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The 20-year Treasury Yield Topped 5% Wednesday For The First Time Since October 2023 -One of The Highest Yield Since 2007

by Ok_Significance_4008 A high 20-year Treasury yield of 5% can negatively impact the stock market in several ways: Increased borrowing costs: Higher yields make borrowing more expensive for companies, impacting their profitability and potentially slowing down economic growth. This can reduce investor confidence and negatively impact stock prices. Reduced attractiveness of …

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Fed liquidity drops $409bn, hitting lowest since December 2022. Reverse Repo increased $213bn on December 31 for window-dressing. Fed liquidity will decline, stressing funding markets until mid-2025.

From my perspective, the main takeaway is that Fed liquidity has been locked into a “stair-stepping downwards” pattern since April 2024. Starting from a new lower base at the beginning of every quarter. The “stealth QE” that occurred during 2023 is now being wiped away. From now on, Fed liquidity …

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S&P 500’s best two-year gain since 1998 ends with a historic losing streak. 2025 could see a historic collapse, with a potential 40-60% decline.

The S&P 500 closed 2024 with its best two-year gain since the dot-com bubble years of 1997 and 1998. Yet it ended the year with four consecutive daily losses, a year-end losing streak that hasn't happened since 1966, the year stocks peaked before entering a 16-year bear market. — Peter …

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Gold remains the top hedge against inflation and geopolitical instability since 1973. It has risen about 8% annually.

It is the more accurate measure of real inflation Not CPI — Amy Nixon (@texasrunnerDFW) December 31, 2024 📌 Performance Investors regard gold as both a hedge against inflation and a strategic asset during geopolitical uncertainty, having proven to be the most effective safeguard against major geopolitical events since 1973👉 …

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Corporate insider buying is at its lowest since 2010. Private jobs are in full economic collapse already. The correction is going to be historic.

Private jobs are in full economic collapse already https://t.co/Id684m0Ubw — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) December 30, 2024 Way overstretched. The correction is going to be historic. https://t.co/bTDpnWMbqN — Uncle Milty’s Ghost (@his_eminence_j) December 31, 2024 Every time corporate insider buying reaches elevated levels, it has often coincided with stock market bottoms …

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China’s economy slows as its 10-year bond yield halves since January, while U.S. treasury yields reach 7-month highs.

China’s $11 trillion government bond market has moved into uncharted territory. As their government rolls out widespread stimulus, yields are hitting record lows. The gap between yields in Japan and China are now at a record low of just ~70 basis points. China is in trouble. pic.twitter.com/j1vrmW6Hxe — The Kobeissi …

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Worst Single-Family house sales since 2008

Here is why? Prices are too high Rates are too high Lack of inventory due to no one giving up 2-4 percent rates Wall St has bought up hundreds of thousands of property to rent out Average People cannot afford average house h/t GoldFerret6796

Since pardoning his own son, Joe Biden went on to pardon Chinese spies, kid-diddlers, money launderers, corrupt judges, and commuted the sentences of every murderer. And it’s not even January yet.

37 of 40 murderers pardoned. https://archive.is/boAVI President Biden announced on Monday that he was commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 inmates on federal death row. The men will continue to serve life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Here is a full list of those granted commutations, as well as …

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Hochul boasts subway safety, yet next day a woman was burned alive, another stabbed. Major crimes in NYC have surged 32% since pre-COVID 2019 levels.

And today, someone was burned alive… which means Kathy Hochul lied, again. https://t.co/etvurtJEqw — Liberacrat™️ (@ViralVideos) December 23, 2024 The number of major crimes in NYC (defined as murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny, and grand larceny of an automobile) has risen by about 32% since 2019's pre-COVID …

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Builders are dealing with the most unsold inventory since the Great Finance Crisis. 2008 all over again.

"builders are dealing with the most unsold inventory since the Great Finance Crisis" — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) December 20, 2024 Home builders across America like Lennar and DR Horton are issuing massive warnings about the US Housing Market in 2025. Most recently, Lennar signaled a big decline in revenue YoY …

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Long-term Bitcoin holders sold; highest supply volumes since 2018 bottom. Over $1.1 billion liquidated from cryptocurrency market in 24 hours.

Remember when all those folks told you the Long-Term Holders never sell their $BTC? Yeh, they lied to you. Largest revived supply volumes since the 2018 bottom, and the BCH hard-fork (aka the biggest volume of old coins taking profit in a bull market ever). pic.twitter.com/1kwXbOkaI0 — _Checkmate 🟠🔑⚡☢️🛢️ (@_Checkmatey_) …

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China’s retail sales miss expectations. The yuan is fixed below 7.20, and 10-year yields drop to 1.75%, marking the steepest drop since September 2008.

Steepest drop since September 2008. pic.twitter.com/8lMdk43vdb — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) December 16, 2024 China’s retail sales rose by 3% in November from a year ago, according to National Bureau of Statistics data released Monday, missing the forecast of 4.6% in a Reuters poll. That marked a sharp slowdown from 4.8% growth in the …

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Israeli ground forces have crossed into Syria’s territory for the first time since the 1973 October War

BREAKING: Israeli ground forces have crossed into Syria's territory for the first time since the 1973 October War – The New York Times — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) December 8, 2024 Israeli ground forces advanced beyond the demilitarized zone on the Israel-Syria border over the weekend, marking their first overt entry …

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S&P 500 hit record highs four times this week despite more declining stocks. Since 1928, this is the first time that’s ever happened.

There were more declining than advancing stocks in the S&P 500 every day this week. Yet the index hit a record high four times. Since 1928, this is the first time that's ever happened. pic.twitter.com/gvGhruZ1cw — Jason Goepfert (@jasongoepfert) December 6, 2024 US Stocks are now trading at over 22x …

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US job cuts hit 722,566 YTD, highest since 2009 excluding 2020.

US JOB CUT ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE SKYROCKETING⚠️ US-based firms announced 57,727 job cuts in November, the third-highest number since the 2008 FINANCIAL CRISIS. Year-to-date there have been 722,566 job cuts, the largest amount since 2009 (Financial Crisis), excluding 2020 Crisis. ⚠️US JOB CUT ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE SKYROCKETING⚠️ US-based firms announced 57,727 job …

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