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The Federal Reserve has just reported the largest year over year rise in history of the velocity of the M2 money supply with a 10.6% increase from one year ago. Photo credit: (FRED) The Velocity of Money is defined by the Federal Reserve as: …’the number of times one dollar is spent to buy goods …
Have you seen how fast gas prices rose last week? New reports reveal that fuel stockpiles have dropped globally, and the problem is likely to get even worse over the next few weeks and months as demand continues to outstrip supplies amid OPEC+ production cuts. Americans are now paying the highest prices for a gallon …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=910zvXDibuE The oil market has taken yet another hit this month as Saudi Arabia deepened oil production cuts to gain further control of prices at a time U.S. officials are failing to boost the domestic Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and supplies are rapidly dwindling. The shock caused by lower global oil output is threatening to undermine …
For CMBS, it’s 2007 Right now is the bargaining stage for CRE—assets quietly being liquidated to meet redemptions, balance sheets tidying up, the industry stoically battening the hatches All trying not to panic Dry powder? Yes But there’s a storm on the horizon https://t.co/y6jVEw3C1k — Amy Nixon (@texasrunnerDFW) July 17, 2023 Fun Fact: Egg prices …
Something very strange is happening. Used car supply is at historic lows, yet we *just* experienced the largest monthly decline in used car prices on record. But that doesn’t make sense — If supply is so low, prices should stay high… right? Wrong. It seems like between the… — Car Dealership Guy (@GuyDealership) July 10, …
by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2023/06/summary-governing-council-deliberations-fixed-announcement-date-june-7-2023/ Highlights: “the economy remained clearly in excess demand and that the rebalancing of supply and demand was likely to take longer than previously expected.” “members felt that enough data had accumulated to convince them that more restrictive policy was needed.” Growth of gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter was …
US Stocks market is worth 2x money supply M2 and moving higher as M2 is falling. This metric is not far from peaks of 2008 and 2021 #Recession #FederalReserve pic.twitter.com/6abrnaByDl — FinFab (@FinFabApp) June 8, 2023 The Nasdaq has now traded green for 8 consecutive weeks, the longest streak since November 2019. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) …
by TheReignOfChaos Raise interest rates so the ‘sensible’ investment decision is to hold cash; why would they invest in assets and risk a market crash when cash is returning 5, 6, 7%? Meanwhile, buy assets as the currency inflates. Finally destroy the currency, leaving everyone holding money destitute. Force everyone to use a CBDC as …
via naturalnews: As they continue to flood across the southern border like locusts, illegal alien “migrants” are trampling under foot food crops on farms along the United States-Mexico border, 2024 presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has warned. A threat to America’s food supply, these illegals are taking full advantage of the recent expiration of Title 42, …
via Schiff Gold: Given the current macroeconomic environment and the supply and demand dynamics, silver is significantly undervalued at $24 to $25 an ounce. The bullish case for silver in the mainstream typically revolves around price inflation. There are certainly reasons to think inflation is stickier than the powers that be want to admit and that the Federal …
Pfizer will run out of several doses of penicillin, which treat syphilis, strep throat, and other infections, later this year as shortages ripple across the US supply chain. The company anticipates running out of the children’s dose of the syphilis drug Bicillin L-A by the end of June, according to a letter Pfizer posted Tuesday …
A labor slowdown is plaguing critical West Coast ports as workers refuse to turn up amid labor negotiations – stoking fears of a looming supply chain crisis. Though no strike is currently underway, several major ports along the West Coast, including the Port of Oakland, the Los Angeles Port, and the Port of Long Beach …