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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 data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. This chart categorizes over $5 trillion in …
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 sheets. Financial Crisis Repeat: The current situation resembles the 2008 crisis, with risks like those …
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 much of Latin America. The US is already at $35+ trillion with unfunded liabilties totalling …
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 unprotected deposits in US banks has been increasing for the first time since the last …
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 overdue) for credit card debt have surged to 7.18%, and auto loan delinquencies have also …
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 entire value of the Japanese stock market… pic.twitter.com/CKFGfuwxXw — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) August 6, 2024 …
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 trading conditions – Discerning execution to limit overtrading — Markets & Mayhem (@Mayhem4Markets) August 6, …
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 traders were borrowing Jap Yen (JPY) at low interest rates, converted them to USD and …
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 rate fell to the lowest level in almost three years – hitting 4.3 percent in …
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 an incredible period of economic history in the United States. It should be discussed in …
(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 on the economy. The IMF called on China to deploy “one-off” fiscal resources to complete …
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 massive amount of money in the hands of the… — Killing Abel Novel M. Tieman …
Interest payments on the debt now exceed national defense spending. Economists are divided on whether this debt poses a serious threat to economic stability or remains manageable with economic growth. Political debates focus on whether to cut spending or increase taxes to address the growing debt. 🚨🇺🇸U.S. NATIONAL DEBT HITS $35 TRILLION Interest payments on …
The U.S. #NationalDebt just broke $35 trillion, up over $7.2 trillion since #Biden took office. It took 43 presidents 215 years to add the first $7.2 trillion. Biden did it in just 3.5 years. #Trump added a single-term record $7.8 trilion. Biden is on track to break that record. — Peter Schiff (@PeterSchiff) July 29, …
$1.9 Trillion of Value Erased from Magnificent Seven Stocks in Just 16 Days byu/EconomySoltani inStockMarket
by confoundedinterest17 What’s it going to be? Mortgage rate increases or balance sheet (MBS) reductions? Since the Covid outbreak in early 2020, The Fed went wild with rate cuts and massive and unpredented balance sheet expansion. Let’s look at The Fed’s puchase of agency MBS and mortgage rates. From 2020 2022, The Fed continued to buy …
Harris-Biden Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen says their "transition to a lower carbon global economy" will "require no less than $3 trillion" each year pic.twitter.com/Ho5AoT3e9e — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) July 28, 2024 This idiot wants $78 Trillion to fight the weather. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said during a speech in Belem, Brazil, on Saturday that …
by confoundedinterest17 This scene from the film “McCabe and Mrs. Miller” sums up our political plight quite nicley. Politicians spend like crazy to stay in power (Biden/Harris) are excellent examples). Politicians promises endless money, then shoot the economy. The US is broke and relies on printing money and boowed funds to stay afloat. Harris wants to …
Has the day of reckoning finally arrived? Wednesday’s rout in tech stocks led by Tesla and Google parent Alphabet wiped a collective $1 trillion in value off U.S. equities, signaling a broad-based correction could be in store. Losses in the benchmark S&P 500 index and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite endured their worst days since the fourth …
According to a recent report, interest payments on the U.S. national debt are projected to reach $1.14 trillion this year, which would consume approximately 76% of all personal income taxes collected. This significant increase in interest payments is attributed to rising interest rates and the growing national debt. BREAKING: Interest Payments on U.S. National Debt Will Shatter …
“The U.S. dollar will lose substantial purchasing power in the next 10 years,” warns Rick Rule, founder and CEO of Rule Investment Media. During this year’s Rule Symposium in Florida, he explained to Daniela Cambone that exploding liabilities, including $100 billion in entitlements such as Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, are likely to greatly devalue …
Consumer sentiment is lower today than during the height of the pandemic lockdown in March/April of 2020. It is currently at levels traditionally seen during recessions. — Wealthion (@wealthion) July 14, 2024 THIS IS WILD: $2.1 trillion of US excess savings were spent in 3 years As a result, cumulative excess savings are now NEGATIVE …
Citigroup 2024 Recap⚠️ -Subject to FINRA disqualification for aiding and abetting -Failed Stress Test after Fed identified "weakness" in Resolution (Bankruptcy) Plan-Fined for bad books/inability to manage "ongoing risk" Did I mention they have $30 Trillion in Swaps? pic.twitter.com/ej4JQmhQ3X — M.B. (@741trey) July 11, 2024 Stress Test Results (2024): Citigroup completed the Federal Reserve Board’s …
Some great points in this video. It gets really good near the end. There’s $38 trillion sitting in 401k’s/IRA’s. Where do you think the next money grab is going to some from by the US government? Easy to do via taxes. Something to think about. pic.twitter.com/K9pCwjRP7t — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) July 10, 2024 So many …
via WSJ: U.S. prosecutors are cracking down on commercial mortgage fraud, a growing push that is sending shudders through the $4.7 trillion industry by raising questions about the numbers underpinning major property loans. Regulators and federal prosecutors say that property loans based on doctored building financials and valuations have been rising. This type of fraud …
In this eye-opening video, Patrick Bet-David discusses the groundbreaking decision by James Lee to launch the Texas Stock exchange. With early support from BlackRock & Citadel, many believe it can compete with the mighty NYSE and Nasdaq.
Biden: "the wealthy should pay more to keep social security solvent" Social Security is underfunded by $175 trillion. The "wealthy" will need to pay 7x US GDP in taxes to keep it solvent — zerohedge (@zerohedge) June 28, 2024 According to the latest U.S. Treasury Department report, these programs are underfunded by a staggering $175 …
After an unprecedented three-year timeout on federal student loan payments because of the pandemic, millions of borrowers began repaying their debt when billing resumed late last year. But nearly as many have not. That reality, along with court decisions that regularly upend the rules, has complicated the government’s efforts to restart its system for collecting …
