Independent thinking for complex markets and current events
Credit card delinquencies are starting to go vertical pic.twitter.com/QcBcMdmbDF — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) June 1, 2024 ‘We got to keep the consumer in the game’: Brian Moynihan worries about a spending slowdown Bank of America’s CEO says inflation has been sapping U.S. sentiment Bank of America Corp. Chief Executive Brian Moynihan said the economic …
(Bloomberg) — The US housing market — long crippled by an inventory drought — is finally starting to see listings rise. But now, in many places, the buyers just aren’t showing up. Sellers are grappling with the fact that higher-for-longer rates are choking off demand during what’s typically the key season for the market. And …
Nasdaq starting to look like Swiss cheese So many gaps need filling lower, it might as well feature in a no more gaps commercial . And all gaps eventually fill on an index , Especially the big ones . pic.twitter.com/b6QFxrQVjP — The Great Martis (@great_martis) May 16, 2024 Systems are more important than emotions in …
You just have to look around and see what’s happening to the restaurants in your area to understand that the U.S. economy is headed in the wrong direction. When the economy is booming, restaurants are full and chains open more locations to expand their business. But when the economy is struggling, restaurants get increasingly emptier, …
(At least that’s what they called it when Trump did it.) Biden to increase tariffs on $18 billion in Chinese imports in a new warning to Beijing President Joe Biden is increasing tariffs on $18 billion in Chinese imports across a handful of sectors deemed strategic to national security – an attempt to cripple Beijing’s …
(Words typed below are the first minute of the video. Not my thoughts) More proof that Russias wartime reach extends well beyond the front lines in eastern Ukraine, for the first time ever, Denmark plans to draft both men and women into military service. It’s only the third European country to do so following Norway …
The current stock market bubble has been persistent over time but it is showing the first signs of cracking. No stock market crash in sight, but the fundamentals are clear – it is about when. But then of course, no stock market crash for a decade can also be possible. I predict that all of …
Housing market shows signs of strain; historic anomaly suggests prices may soon decline in many areas.With housing prices poised for a potential reversal, the market grapples with a historic anomaly set to reshape perceptions. Surging inventory, exemplified by a 51% growth in Cape Coral, FL, and the looming “Airbnbust,” hint at a significant shift in …
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This is starting to look like a $JPY controlled demolition……… https://t.co/jMaIsMW39T pic.twitter.com/Q9oPhmqleO — JustDario 🏊♂️ (@DarioCpx) April 22, 2024 The situation becomes more serious when the Bank of Japan (BOJ) is forced to intervene, potentially unleashing disorderly currency trading and “flash crash” contagion across the “carry trade” universe. Major currency crisis dynamics will be at …
Nation’s first high-speed rail project continues to expand, creating over 10k jobs: ‘We couldn’t build this system without them’ Californians have been waiting for a high-speed rail network since it was first proposed in 1979, and after many fits and starts, it appears that the project is finally gaining steam. According to the California High-Speed …
Biden gets confused when a reporter tells him in Pennsylvania: "When you drive around the area, you see a lot of Trump signs, not very many Biden signs…" pic.twitter.com/8KUkorKM1k — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 18, 2024 Every day I see Trump; Flags, Yard signs, Flyers, T-shirts, Hoodies, Bumper stickers. I live in California. I don’t …
In an unprecedented move, the FICC has just announced a new charge for increased Volatility around certain Fed releases – starting Monday. The charge will = 10% of members' VaR, accruing two days prior to, and the day of the specified Events below (/if conditions are met). pic.twitter.com/x7FgOaWdwj — M.B. (@741trey) April 12, 2024 This …
2024 is shaping up to be the year of travel reprieves. Hot on the heels of the European Union postponing (again) its much-mooted ETIAS program, which will require visitors from most non-EU countries to obtain pre-travel clearance, Brazil has pushed back the start of its new visa system for travelers from the US, Canada and …
ATTENTION: Housing defaults have just hit the highest levels since 2013 This is now starting to look scary pic.twitter.com/IP2J3mCYHs — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) February 18, 2024 Home prices just saw the largest year-over-year decline, dating back to 1964: https://t.co/kn2vAsyI15 — Reef Insights (@ReefInsights) February 20, 2024 Na pic.twitter.com/eBLQWa1HGM — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) February 20, 2024
https://twitter.com/Chicago1Ray/status/1758674105446838535 🚨BREAKING: Truckers across the country are staging a MASSIVE protest after Judge Engoron ordered Trump to pay $364 million to the state of New York. Do you support them? pic.twitter.com/5mmXXFxofw — Ian Jaeger (@IanJaeger29) February 17, 2024 h/t dr0id
Tonight, on my radio show, I will start explaining that the special counsel report should trigger the 25th amendment and removeal of Biden. Yes, yes, I know who would become president, but it would be no different and she's an electoral disaster as well. But the issue is… — Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) February 8, …
A truck carrying foreign goods on fire in Narbonne, France. French farmers don't joke.pic.twitter.com/QYfG9iHNQO — मैं हूँ Sanatani 🇮🇳 🚩🚩 (@DesiSanatani) February 1, 2024
HERE WE GO AGAIN? ‘Bidenflation II: Fiscal Boogaloo’ Another Sequel Nobody Asked For. Just when wages were finally starting to catch up with Biden’s first round of inflation, too. If there’s any good news to be found in this mess — and you really have to squint to see it — it’s that the job market …
It's starting all over again 😔 pic.twitter.com/qTFx7t2f6E — Dr. larry love (@Larry58756018) January 22, 2024
Wall Street banks are preparing to communicate 2023 compensation to staff. Bonuses will likely be flat or down from last year, which was markedly disappointing. Business Insider compiled a schedule for when each big bank will tell employees what they made. Starting this week, the nation’s biggest banks — from JPMorgan to Goldman Sachs, …
by Michael A “perfect storm” is raging all around us, and our world is so close to plunging into a complete and utter state of chaos that even the mainstream media is talking about it. The past several years have been a time when multiple major wars have begun, pestilences have paralyzed the entire planet, …
Joe Rogan watching Tucker Carlson explain the J6 tapes. I have not seen this before….interesting. https://t.co/yYaLFylIbu — floridanow1 (@floridanow1) December 26, 2023
via businessinsider: “China held its annual Central Economic Work Conference, or CEWC, on Monday and Tuesday. It was attended by all of the country’s top leaders, including President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang. A document released after the conference sets the agenda for China’s economy — the second-largest economy in the world — for …
by Michael Unlike so many people around the world, those of us that live in the United States were fortunate enough to grow up in a relatively civilized society. Unfortunately, we have turned our backs on the values that our forefathers handed down to us, and so now we are starting to find out what …
by Michael What in the world is going on? Last week, we were getting reports that hospitals in China were being absolutely overwhelmed by sick kids that had developed a condition known as “white lung syndrome”. Unfortunately, now we are learning that large numbers of children in the United States and Europe are also developing …
In a breaking development, a significant protest against mass migration has erupted in Lyon, France, serving as a tribute to Thomas and 17 others who fell victim to a migrant stabbing incident in Crépol a week ago. This echoes a pattern observed in Dublin last week, where a similar protest emerged in response to a …
In my state I get 20% back up to $1500 for money put into a 529. Guaranteed 20% return every year. Then dump up 35k into an IRA. via schwab: The SECURE 2.0 Act allows savers to roll unused 529 funds into the beneficiary’s Roth IRA without a tax penalty. But that’s probably not a …
