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Re-filling the FEMA coffers to the tune of 12-14,000,000,000 was rejected 3 times in the last 2 years. US public debt has jumped $345 billion over the last 3 days hitting another record of $35.7 trillion. BREAKING: US public debt …
Global net liquidity is exploding. This means unprecedented monetary destruction, economic secular stagnation, and risky assets' expansion. via Bloomberg pic.twitter.com/sA1jRMjWSC — Daniel Lacalle (@dlacalle_IA) September 29, 2024 #recession … Global $USD #Liquidity Squeeze edition From $238 billion to $465 billion …
I think that is more than Harvey https://t.co/xIGfE9UrtZ — Mudduck (@mudduck_james) September 30, 2024
Additionally, consumer credit card debt was roughly $200 billion in 2000, and it now stands above $1 trillion: https://t.co/LxYv2QYpkr — Reef Insights (@ReefInsights) September 28, 2024
It wasn’t that long ago that candidates vying for the White House tried to win voters over with their plans to reduce the budget deficit, or, better yet, leave the country with no deficit at all. But now, as the …
For all the cries to "get out of cash," investors are doing the opposite, still piling into money-market funds. Cash-like funds reported $121 billion of flows in the past week, the biggest flow since March 2023, bringing total assets to …
The Federal Reserve’s actions during the COVID-19 crisis were extensive and went beyond just purchasing government securities. The Federal Reserve took unprecedented measures to support the economy. By the end of 2020, the Fed had purchased approximately $3.5 trillion in government securities. …
This is absolutely mind-boggling! The U.S. government has normalized running a $2 trillion deficit. They better hope there's never an economic downturn, or things could get catastrophic… Oh wait… pic.twitter.com/xZjW4JZkKm — The Cytadel (@thecytadel) September 12, 2024 Gold rising with …
Calls to Embrace Reform But many economists and financial experts say that public policymakers need to embrace reform. “What we need is not just a smart Social Security fix, but we need to have a radical reform of our fiscal …
We are just getting started… h/t IAmNotAnEconomist
https://www.fdic.gov/system/files/2024-09/qbp.pdf Finra, a Wall Street regulator is understating Margin Debt by more than $4 TRILLION dollars, by not counting gigantic Meme Banks who make Margin Loans to Hedge Funds Most market watchers rely on the monthly margin debt figures published …
(Bloomberg) — The wealth of ultra-rich families will likely swell to $9.5 trillion by 2030, according to estimates from consultancy Deloitte, as family offices grow and morph to rival hedge funds. The figure would mark a 73% jump from the …
By Pam Martens and Russ Martens: September 3, 2024 ~ The Office of Financial Research (OFR), the federal agency created after the 2008 financial collapse on Wall Street to defog the lenses of federal regulators to prevent a replay of …
by confoundedinterest17 Hey Big Spender! (Federal Government). The US government now pays out on average $3bn in interest expenses per day…If the Fed cuts interest rates by 1%-point and the entire yield curve declines by 1%-point, then daily interest expenses will …
Landlords in the commercial real estate sector are indeed facing a significant challenge with $1.5 trillion of debt maturing by the end of next year. Approximately a quarter of this debt could be difficult to refinance due to higher interest …
Consumer Credit Card Debt Continues to Grow Consumer credit card debt in the US continues its upward trajectory, reaching a staggering $1.07 trillion as of August 14, 2024. This marks another milestone in the ongoing trend of rising consumer debt, …
5.3 trillion is total commodity report and 1.5 trn is oil Charted: $5 Trillion in Global Commodity Exports, by Sector This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible …
TL;DR: Derivatives Danger: Four major U.S. banks hold 87% of all derivatives, totaling $168.26 trillion. Dodd-Frank Failure: The 2010 law failed to prevent the return of risky derivatives practices. Leverage and Off-Balance Sheet Debt: Megabanks have excessive leverage and hide debt off their balance …
by confoundedinterest17 Too much debt? Kamala Harris doesn’t think so. She is proposing economic policies costing $1. 7 trillion without sufficicent offsets. Harris is putting the US on the path to default, following numerous other badly managed nations, like Ukraine and Greece. And …
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has unveiled a startling figure that shows Americans are holding a colossal $7.7 trillion in uninsured deposits within their bank accounts. The agency’s data, captured at the end of March, shows the amount of …
U.S. household debt has reached a record $17.8 trillion as of the second quarter of 2024. This includes significant increases in mortgage balances, auto loans, and credit card debt. Regarding delinquencies, there has been a notable rise. Serious delinquencies (90 days or more …
A quarter point rate hike from 0% to .25% caused a -27% decline in the Nikkei, wiped out all gains for the year and caused a global crash w/$6.4 trillion in stock losses. So far.https://t.co/VCez2pIbgq The global stock losses exceed …
The “pain trade” is back… That means for traders it's a good time to consider smaller position sizing, wider stops and much more discerning execution. – Smaller size to reduce total exposure – Wider stops to account for illiquid, volatile …
by theknowndudereturns The sharp rise in the JPY/USD is causing a massive unwind of Yen carry trade positions and contributing to the sharp decline in US stocks. For those who do not understand how this works, a brief explanation Many …
Over $2.9 trillion has been wiped out from major indices and stocks this morning due to growing fears of a global recession. byu/External-Noise-4832 inconspiracy Stocks sunk on Friday morning after investors were spooked by a weak jobs report. The unemployment …
The U.S. economy is headed in the wrong direction even faster. With debt growth outstripping economic growth this rapidly, should we put the dollar on deathwatch? From Peter Reagan at Birch Gold Group | Reading time: 5 minutes We are living through …
(Bloomberg) — Chinese authorities have rejected a proposal made by the International Monetary Fund to use central government funds to complete unfinished housing, dealing a blow to hopes for more forceful support to an industry that’s been a major drag …
And no "correlating" inflation… I wonder who predicted that?? O that would be me. Government spending is rarely inflationary as it is non productive. One exception was PPP, that was like a massive business tax cut. When you put a …
