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Largest metaverse platform had just 38 daily users and made a total of $470. Valued at $13 TRILLION in 2021 https://i.imgur.com/WTCTvPn_d.webp via thenation: There was a time, not so long ago, when every major architect on this planet was “building” in the Metaverse, the brand name for the open-world virtual reality platform and associated projects …
“Inflation is made in Washington because only Washington can create money, and any other attribution to other groups of inflation is wrong. Consumers don’t produce it. Producers don’t produce it. The trade unions don’t produce it. Foreign sheikhs don’t produce it. Oil imports don’t produce it. What produces it is too much government spending and …
The U.S. government has rapidly amassed a trillion dollars in debt in three months, a significant departure from the almost 200 years it took to reach the initial trillion. It took the U.S. federal government almost 200 years to rack up $1 Trillion in debt. The latest trillion to be added took a mere 3 …
+$20 billion per day +$1 trillion every 50 days +$7.3 trillion per year Everything is Fine … 🔥🔥🔥America Hits $33 Trillion In Debt … How High Will We Go? pic.twitter.com/HNtEyfPTeK — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) September 22, 2023 The US government will spend as much money on national debt interest payments this year as they …
Interest rates on bank deposits are reaching rock bottom, with major banks offering meager rates like Wells Fargo at 0.15%, Citibank at 0.05%, Chase, Bank of America, and US Bank all hovering at a mere 0.01%. In contrast, alternatives to traditional bank deposits are offering significantly higher returns, with Certificates of Deposit (CDs) topping the …
by Chris Black One trillion euros is a lot of money, but there’s never too big of a cost to save democracy or whatever. Germany has become the European California. Germany Passes Controversial 'Green' Heating Law Estimated To Cost Economy €1 Trillion https://t.co/lZchbIyMLL — zerohedge (@zerohedge) September 12, 2023 All by design. The EU released …
by confoundedinterest17 I ain’t never been to Spain, but the US under Biden is like Spain in terms of default risk. Actually, I have to Spain numerous times and love visiting Barcelona. But the US debt fiasco under Biden and Congressional spending sprees has led to … US credit default swap being priced worse than Spain’s …
Despite credit rejections rising, debt levels are skyrocketing. Total US household debt just hit a record $17.1 trillion and is expected to rise again this quarter. People are using debt to "fight" inflation. Follow us @KobeissiLetter for real time analysis as this develops. — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) September 11, 2023 At a time when …
by confoundedinterest17 Bidenomics is a train wreck. But unlike E. Palestine Ohio, the site of a train derailment and massive toxic spill (for which Biden has yet to visit), Bidenomics is a continuing train wreck. The first chart is the record decline in US net cash farm income. Now in negative growth! Second, US office …
With the new debt ceiling bill, the limit is UNCAPPED until 2025. Estimates show $4 trillion in debt will be added by 2025 at this rate. Meanwhile, interest expense is rising with rates. This is unsustainable. Follow us @KobeissiLetter for real time analysis as this develops. — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) September 7, 2023 Pretty …
US debt-service costs are now at their highest since 2009 as rates soar. Over the next year, this will continue to rise as US debt is refinanced at higher rates. Yet another sign that $4 trillion in "free stimulus" is not really free. There's no such thing as free money. pic.twitter.com/NQxC2VozHO — The Kobeissi Letter …
US records highest credit card debt level at $1.03 trillion, 4.6% increase from Q2, with 20.63% interest rate, 47% cardholders carry monthly balances, and $7,227 average debt, with Connecticut and New York having the highest. ✅ US credit card debt surpassed the one trillion dollar mark and is now at the highest level ever recorded …
The federal deficit is expected to nearly double this year, from about $1 trillion last year to $2 trillion for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30 Why it matters: There’s no precedent for deficits this large, as a share of the economy — outside war, deep recession or pandemic. The WashPost’s Jeff Stein reported Sunday on the stunning projected figure from the …
Every country should pay its sovereign debt. Default, we are told, is not an option. But has anyone told China? The United States pays interest on approximately $850 billion in debt held by the People’s Republic of China. China, however, is currently in default on its sovereign debt held by American bondholders. Successive U.S. administrations …
