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The quiet world of private credit is starting to unravel, with regulators questioning how risk is being rated while a $500M hit forces UBS to dump funds fast

According to the report, SEC enforcement attorneys are “looking into whether the firm and some of its senior executives have exerted improper commercial influence on its ratings procedures, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing the ongoing probe.” Officials in the agency’s complex financial instruments unit are involved in the investigation, the …

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The shutdown is costing the U.S. $15 billion a week. Thousands of flights are expected to be cut starting Friday.

The United States has entered its longest government shutdown ever, surpassing the 35-day record set during Donald Trump’s first term, with mounting economic losses and warnings of nationwide travel chaos as the political impasse over health care funding drags on. Since Congress failed to approve funding past September 30, nearly 1.4 million federal employees from …

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AI giants are burning billions just to stay in the race, and Wall Street is starting to wonder if the payoff ever comes. OpenAI is already trying to line up a government bailout before they need it.

And now they want a bailout already… pic.twitter.com/tB6DtpKj74 — Curtis Lemay (@CurtisLemay) November 5, 2025 Securing government backed bailout before they actually need them, you can't make this up. — blake (@blakestonks) November 6, 2025 A top market analyst’s warning in late October about a looming “prisoner’s dilemma” and an “AI wobble” in the stock …

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Anti-Trump Groups Are Planning To Occupy Washington DC For Months Starting On November 5th

by Michael The people that are organizing the occupation of Washington DC that will begin on November 5th actually believe that it will result in the end of the Trump presidency. Anti-Trump groups have been planning this occupation for months, but it has kind of gone under the radar because the government shutdown and the imminent …

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$2T US leveraged loan market faces largest monthly loss since 2022, credit markets are starting to tremble. Bank of America warns of forced stock sell-off

Thank goodness we have vigilant, hyper-competent stewards of our financial system such as Sens. Maxine Waters and Elizabeth Warren to ensure no systemic risks are allowed to threaten the solvency of our banks. What’s going on in the Corporate Junk Bond Levered Funds? 👀 @DowdEdward pic.twitter.com/9XLSpJ5kf4 — Will O'Hara, CMT (@WillOHara131) October 20, 2025 “Bank …

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Starting in October 2026 it will become criminal to own a gun… This is misleading

No, not entirely. Canada's program targets specific prohibited assault-style firearms (over 2,500 models banned since 2020), not all guns. Owners can get compensation via a voluntary buyback, with amnesty extended to October 2026. After that, possessing those firearms could lead… — Filip V. (@V468420Filip) September 28, 2025 No, not entirely. Canada’s program targets specific prohibited …

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Russia and NATO are starting war games this week

Russia’s neighbors are preparing for a nervous few days when the Kremlin holds its Zapad 2025 war games along with its ally Belarus, its first since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The drills, running Sept. 12–16, will have some maneuvers taking place close to Poland and Lithuania as the Kremlin practices for …

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Housing Bubble 2.0 is starting to burst. The smart money knows that houses are insanely overpriced

Rates going to start tumbling like 2008. Maybe because the smart money knows that houses are insanely overpriced, and the loss of FedBux "value" when Housing Bubble 2.0 implodes is going to be stupendous byu/Boo_Randy_II inWallstreetsilver Mortgage Demand is 34% below pre-pandemic norms, 55% below the pandemic peak and lower than 2008-2012 crash byu/Altruistic_Horse4104 inREBubble …

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Global exports are starting to shrink, EM stocks face sharp slowdown as export boom collapses

Emerging market stocks, long fueled by global trade, are now showing cracks as export momentum fades. Investors may be walking into the late stages of a rally built on weakening foundations. If trade continues to contract, the ripple effects could hit supply chains and markets worldwide with surprising speed. Global exports are heading into contraction. …

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The jaws of stagflation are wide open. People are starting businesses are doing it as side gigs because jobs don’t pay enough anymore for basic living?

