In One Chart: Where Do State Tax Revenues Come From?
by howmuch The United States federal progressive income tax dates back over 100 years, to the Revenue Act of 1913. Back then, the U.S. received most of its tax revenues from … Read more
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CHART OF THE DAY: Oil prices have fallen below Saudi fiscal breakeven for 5 years in a row
US shale companies often use a narrowly defined metric that only includes the cost of drilling and production, leaving out all other costs (this runs anywhere from $40-$60 depending on … Read more
This is one ugly chart for a bloated banking system.
This is one ugly chart for a bloated banking system. HK bank deposits drastically decelerating amid escalating political crisis. Also: Provisions for loan losses account for only 1.7% of revenues. … Read more
Chart: US BBB rated bonds (just above junk rating) have tripled since 2010
by SpontaneousDisorder twitter.com/lisaabramowicz1/status/1189920797122543618 Companies are on pace to sell a record volume of U.S. investment-grade bonds this year, with 65% of the issuance coming from BBB rated issuers: … Read more
Look. At. Chart. Of. United Health You’re. Socialism. Is. Their. Capitalism.
Look. At. Chart. Of. Aetna.You're. Socialism. Is. Their. Capitalism. pic.twitter.com/tDsPCbXHEO — Adam Townsend (@adamscrabble) March 27, 2019
How Americans Spend Their Money, in One Chart
by howmuch Americans are notorious spenders. Compared to many other nations around the world, households in the U.S. have a particularly low savings rate, and 28 percent of American adults have no … Read more
[Chart] CEO confidence number plunges back to financial crisis levels
by SpontaneousDisorder Sauce: twitter.com/BittelJulien/status/1179685787434180609 Given the yield curve is inverted still and stocks are 3x overvalued I doubt it. Maybe this indicator will just go much lower in a … Read more
Hmmm starting to look serious! Bank of America warns of S&P 500 liquidity risk…This chart hints that equities will drop more than 30% in Q4.
Hmmm starting to look serious! Hello Central Bankers….. t.co/O6mKZpSK5C — CrossBorder Capital (@crossbordercap) October 3, 2019 Just to be clear. This chart hints that equities will drop more than 30% … Read more
‘The Most Important Chart in the World’ Offers a Warning Sign for Stocks
Government bond yields recently held above an important level, but the next test may prove dangerous for the stock market. The benchmark 10-year Treasury note yield tested 1.5% in late … Read more
The chart that predicts recessions
A chart called the “yield curve” has predicted every US recession over the last 50 years. Now it might be predicting another one. Economic experts are starting to warn that … Read more
Scary chart from BCA: Chinese households are now more leveraged than US households.
via Jimmy Su: Consensus thinks that the China consumption story is driven by the “rising middle class” but as always the actual reason is much more complicated. Also, BCA looks … Read more
Chart: Which Universities Have the Richest Graduates?
by visualcapitalist Higher education is often considered the first rung in the ladder of success. That’s why thousands of students flock to top-tier universities around the world, hoping to translate their … Read more
The World’s $86 Trillion Economy Visualized in One Chart
by howmuch The world’s GDP still grew a healthy 6.9% in 2018, up from $80.2 trillion in 2017 to $85.8 trillion. Nearly half of this growth came from the world’s … Read more
Chart: Fed govt borrowing to fund its increased spending no longer helps GDP.
via @FGMR: Fed debt rising faster than GDP since the financial crisis. With the debt ceiling removed until July’21 we are now in Mises crack-up-boom territory (link: kingworldnews.com/james-turk-historic-news-just-announced-that-will-not-only-impact-gold-but-also-the-world/) kingworldnews.com/james-turk-his…
The Biggest Corporate Debts Visualized in One Chart
via howmuch In the first quarter of 2019, the total private and public debt of the United States hit a record $70 trillion, raising concerns about the possibility of widespread defaults. … Read more
SPY technical daily chart – bearish
by -Johnny- This is my view of SPY in the next coming weeks. The week of 8/5, that might be the most important date. This does not mean we can’t … Read more