Tightening policies worse than officially stated, the collateral value of fixed-income assets is diminishing rapidly and we are starting to see the huge deficits of the US government are pushing interest rates even higher

The significant decline in the market value of Treasury notes, bonds, and mortgage-backed securities, which make up over 80% of the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet, could potentially reduce the Fed’s assets by about $1 trillion, surpassing the impact of their …

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The GOP is Worse Than Nothing

by Chris Black Tony Gonzales (R-TX) wrote an op-ed in Newsweek to demand cheap labor for corporations. American Companies Are Desperate for Labor. We Need More Guest Workers From Abroad—Now | Opinion https://t.co/s3TiOLbqkS "Guest workers?" Thats a hot one.— Neil …

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Its getting worse: Americans reported more financial stress; The increase in credit card defaults has reached levels higher than even the 2008 Financial Crisis.

Makes sense, with the acceleration in credit card defaults hitting levels higher than even the 2008 Financial Crisis pic.twitter.com/AA0i4w9S97 — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) September 12, 2023 BREAKING: Delinquency rates among credit cards issued by smaller banks are the highest on …

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Financial stress will only get worse from here

CREDIT 💳 CARDDELINQUENCY pic.twitter.com/RdciYYICEt — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) August 28, 2023 And WSJ reported millions of home owners are bailing on insurance! The broke US homeowner: *struggling with HOA fees*struggling with higher property taxes*struggling with higher insurance Unless you’re …

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‘Even if home prices fell 30% from current levels, affordability would STILL be worse than pre-pandemic’…. ‘The Fed WILL break this housing market’

1. Adjusting for inflation, home prices are up 118% since 1965, while median household income has increased by just 15%. (2/9) pic.twitter.com/NeogOIDjIu — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) August 21, 2023 Worrying Sign Not Seen Since the Great Recession: Mortgage Rates …

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Inflation Alert! In July, the purchasing power of $100 in January 2000 dropped to $55.20 (-$.20 from June). Recall, CPI tracks the loss of purchasing power of your dollars & thereby the purchasing power of your hard earned labor. Folks are 2.1% worse off in terms of real value over the past year!

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CUUR0000SA0R#0 Zooming in: CPI tracks the loss of the purchasing power of your dollars, and thereby the purchasing power of your hard earned labor: July 2022 purchasing power of $100 in January 2000: 57.1 (down -3.33% in …

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KJP: “Bidenomics Is Indeed Working!” … If The Goal Is NEGATIVE Real Weekly Earnings Growth Of -3.57% YoY, Then Bidenomics Is Working! (Even Worse For Blacks At -6.23% YoY)

by confoundedinterest17 “Bidenomics is indeed working!” claims Karine Jean-Pierre. “Cost is going down … wages going up, that is Bidenomics.” Excuse me Karine. REAL weekly earnings growth remains negative as inflation outpaces weekly earnings growth. As of Q2 2023, REAL …

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