The jaws of stagflation are wide open, per Bloomberg byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts Number of new U.S. businesses soars to highest level since 2007 byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts “Most people I know starting businesses are doing it as side gigs because jobs don’t pay enough anymore for basic living. Myself included and burning at both ends.” Inflation or jobs: …

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Predicted no recession but the labor market is starting to crack; 401(k) hardship withdrawals tick up in second quarter

The system is stacked against the average person, and nobody seems to care until it hits them in the wallet. Back in 2022, I predicted that the US would not only avoid a recession, but would experience an “immaculate” disinflation. Today, the insulation that once protected the labor market is gone. While a recession is …

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New York bill proposes 0.2% tax on digital asset transactions starting September.

https://twitter.com/Cointelegraph/status/1956423461342969915 “Assembly Bill A08966, introduced August 13 and referred to the Ways and Means Committee, would take effect September 1, 2025… The legislation places responsibility for tax payment on ‘the person or persons making or effectuating the sale or transfer,’ potentially creating compliance challenges for exchanges, traders, and DeFi protocols operating in New York.” https://cryptonews.com/news/new-york-assembly-bill-seeks-0-2-excise-tax-on-crypto-and-nft-transactions/ …

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86 Percent Of Americans Feel Stressed About The Cost Of Groceries, And Many People Are Starting To Really Flip Out Emotionally

by Michael Why are social media platforms filled with videos of Americans complaining about grocery prices right now? Needless to say, those videos must be striking a chord, because some of them are receiving millions of views. Government bureaucrats are telling us that the cost of food is only going up a few percentage points …

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We’re seeing shrinking remittance flows. We’re seeing net migration turn negative. And the economic fallout is just starting.

Western Union $WU talked about it on their last earnings call:https://t.co/hUCMS2dajC — Eric Finnigan (@EricFinnigan) August 3, 2025 Immigrants are fleeing the US workforce in historic numbers. The ripple effects are stark. “This year the United States may experience a net outflow of immigrants for the first time in over 50 years … For the year …

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Trump imposes a 25 % tariff on India and penalty for Russian energy and arms deals starting Aug 1. Ambiguous threat or calculated leverage?

Something doesn’t ring true about the tariff ultimatum. Trump announced a 25 % tariff on India plus an added “penalty” for purchasing Russian energy and military goods starting August 1, framing it as both punitive and principled. He claimed India has “tariffs among the highest in the world” and uses “obnoxious non‑monetary trade barriers,” before declaring India …

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Iis it starting to feel like peak bullishness?

V recovery. If it doesn’t fail it flies hard. Is it just me or is it starting to feel like peak bullishness? https://t.co/LXPol3lJre — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) June 27, 2025 Bofa Hartnett: S&P 500 at new highs, on cusp of 7th great breakout since 1990, albeit with smallest “breakout stock” participation pic.twitter.com/Gg3OzuPePv — Mike Zaccardi, …

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Insiders are dumping stocks at the fastest pace this year. Retail is starting to follow. The people closest to the numbers are walking away.

The market’s still grinning on the surface, but behind the curtain, the people who know the numbers best are quietly cashing out. Corporate insiders—CEOs, CFOs, board members—are dumping shares at the fastest pace seen in 2025. According to data compiled through June 11, 778 insiders sold stock while only 200 bought. That puts the buy-to-sell …

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California home sales plunge 40 percent below pandemic peak with buyer demand collapsing and prices starting to fall

1) In April 2025, home values in California sank -0.42% on a monthly basis, which was the 4th biggest decline in the U.S. It was the 4th straight month where values declined. pic.twitter.com/7AJOCLS3jM — Nick Gerli (@nickgerli1) June 10, 2025 3) The state now has over 73,000 listings on the market, which is the highest …

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Moody’s Chief Economist: “hard data starting to show significant stress”

Moody’s Chief Economist Mark Zandi is warning that hard economic data is beginning to show clear signs of financial stress. The numbers are revealing weaknesses across multiple sectors, raising concerns about the stability of the economy. This is not just a theoretical concern. Businesses, consumers, and markets are feeling the pressure. Consumer spending is losing …

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Bond market starting to realize that nothing stops this train.

The bond market is jittery, with investors offloading bonds and pushing yields up, like the 30-year U.S. Treasury hitting 5.13%, the highest since 2007. A new House-passed tax bill, now in the Senate, could add trillions to the U.S. debt. Moody’s recent U.S. credit rating downgrade and sticky inflation are fueling fears. Higher yields mean …

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