via CNN: China’s population shrank in 2022 for the first time in more than 60 years, a new milestone in the country’s deepening demographic crisis with significant implications for its slowing economy. The population fell in 2022 to 1.411 billion, …
by confoundedinterest17 As The Federal Reserves attempts to combat inflation, the withdrawal of monetary stimulus is creating problems in the housing market. For one, as mortgage rates have risen, newly listed homes declined -21% YoY in December. And yes, the 2022 …
https://twitter.com/WallStreetSilv/status/1612822569899491328 Jerome Powell 60 Minutes interview: “We print money.” Every dollar the Fed creates out of thin air steals value from every honestly-earned dollar in existence. Our only antidote against these counterfeiters & racketeers is to trade our debauched Yellen …
by Chris Black My first thoughts on factors contributing to this: – Emergent myopia from left-hemisphere colonization of institutions – Increasingly extreme over-socialization that systemically disincentives disruptive thinking outside the constraints of the dominant ideology – Universities over recruiting leading …
The rate of ground-breaking scientific discoveries and technological innovation is slowing down despite an ever-growing amount of knowledge, according to an analysis released Wednesday of millions of research papers and patents. While previous research has shown downturns in individual disciplines, the study …
by Martin Armstrong The invasion of migrants, both in Europe and the United States, is evolving into a major crime wave not seen in decades. In Germany, Berlin looked like a war zone. There were 3,943 incidents, but when recuse …
RATIONIERUNG: Bundle Up, Germany. 2024 Could be a Long Winter. “The cryptically-named Federal Network Agency has announced plans to empower German power grid operators to remotely limit home heat pumps and EV chargers. And this can be done without the customer’s permission. …
by Chris Black Low birth rates correlate pretty closely with highly developed societies. The richer and more developed the society, the lower the birth rates it seems. You can see Victor Orban’s policy of throwing money at couples (https://ifstudies.org/blog/is-hungary-experiencing-a-policy-induced-baby-boom) to …
Real (inflation adjusted) wages declined most in the US (-3.4%) and the EU (-2.4%). h/t Infamous_Sympathy_91
Existing home sales have fallen for nine straight months. A large-scale housing slowdown is becoming increasingly likely, experts say. The supply of single-family homes h/t silvertomars
The data in this graph comes from the Case Shiller Home Price Index going back to 1970. It's inflation-adjusted. Meaning that it measures the cost of Homes compared to other goods/services in the economy. Making it an apples to apples …
“Let ‘em do it!” https://twitter.com/WallStreetSilv/status/1588624715576659968 Why risk getting shot at, or risk killing black man? They already made it clear, like with that 12 year old, that the people don’t want police to tell gang members to stop shooting their …
pic.twitter.com/GtRGjPM5Nk — Michael J. Kramer (@MichaelMOTTCM) October 3, 2022 Global manufacturing bellwethers Korea and Taiwan stockmarkets breaking further lower pic.twitter.com/CxXayGGmM3 — Topdown Charts (@topdowncharts) October 3, 2022 Ocean freight orders are signaling a big drop in consumer demand
"FedEx stock on Friday had its biggest percentage decline since going public in 1978—worse than big drops on 1987’s Black Monday, in the pandemic panic of 2020, and in the depths of the global financial crisis in late 2008." via …
by EightFolding The first six months of 2022 were the worst the stock market has had in 40 years. We tend to think that the growth and abundance and relatively easy money of the past 20 years will continue, but …
by confoundedinterest17 The August jobs report is out. 315k jobs were added, which was considerably higher than the ADP jobs added report of 132k. Hmm. Be that as it may, US Average Hourly Earnings YoY remained at 5.2%. That’s a …
https://twitter.com/MFHoz/status/1565755067130585089 $SPY $SPX We were expecting a W-4 to 4013, we got it🤝 Now we are working on W-5 Once W-5 is complete I believe we will see one of the best SHORT opportunities of the year present itself⏰ pic.twitter.com/rvW7mPTWjs …
by Frank Shostak via Mises According to the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the institution that dates the peaks and troughs of the business cycles: A recession is a significant decline in economic activity spread across the economy, lasting more than a few …
2) ➡️ Over the coming year, Moody’s Analytics chief economist @Markzandi now predicts U.S. house prices will shift somewhere between 0% to -5%. — FORTUNE (@FortuneMagazine) August 25, 2022 4) That baseline forecast assumes the U.S. won’t enter into a …
via townhall: “Undoubtedly, Sri Lanka’s dalliance with ESG has been a clarion call to the world. Following its president’s resignation, the South Asian nation is basically on the verge of collapse. How did a country with a 98.1 out of 100 “E” score …
A few years ago, you would have unfolded your newspaper and read opinion and analysis like this. Those days are gone. Today, most of us get our news and commentary online, perhaps supplemented by network or cable television, although TV …
by confoundedinterest17 Sink the mortgage market! As The Federal Reserve tries to fight inflation, US mortgage rate have jumped to over 6% … but have declined to 5.57% today. Mortgage purchase applications are falling as The Fed’s prospects of rate …
Meta missed on the top and bottom lines and gave a troubling forecast for the third quarter. The shares have lost about half their value this year as marketers pull back on ad spending. The company said its guidance reflects …
Decline in US Brokerage Account Margin: Dot-Com Bear: 55% DeclineGlobal Financial Crisis: 52% DeclineCurrent Bear: 27% Decline I worry that sentiment is not yet washed out. pic.twitter.com/xDn5mTbJlY — Jeff Weniger (@JeffWeniger) July 24, 2022 Cash levels highest since 2001 pic.twitter.com/pUx6Y1OKqz …
by confoundedinterest17 Everything is NOT beautiful for the mortgage market. In fact, the 30-year mortgage rate is up 99% since Biden took office as President. Mortgage rates are rising in part thanks to The Federal Reserve trying to control inflation (caused …
by confoundedinterest17 The talk of a gasoline tax “holiday” out of Washington DC is pure Kabuki theater. It is purely a sign of the times with Biden still trying to blame Putin for rising gasoline prices and inflation and ignoring his anti-fossil fuel …
by confoundedinterest17 Slippin’ Into Darkness! Despite what Biden and his muppets say, there is a good chance that the US will slip into recession over the next 24 months. And with that, we are seeing a slight drop in US mortgage …
by visualcapitalist Over the last 50 years, fertility rates have dropped drastically around the world. In 1952, the average global family had five children—now, they have less than three. This graphic by Pablo Alvarez uses tracked fertility rates from Our World in Data to …
