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Since 2017, the Turkish Lira has lost approximately 91% of its value against the U.S. Dollar. This dramatic depreciation is attributed to factors such as high inflation, unconventional monetary policies, and political instability in Turkey. For example, the exchange rate has risen from around 3.5 TRY/USD in 2017 to over 37 TRY/USD in 2025.
Today is set to be the strongest Monday morning opening gap higher for the S&P 500 $SPY since 10/17/22. pic.twitter.com/2hbTZlOPau — Bespoke (@bespokeinvest) March 24, 2025 25 years ago today, after rallying 14.6% in the prior month, the S&P 500 hit its 'Dot Com Bubble' peak. The index would fall 25% over the next year …
Retail has been relentlessly buying. Net buyers in 44/51 sessions. Every day individuals want to believe in the American dream, growth and continuous prosperity. -Goldman Sachs pic.twitter.com/jB7K3DGanf — THE SHORT BEAR (@TheShortBear) March 23, 2025 🚨This is NOT going to end well: Investors' allocation to US stocks is at an all-time high of 51%. This …
U.S. Dollar reaches highest valuation since the 1985 Plaza Accord 🚨🚨 byu/IAmNotAnEconomist inFluentInFinance
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Something has to give. People can only hold on for so long before they start to crumble. It’s a miracle we aren’t in a recession with people feeling this gloomy. Over 60% of Americans are very worried about losing their jobs. Highest since 2008. H/t @porterstansb pic.twitter.com/YMITs3w9Lt — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) March 20, 2025 Fund …
New data from Redfin shows that housing inventory in Florida just hit the highest level on record going back to 2012. It’s likely that we’re now at the highest level of inventory back to 2008.
Truflation’s real-time US inflation gauge has moved down to 1.3% – the lowest level since December 2020 byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts
Fewer hours worked means less money in pockets, and it signals weak labor demand. Yet the media still pushes the narrative of a “strong labor market.” ⚠️Americans work the LEAST hours since the aftermath of the Great Financial Crisis: Average Weekly Hours worked came at 34.1 in February, in line with the lowest level in …
Retail traders are making the worst mistake this year, selling into a market bottom as investors capitulate under tariff war fears. In this video I go through detailed step by step stock market technical analysis for beginners. Includes S&P 500 ( SPY ) Dow Jones ( DIA ) NASDAQ ( QQQ ) stock market bottom …
Source that it docked Dec 20th. They lie right to your face. When the Tweet was hit with a community note, they yanked it. Also, the revenue of Haltbakk Bunkers was a whooping $1.6M in 2023. Some “fuel giant”. USS Virginia (SSN-774) h/t MydnightWN
by confoundedinterest17 I call this the house latitudes. Horse latitudes is a belt of calm air and sea occurring in both the northern and southern hemispheres between the trade winds and the westerlies. And when the ships motion stalled, the crews would jetison their cargo of horses to the delight of sharks! So, we are in state of HOUSE latitudes …
In Canada, bankruptcies, consumer proposals, and insolvencies are at a 5-year high. 📢 🇨🇦 Consumer Insolvencies Just Hit A 2009-Level Surge If this is a "strong" economy, what happens in a downturn? Why is this a massive warning sign for 🇨🇦 consumers & real estate. 🧵 pic.twitter.com/9T64MjMXLj — Shazi (@ShaziGoalie) February 17, 2025 https://twitter.com/ShaziGoalie/status/1891536438933561782
And not just Fort Knox. The U.S. Treasury claims another 3,550 tonnes of gold is held in West Point, Denver, and NY Fed . None of these locations have been physically audited either. Not to mention the ESF Gold Swaps… https://t.co/9no0cTIISP — Ronan Manly (@BullionBrief) February 16, 2025 Fort Knox ran out of good delivery …
In a statement posted on a newly launched website, Mangioni expressed gratitude for all the support he has received. “I am overwhelmed by – and grateful for – everyone who has written me to share their stories and express their support,” Mangione wrote. “Powerfully, this support has transcended political, racial, and even class divisions, as …
Heavy truck sales – a leading indicator of past times – weakest since August 2021 pic.twitter.com/1E4fNfox5A — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) February 5, 2025
Bitcoin’s timeline since tariffs began. Why is Bitcoin falling on trade war concerns? byu/IAmNotAnEconomist inFluentInFinance Bitcoin’s about to implode—get ready for the bloodbath. pic.twitter.com/6NZuEx1XKg — Jacob King (@JacobKinge) February 2, 2025
The U.S. housing market is facing circumstances that we haven’t seen since 2009 in terms of how many brand new homes are sitting on the market for sale and sales volumes sitting at 30 year lows. What is going on and what does this implicate about the broader economy?
by confoundedinterest17 Wow. Money printing by The Federal Reserve went will after the Covid outbreak in early 2020. So did Federal spending. Unfortunately, politicians are addicted to Federal spending. And Senators like Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) are trying to obstruct any spending cuts by Trump and his DOGE. Well, M1 Money printing …
With rising interest rates and home prices still high, it’s becoming harder for buyers to make a move, while sellers are facing more competition than ever. It’s a challenging situation for everyone. New Single Family homes for sale explodes to the highest level since the Great Financial Crisis https://t.co/dCmR4LQBQc — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) January 27, …
The weather this January has been the coldest since 1988. The average may change by the end of the month due to a warmup in some areas, but overall, it has been a January many will remember as being quite cold.
The share of mortgages outstanding with rates below 3% – as close to free money as regular folks could get – has been declining slowly but steadily to 21.3% of all mortgages outstanding at the end of Q3 2024, from the peak in Q1 2022 (24.6%), according to the Federal Housing Finance Authority’s National Mortgage …
REXShares and Osprey Funds: Bitcoin ETF Ethereum ETF Solana ETF XRP ETF TRUMP (meme coin) ETF BONK (meme coin) ETF Dogecoin (DOGE) ETF VanEck: Onchain Economy ETF (investing in various crypto firms) Canary Capital: Canary Litecoin ETF Tidal DeFi: Oasis Capital Digital Asset Debt Strategy ETF (investing in debt instruments issued by crypto enterprises) CoinShares: …
Microsoft is adding artificial intelligence tools to its consumer Microsoft 365 bundle and bumping up the price for the first time since introducing subscriptions 12 years ago. In a blog post Thursday, Microsoft said it’s bringing its Copilot AI assistant into the Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote applications for consumers who have the Microsoft …
The Fed's balance sheet is now down 23.8% since its peak. pic.twitter.com/r8nxZ4AJHu — Augur Infinity (@AugurInfinity) January 17, 2025 $TLT call options volume was the 2nd highest in history on Wednesday 🚨 pic.twitter.com/2DcZ7eMUGf — Barchart (@Barchart) January 17, 2025 I highly recommend you watch @TruthGundlach full 1hr video from today. I've clipped it down to …
by AnonymousTimewaster Is now the time to start buying UK Gilts? With the Bank of England ramping up its Quantitative Tightening (QT) program, the dynamics around UK gilts are becoming increasingly intriguing. The BofE’s aggressive offloading of bonds has not only driven up yields but also sparked debate about its impact on the cost of …
Dollar at highest level since 2022 against major currencies. byu/SunAdvanced7940 inwallstreetbets
