com/bdsm6u8Vle — amit (@amitisinvesting) July 30, 2025 Get ready for more inflation. pic.twitter.com/N3KC7Idemh — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) July 30, 2025 You can kiss …

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Wall Street faces $500 billion Treasury bill surge this quarter. Massive borrowing could push rates higher and tighten credit markets

Wall Street is gearing up for a massive surge in Treasury bill issuance in the third quarter, that is more than half a trillion dollars. That means the government is borrowing heavily to cover spending, which puts pressure on interest rates and could crowd out private investment. “Net issuance of Treasury bills in the third …

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The Coming AI Crash – 91% Failure Rates and $600B in Wasted Investment

The AI industry just dropped some numbers that should terrify every executive who’s betting their company’s future on AI agents. Carnegie Mellon researchers put these systems through real workplace tasks, and the results are brutal. OpenAI’s flagship GPT-4o? Failed 91% of the time. Amazon’s Nova? A catastrophic 98% failure rate. Even Google’s best-performing agent failed …

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S&P 500 market breadth near the worst level this century and Labor, inflation, and equity conditions nearly identical to June 1999 when Fed hiked rates to 5% to cool markets

Fed faced same risks in ‘99 as today… June 1999. The Fed is concerned about: -Rampant equity speculation and its impact on wealth (SPX PE 24x, today 23x)-Too tight labor markets (UR 4.3%, today 4.1%)-Too high wage growth (ECI 3.5%, today 3.6%)-Inflation (Core CPI 2.3%, today 2.8%). They hiked from 4.75% to 5%. pic.twitter.com/A4uqxyIYmH — …

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Powell confirms it. Fed would’ve cut rates by now. Tariffs froze the move. Dollar down 10.8% Worst start since 1973 Markets watching July CPI

Jerome Powell just confirmed what markets already suspected. The Federal Reserve would have cut rates by now if it weren’t for the tariff barrage coming out of the White House. That’s not speculation. That’s Powell’s own words. Inflation forecasts jumped after Trump’s tariff plan hit the tape. The Fed froze. The rate path changed. And …

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Zero interest rates failed to cause inflation but rapid money supply growth finally sparked price surge

I hate to pop your narrative bubble…not really…but, interest rates are not the cause or fix of inflation. See below. The US had 7-years of a 0% federal funds rate. No inflation. Then, we had 2-years of 0% and got inflation. It’s not rates, it the M2 money supply. pic.twitter.com/0gzeMoHEdR — Brian Wesbury (@wesbury) June …

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Congress spending out of control while Fed loses grip on rates and buyers demand over 4.5% for treasuries, fueling fresh calls to End the Fed

Dose of reality: Congress is spending, printing, and borrowing so much that the Fed has lost its ability to “set rates.” Banks and foreign governments who buy our 10 year U.S. treasuries are demanding more than 4.5% return. BBB makes it worse. Would be a great time to #EndTheFed pic.twitter.com/5G8ZUIsn6d — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) June …

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Swiss National Bank slashes rates to zero to stop deflation, opening door to negative rates even without crisis. Purchasing power destruction and capital rotation towards commodities are a real thing.

*SWISS CENTRAL BANK CUTS KEY INTEREST RATE BY 25BPS TO 0.0%, LOWEST SINCE JUNE 2022$CHF 🇨🇭🇨🇭 pic.twitter.com/Ajfw639gAz — Investing.com (@Investingcom) June 19, 2025 Zero yields are back! For those who believed zero and negative interest rates were something of the past. It already happened again, even without a new economic or financial crisis. The Swiss …

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Auto insurance rates soar 84% in five years leaving millions of U.S. drivers financially stranded

Auto insurance rates in the US have increased by 84% over the past 5 years. That's the biggest 5-year spike on record.https://t.co/l5IYmkeySJ pic.twitter.com/8oALpnRJEQ — Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) June 16, 2025 The average American now pays $2,165 a year for full coverage. That’s up from $1,176 in 2019. Minimum coverage climbed too, now averaging $596. These …

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Should Trump Fire Powell? YES (Fed Hasn’t Removed The Covid Stimulus And Should, Rates Too High)

by confoundedinterest17 Should President Trump fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell and replace his with someone else like Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent? The answer is … YES! Why? First, there was a massive response to the Covid outbreak in 2020. And the monetary stimulus (aka, stimulypto) has never been removed. The Fed Funds Target Rate (upper …

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