Global Shipping Costs Soar 120% in 6 Weeks Amid Geopolitical Tensions and Attacks in the Red Sea, Posing Challenges for Supply Chains and Complicating the Fed’s Role

Luckily, oil prices have fallen significantly from their highs. It's interesting that oil markets are not concerned about geopolitical tensions. This is offsetting some of the impact of higher shipping costs. Follow us @KobeissiLetter for real time analysis as this …

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Nothing says ‘fiscal responsibility’ like a trillion-dollar spike in debt in 15 weeks. I’m sure interest payments will magically solve everything!

The Incredibly Ballooning US Government Debt Spikes by $1 Trillion in 15 Weeks to $34 Trillion.Interest payments threatening to eat up half the tax receipts may be the only disciplinary force left to deal with Congresshttps://t.co/4qD6tEfp9E pic.twitter.com/WlTbn3Q5L4 — Wolf Richter …

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Credit spreads are currently showing movement, but the possibility of a more significant shift is anticipated in the next two weeks.

https://twitter.com/TheMattOMalley/status/1711080047744803113 https://twitter.com/FinanceLancelot/status/1710011432572526844 🚨 What Bankers Are Saying About Another Possible Crisis It's all planned… https://t.co/NJ3EDVGJ0h pic.twitter.com/uvKvhyTIRO — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) October 6, 2023 BREAKING: U.S. Banks U.S. Bank losses on held-to-maturity assets have soared to an ALL-TIME HIGH of $400 Billion …

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10-year yields rise above pre-SVB collapse, highest since 2009. Higher nominal yields impact corporate bonds, increasing refinancing costs. Will we see another blow-up in the next few weeks?

Real yields on 10-year Treasuries closed yesterday at the highest since 2009. pic.twitter.com/Ujfb0Lco7l — Lisa Abramowicz (@lisaabramowicz1) August 15, 2023 Nominal yields keep going higher and this affects corporate bonds $LQD, therefore cost of refinancing is increasing. We can expect …

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The US national debt has increased by $1.8 trillion since the “debt ceiling crisis”. They did it in less than 2 months. At this rate, in 3 months, the debt will be 4 trillion. US Treasury is issuing $102B of long-duration bonds in the upcoming weeks.

by RedditIsOwendByTheWS The government now lives from month to month. soon it will be from week to week. Then from day to day. and finally from hour to hour. Source : Traders Brace for $102 Billion Wave of Treasury Bond Sales …

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U.S. Bank lending on the decline! Commercial and Industrial loans slide for two weeks straight. Meanwhile, GDP up 2.4% last quarter? Is it sustainable growth or fueled by mounting debt? #Economy #BankLending #GDP #Debt”

by Dismal-Jellyfish Reminder, while banks have the liquidity fairy, ‘we’ get the promise of 2 more rate hikes this year, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic yet again enrichens himself inappropriately from his position. What I want to talk about this afternoon is–Commercial and …

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