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via CNBC: Sales of previously owned homes were 4.1% lower in October compared with September, running at a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 3.79 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors. It was the slowest sales pace since August 2010. Analysts were expecting a smaller drop, to 3.9 million units. Sales were down …
by confoundedinterest17 Biden’s leading “economist” Lael Brainard loves to brag about the strong economy under Bidenomics, and then pulled a brain freeze when asked about crashing savings rates as consumers struggle with inflation. The good news? One of The Fed’s favorite inflation indicators – Core PCE Deflator – slowed to 3.7% YoY in September (its lowest …
Permanent job losses have been on the rise A spike in this metric has sysmtematically led to a recession Current rate of increase is comparable to: – Dot Com bubble– Financial Crisis– Pandemic All three instances experienced significant economic downturns, Resulting in… pic.twitter.com/yB2EPvxOV6 — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) October 18, 2023 60bps away from starting our …
Canada’s housing market is causing alarm bells, and with more homes listed, many folks just aren’t buying. The Bank of Canada’s financial review highlights debt worries and younger homeowners taking a step back from the market. https://t.co/IqveoD5lGS Harsh new reality for homeowners as listings rise and buyer-pool shrinksIn its 2023 Financial System Review, The Bank …
https://t.co/uiWqkdCywT — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) October 6, 2023 Uh 🤔 pic.twitter.com/sYScyDhelh — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) October 6, 2023 Report Finds Chapter 11 Filings by Businesses Soar 61% So Far This Year U.S. businesses faced significant challenges in 2023, with commercial Chapter 11 bankruptcies rising by 61% to 4,553. Small business filings increased by …
by Chris Black Even normie koshervatives are starting to get it. Slowly we begin to hate.
by TonyLiberty Billionaire investor Bill Ackman believes that interest rates are going to continue to rise, especially long-term rates. He says that the world is in a different place now and that investors are underestimating the impact of factors such as the skyrocketing national debt, the flood of government bonds in the market, and the …
In the meantime: The Fed continues to pretend that it can shrink its balance sheet size and watch the cost of government debt rise, all while the US grapples with a 12% twin deficit. After marking the end of a 40-year bull market in Treasuries, this upward move in 10-year… pic.twitter.com/DovYOOrn1a — Otavio (Tavi) Costa …
The economic news is getting really bad but markets are still rising. The brief final stage of the market cycle.pic.twitter.com/55ZY4MGgPy https://t.co/rX8hxr3YI3 — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) July 25, 2023 The overwhelming temptation of every financial pundit is to lure sheeple into a market powered by five stocks:https://t.co/vCedAfNQWd And then after the crash tell everyone no one saw …
Following the COVID era, we have entered a period of fiscal dominance among major developed economies. Hence, the escalating debt burden is already near historical levels and compounding at an alarming pace. — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) July 22, 2023 Quantitative tightening policies are the central banks' own version of an illusionary “debt ceiling”, a …
After a crash to the 200-day MA, is this the bottom, or could silver retest its March lows? Or are we going higher?🚨 pic.twitter.com/50Mnc40iQP — josemgarciaj (@josemgarciaj) June 26, 2023 Many do not think of the green economy when you mention silver, but in fact, silver has many uses in renewables- Industrial buyers were 51% …
by confoundedinterest17 Fed’s Powell to double down of hawish rate message. Or banks and consumers can expect no sugar tonight. Expect a hawkish Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to double down on the Fed’s commitment to vanquish inflation at his semiannual testimony before Congress on June 21-22. While the immediate audience will be lawmakers, the message will be …
via nbcnews: As the cost of living in the U.S. continues to climb, foreclosures are also on the rise. May foreclosure-related filings, which include default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions, were up 7% from April and up 14% from a year ago, to 35,196 properties, according to the real estate data group ATTOM. Lenders …
NEW — Trump Vows To Investigate Big Pharma For ‘Rise in Autism, Infertility, & Illness’ Among Children “In recent decades, there has been an unexplained and alarming growth in the prevalence of chronic illnesses and health problems especially in children. We’ve seen a stunning… pic.twitter.com/TlrhctAt67 — Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) June 7, 2023 Yeah. Kinda like …