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With each round debt/GDP ratio is higher — Michael A. Arouet (@MichaelAArouet) October 9, 2023 And just like that starting with next quarter earnings should grow double digits. Is it always next quarter? pic.twitter.com/X19PIjuSiE — Michael A. Arouet (@MichaelAArouet) October 10, 2023 Never forget children, this time it’s different. Via @acemaxx pic.twitter.com/aU1xdV57gi — Michael A. …
by Chris Black Border Patrol, CBP and other assorted agencies have encountered a staggering 3.1 million people at the southern border (https://www.fairus.org/legislation/biden-immigration-border-policy/border-security/cbp-posts-record-number-border) of the United States through fiscal year 2023. People are crossing from all over the globe. (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/smugglers-are-steering-migrants-into-the-hot-arizona-desert-posing-new-border-patrol-challenges). Chinese, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Haitians and of course throngs of South and Central Americans. 62.6% of those …
Bowman calls out she is in the rates higher for longer camp while leaving room to continue raising rates. She calls out the PCE index rising but fails to mention that it was being undercounted previously and is actually HIGHER going back the last two years and registered at 3.5% in August, still WELL above the 2% …
by Michael Artificial intelligence is changing our world at a pace that is absolutely breathtaking. If you would have asked me a decade ago if I would live to see artificial intelligence create a world class piece of art or a full-length feature film, I would have said no way. But now those are simple …
I kept government open so the families of our troops and border agents could get paid. If a handful of Republicans side with Democrats to remove me for that—it's a fight worth having. pic.twitter.com/BBz8yuC0ez — Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) October 3, 2023 You’ve been working for the Democrats the entire time. Debt LimitCR And you’re blocking …
by DAVID HAGGITH Keoni 101, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons So, yields on the seven-year Treasury just priced through to the highest on record. Cost of the US debt is getting high. As the cost of debt rises for everyone because the rest of debt is pretty well pegged off of US debt, everything else is …
At the risk of stating the obvious, I don’t know what’s going on with every part of this platform all the time, but our policy worldwide is to fight for maximum freedom of speech under the law. Anyone working for X Corp who does not operate according to this principle will be… https://t.co/9gkIOnF8hu — Elon …
Watching 1/2 the world's militaries deploy for "training exercises" on the same week. https://t.co/McUObV6cWX pic.twitter.com/8dXYi1HBYe — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) September 11, 2023
The Biden administration has approved funding for the first-ever transfer of US military equipment to Taiwan under a program typically saved for sovereign nations, according to a notification sent to Congress on Tuesday. The package – which is part of the State Department’s foreign military financing (FMF) program – totals $80 million and will be …
by Western_Giraffe9517 They reached their peak , then the bubble burst. The Dutch East India Company – Tulip mania bubble – 1637 Mississippi company – The Mississippi bubble – 1718 – 1720 South sea company – The south sea bubble – 1720
They aren't saving the financial system. They're buying the banks time to unload their positions. https://t.co/VJwzpZ471r pic.twitter.com/M3nl4eQEuB — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) March 28, 2023 ‘Current unrealized losses in the US banking system is -$1.8 trillion out of only $2.2 trillion capital With corporate taxes due Sep 15 & possible gov shutdown Oct 2, the general public …
Energy bills for Britons will remain ‘volatile for some time to come’, regulator Ofgem warned today as it confirmed the price cap will fall after wholesale costs dropped. The cap will drop from an average of £2,074 per year to £1,923, but campaigners said bills remained unaffordable amid calls for an ‘urgent reboot’ of the …
You KNEW this was going to happen…. Despite all of the frantic propaganda saying otherwise. The closer we get to the start of the U.S. Presidential Campaign Season, the desperation to freeze the conflict is growing, and nothing to show for it on the battlefield. The Democrats have to freeze this conflict before that taxpayers …
by Dismal-Jellyfish https://www.fitchratings.com/research/banks/further-cut-to-us-bank-oper-environment-score-would-require-structural-change-17-08-2023 Fitch Ratings-New York-17 August 2023: Fitch Ratings lowered the operating environment (OE) score for U.S. banks in June to ‘aa-‘ from ‘aa’ mainly due to structural uncertainty around the path and rate of monetary tightening and gaps in in the regulatory framework. The lowering of the OE score did not negatively affect the ratings …
