US Mortgage Rates Rise Slightly (+8% YoY) As M2 Money Growth Dies (-3% YoY) In Plain Sight (M2 Money Growth Has Been Negative For All Of 2023) January 12, 2024 10:38 pm
Credit card Rates hit an all time high of 21.4 %. America is now a Loan Shark Operation. January 12, 2024 7:14 am
Just when all zombie companies hoped that rates go down in time for them to roll debt January 11, 2024 1:30 pmJanuary 11, 2024 12:50 pm
Coming soon: the Fed will simultaneously have major reasons to cut the Fed Funds rate and end QT BUT ALSO to raise rates! January 11, 2024 6:59 am
Surge in Global Freight Rates Sparks Concerns of Accelerating Inflation and Shifting Interest Rates January 5, 2024 8:59 am
2024’s Economic Paradox: U.S. Grapples with Record Debt, Moody’s Downgrade, and Soaring Interest Rates… Stock Market Highs Amidst Economic Uncertainty. January 3, 2024 10:14 am
Transitory disinflation: Supply improvements wane; demand set to rise with increased household wealth, lower interest rates, and Fed’s pivot. January 3, 2024 5:38 pmJanuary 3, 2024 6:03 am
Déjà vu: 2008’s eerie replay in 2024 – manipulated rates, speculative frenzy, collapsing home sales, and economic uncertainties. But this time, missing global saviors. January 2, 2024 9:42 pm
Toronto Rent Crisis: 2-Bedroom Rates Down Nearly $300/mo Since August, Most Leveraged Landlords Face Cashflow Crisis… January 1, 2024 8:17 pm
Congress, masters of fiscal responsibility, conveniently forgets the minor detail of rolling over $7.5 trillion debt. January 1, 2024 11:31 am
Ah, the brilliance of economic strategy! Concentrated market, housing bubble, let’s cut rates. What could possibly go wrong? December 25, 2023 9:32 pm
The Federal Reserve’s rapid rate hike, soaring from 0% to 5.33% in 18 months, could cause a severe economic slowdown. December 24, 2023 11:41 am
Alarm! US New Home Sales Crash In November, Despite Plunging Rates (New Home Sales Down -12.2% From October) December 22, 2023 9:35 pm
China’s state-owned banks cut deposit rates to boost consumption, but impact on savings and consumption varies. December 22, 2023 8:42 am
Car owners face highest negative equity at $6,054, soaring interest rates, and a three-decade high in missed payments, sparking repossessions. December 18, 2023 2:17 pm
Bankruptcy filings have increased quickly since the Fed started raising interest rates, it’s now its highest since 2018 December 17, 2023 8:31 am
What happened? Powell went from cautiously hawkish to openly dovish over the course of a month. We have seen in past that even when interest rates are high it took around 5 years for inflation to go down. December 15, 2023 12:55 pm
Biden’s Mortgage Market! Purchase Demand Falls 1% Last Week And Down -18% Since Last Year (Mortgage Rates UP 165% Under Biden) Here Comes Biden Claus! /sarc December 13, 2023 10:01 pm
The Fed is cornered – a rate hike risks financial strain on companies, while lowering rates further intensifies inflation, directly hurting consumers. December 13, 2023 7:04 am
Fed hesitates on rates amid surging inflation, Core Services Ex Housing at 5.3%. Economy shows red flags; severe recession risk intensifies. December 12, 2023 7:50 pmDecember 12, 2023 6:45 pm
Surging deficit, soaring interest rates pose disaster; US faces potential $1.44 trillion unsustainable expense. December 12, 2023 12:19 pm
Lower interest rates coming soon? Strong household and corporate finances, coupled with resilient credit quality, suggest increased borrowing potential; paradoxically, expected rate cuts may hinder actual cuts. January 3, 2024 9:35 amDecember 12, 2023 8:33 am
Running On Empty? US Bank Deposit Outflows Continue To Shrink As Regional ‘Stress’ Accelerates (Mortgage Rates UP 151% Under Biden) December 10, 2023 11:15 am
Gold Defies Odds: Surges Despite Rising Rates and Fed Hikes – Central Banks Set to Buy Record 1,000+ Tons in 2023 December 9, 2023 9:56 pm
The Reckoning Begins….Mortgage rates are over 7%. Student loan repayments have started again. There are no more pandemic handouts. Americans’ savings are depleted, and their credit cards are tapped out… December 8, 2023 10:11 pm
Large caps by far outperformed small caps last 2.5 years. If FED is done with rates, is it time for small caps now? December 7, 2023 9:09 pm
Sudden SOFR Spike Sparks Concerns of Mounting Reserve Shortage and Surging Overnight Repo Rates. December 6, 2023 8:50 am