55 years of U.S. discretionary spending in 60 seconds

U.S. Discretionary Spending from Will Geary on Vimeo. Made with Processing: https://processing.org/ ​ Data from the Office of Management and Budget: https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/historical-tables/ (Table 8.8)   h/t transitmapper

News leading up housing collapse

I’m trying to find news or other media concerning a bubble prior to the 08 housing crash. For example If jib jab knew it was coming 2 years prior there had to be other sources. http://www.econ.yale.edu/~shiller/pubs/p1089.pdf I remember subprime started …

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The Financial Elite Are Dumping Massive Amounts Of Stock, VIX Volatility Index Signaling Caution

h/t @StockBoardAsset  https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-09-08/cautionary-sign-insider-selling-soars-10-billion-amid-record-buybacks COT Report: $VIX Volatility Index Signaling Caution via @hedgopia The chart and data that follow highlight non-commercial commodity futures trading positions as of September 4, 2018. This data was released with the September 7, 2018 COT Report (Commitment of Traders). …

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Diminishing Marginal Utility

by Olduvai.ca It seems axiomatic that exponential growth in debt/credit (i.e. pulling growth from the future) is the means being used by the-powers-that-be to counter the law of Diminishing Marginal Utility (also known as Diminishing Returns). It also seems obvious that on a …

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Sour Mood Into The Weekend For Global Equity Futures

sour mood into the weekend for global equity futs pic.twitter.com/F9q5sQxv4F — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) September 7, 2018 “Quiet cooling” in services/housing/autos h/t @LizAnnSonders pic.twitter.com/vnBcqARd8l — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) September 6, 2018 https://twitter.com/FerroTV/status/1037994065009274880 Happy Trade War Friday! After midday HKT, we expect decision …

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Top of the greatest bubble of ALL TIME

Top of the greatest bubble of ALL TIME, and CNBC ratings continue to drop. 80% of public hasn't benefited from these bubbles. "BUBBLEVISION" has cheerleaded for all three, each one costing the country a little more of it's soul. Millions …

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Morning Note: ADP Big Miss, U.S. Weighing More Tariffs, EM Stocks Down for 7th Day, Cryptocurrency Turmoil Deepens…

ADP Big Miss pic.twitter.com/7DeJzHz5Tb — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) September 6, 2018 https://twitter.com/FerroTV/status/1037634872632860677 The Social Media Bubble Is About To Pop $FB $TWTR $SNAP pic.twitter.com/5bw5DDySH2 — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) September 6, 2018 Default fears mount for "BATS" as emerging-market rout deepens. #Turkey’s implied …

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