by welp007 It comes with zero risk to the banks, while US taxpayers are 100% on the hook for their bad bets. It’s questionable use has exponentially risen in the past year. Soaring use of the FHLB slush fund. I did a recent video on the FHLB's. Founded to support mortgages, now they just bail …
Macy’s executives have warned of a spike in customers failing to make credit card payments thanks to unprecedented pressures on household finances. The department store has seen its credit card revenue plunge by 36 percent this year due to the rise in delinquencies. Bosses said they had expected to see a rise in delinquencies post-pandemic …
With interest rates so much higher…we are paying a fortune to just finance the interest. So it will climb higher and faster…fun! Hyper inflation is inevitable, full western Weimar… h/t dandanmusicman
by confoundedinterest17 All aboard the Bidenomics Crazy Train! Let’s see. We have inflation that is eroding wage growth so that REAL wage growth is negative. Meanwhile, the Biden Administration and Congress are spending like they can print infinite amounts of cash with no consequences. The result? The Federal government is paying nearly $1 trillion in …
via bullsnbears: ABOUT $1.2 trillion of debt on US commercial real estate is “potentially troubled” because it’s highly leveraged and property values are falling, according to Newmark Group. Offices are the biggest near-term problem, accounting for more than half of the US$626 billion of at-risk debt that’s set to mature by the end of 2025, …
For the first time in history, the median monthly mortgage payment is nearing $3000/month. Mortgage rates are now at their highest since 2002. Inflation has made many basic necessities into unaffordable things. Follow us @KobeissiLetter for real time analysis as this develops. — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) August 20, 2023 https://t.co/iEvXXZxXfn — Win Smart, CFA …
by confoundedinterest17 Hellzapoppin under Bidenomics! And it isn’t a musical, but a tragedy. Between The Federal Reserve’s outrageous overreaction to Covid (printing like there was no tomorrow), and Biden’s massive spending spree (lots of moldy (green) spending, we have see horrid inflation. And The Fed trying (sort of) to combat inflation, we see that 30-year CONFORMING …
Economy and stock market is about to melt down. People have no savings left and cannot keep their heads above the rising tide of inflation. https://twitter.com/_/status/1692500764524986609 SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — This week, for the first time, American credit card debt surpassed $1 trillion. Getting into credit card debt at any time is not good, but …
by Dismal-Jellyfish source: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/china-evergrande-collapse-shows-need-for-1-trillion-beijing-rescue-plan-says-clocktower-strategist China Evergrande Group’s EGRNF, bankruptcy filing in New York on Thursday shows a need for Beijing to go big, and soon, to sop up the nation’s soured real estate market, says Clocktower Group’s Marko Papic. China’s second-largest property developer asked a Manhattan court on Thursday for protection from creditors under Chapter 15 of the …
JUST IN: 🇺🇸 United States lost $5.9 trillion in wealth last year, more than any other country in the world. — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) August 16, 2023 NEW – Russia got richer last year, while the West shed trillions of dollars of wealth, according to UBS. pic.twitter.com/3E790JmosT — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) August 16, 2023 https://twitter.com/jacksonhinklle/status/1691853636043768185 …
As long as companies are interested in generative artificial intelligence, Nvidia stands to benefit. Nvidia shares closed up more than 7% on Monday, underscoring how investors believe the company’s graphics processing units, or GPUs, will continue to be the most popular computer chips used to power massive large language models that can generate compelling text. …
BlackRock and JPMorgan Chase are reportedly aiding the Ukrainian government in setting up a reconstruction bank that could see rebuilding projects being heavily invested in by private entities. The Financial Times noted that it would cost Ukraine roughly $411 billion to rebuild their country amid the onslaught of attacks by Russia, but the cost is …
by Chris Black These people tell you they’re creating a utopia of mutilated kids, endless war, and blacks going buckwild. Meanwhile in the real world: RT: Credit card balances in the US rose by $45 billion in the second quarter, surpassing $1 trillion for the first time ever, the New York Federal Reserve Bank reported …
The US has $17.1 trillion in household debt, $12.0 trillion in mortgages, $1.6 trillion in auto loans, $1.6 trillion in student loans, and $1.0 trillion in credit card debt. pic.twitter.com/xU9iQN2f5f — MapleMAGA 🇨🇦🇺🇸 (@MapleMAGAw5) August 8, 2023 US Total Household Debt Hits an All-Time High of $17 Trillion; Credit Card Debt Also Sets New Record …
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 …