If Republicans are actually serious about overthrowing President Joe Biden in the 2024 general election, perhaps they should spend less time bickering among themselves and spend more time paying attention to the octogenarian-in-chief himself, because he’s doing a bang-up job writing the GOP sales pitch for them. While some may (rightfully) feel that both Joe …
Looks like @RonDeSantis could be facing jail time for his FEC violations that I have exclusively reported on this morning. I obtained a copy of the letter sent to @TeamDeSantis by the FEC, notifying DeSantis’s campaign that they are in violation of federal campaign finance laws.… https://t.co/odkpfpBXYc — Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) August 11, 2023 JUST …
by Dismal-Jellyfish https://www.newyorkfed.org/medialibrary/interactives/householdcredit/data/pdf/HHDC_2023Q2 https://www.newyorkfed.org/microeconomics/hhdc.html Wut mean?: Credit Card Balances: A notable increase of $45 billion to a record $1.03 trillion, along with a rise in credit card account limits to $4.6 trillion. Mortgages: Balances remained steady at $12.01 trillion. Mortgage originations, including refinances, were at $393 billion, up by $70 billion from Q1. Auto Loans: Increased by $20 …
Ye x Elon Album coming soon pic.twitter.com/CrfnEmAGak — Frank B🟠ccia ⛈ (@frankboccia_) July 29, 2023 https://t.co/VOEWXDe4Yd — The Right King Todd (@RightKingTodd) July 29, 2023
by Chris Black A bank is a private company, so they can do whatever they want to you. America is a libertarian country, you see. You’re just not allowed to disagree with the government at all, or private companies will be ordered by the government to destroy you. It’s libertarianism or communism or whatever. So …
The European Central Bank just raised rates for the 9th consecutive time Inflation in Europe is still 5.5% Rates are now at a 23-year high in Europe: pic.twitter.com/YSpUeBSw1H — Genevieve Roch-Decter, CFA (@GRDecter) July 27, 2023 Business credit conditions in the EU at 2008 levels ⚠️ pic.twitter.com/uH6x9eiT1E — Longview Economics (@Lvieweconomics) July 27, 2023 Home …
OOPS! #Eurozone M2 money growth turned NEGATIVE for the first time in Eurozone history, in a promising sign for #inflation. M2 growth revised to -0.1% in May from initially +0.3%, and falls deeper into negative territory in June to -0.5%. pic.twitter.com/DSvBFl0Jz4 — Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) July 26, 2023 As the Global Economy Falters, European …
by confoundedinterest17 Will this be the last time for a Fed rate hike? Today, The Fed raised their target rate to 5.50%, up 525 basis points from 0.25% on 3/15/2022. That is one big rise in rates over a short period of time. Will they stop with one rate hike? If The Fed Funds Futures …
The yuan was used in 49% of China's cross-border transactions last quarter, topping the dollar for the first time This is huge news Many continue to be in denial The worlds second-largest economy has the dollar in its cross hairs and is stockpiling gold Enjoy the wild ride — Gold Telegraph ⚡ (@GoldTelegraph_) July 25, …
Bulls, praying is your new investment strategy. Don't expect it to work. It didn't last time. pic.twitter.com/Dd0IbbeUBD — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) July 18, 2023 Tomorrow, Tesla and Netflix kick off Tech earnings which carry over into next week – along with the FOMC next week as well. Bulls are betting those two events will be the …
Companies are increasingly mentioning "AI" on their earnings calls. Nvidia, $NVDA, mentioned it 83 times on their most recent call. This earnings season should be extremely interesting, to say the least. Follow us @KobeissiLetter for real time analysis as we track this. pic.twitter.com/fjuk5a9wUm — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) July 18, 2023 Bulls, who gets out …
Got'm 🤣 But it's okay now because we're using them for the "right" reasons 😉 https://t.co/5zp5Vz1FV1 — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) July 18, 2023
Tiktoker claims to suffer from “time blindness” and blasts employers who make employees come on time. She wants to dismantle the system which says people should be on time pic.twitter.com/jbW6SccYJz — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 13, 2023 h/t PURA SANGRE
Blistering temperatures reached unheard-of northerly latitudes in Canada over the weekend amid dangerously hot and dry conditions, lightning storms and new blazes that intensified the country’s historically severe fire season. The temperature soared as high as 100 degrees in the Northwest Territories on Saturday, the hottest temperature ever measured north of 65 degrees latitude in …
by Dismal-Jellyfish TLDRS: FedACH, operated by the Federal Reserve, is the primary Automated Clearing House (ACH) service provider in the United States. ACH transactions include direct deposits of payroll, Social Security and other government benefits, tax refunds, and many other types of payment. Since FedACH services are affected, several impacts could occur: Transaction Delays: The …
