US Default? Since 2008, Net Interest Costs UP 192%, Social Security And Health Entitlements UP 140%, Nondefense Discretionary Spending UP 76% Based On 2032 Federal Budget

by confoundedinterest17 Newly-minted US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces a daunting task: trying to avoid a US debt default. As I have discussed many times before, nothing has been the same since the US housing bubble and near-collapse of the banking …

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World Bank Chief is worried about a disorderly default process… the world’s largest institutional landlord – is telling investors it has a massive liquidity problem… M2 declines

World Bank Chief says he is worried about a disorderly default process. He is right pic.twitter.com/YzGkZ7gADe — Alessio (@AlessioTMAD) December 2, 2022 this is very big – Blackstone, the world's largest institutional landlord – is telling investors it has a …

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More chinese real estate developers are close to default on their debt. The contagion is sparking fears

by TheRealJugger more chinese RE developers are close to default on their debt the contagion is sparking fears pic.twitter.com/6yF3Dy0PKe — Alessio (@AlessioTMAD) July 21, 2022 China’s property bonds’ “graveyard”: pic.twitter.com/9kIQH9TgE9 — Natalia Gurushina (@NGurushina) July 20, 2022 China’s banks report …

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Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Russia, Suriname and Zambia are already in default, Belarus is on the brink and at least another dozen are in the danger zone as rising borrowing costs, inflation and debt all stoke fears of economic collapse.

by BoatSurfer600 Source: https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/big-default-dozen-countries-danger-zone-2022-07-15/ https://t.co/D429PYi7QV — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) July 16, 2022 Historic cascade of defaults coming for Emerging Markets. Sri Lanka, where protesters stormed presidential palace, was 1st nation to stop paying its bondholders. Russia followed in Jun. El …

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Short colleges?

by lolmobile Enrollment across all sectors of higher education continued to decline this past semester, extending a trend that began during the coronavirus pandemic, according to new data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Total enrollment for spring 2022 …

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Default Threat Reaches Pakistan as Political Crisis Deepens

by Boo_Randy In a world drowning in debt, here come the cascading defaults. Sorry, central banker scum, you won’t be able to print this away. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-24/default-threat-reaches-pakistan-in-deepening-political-crisis?srnd=premium-asia&sref=ibr3A0ff Soaring inflation. Squabbles over fuel prices. A fractious political environment. For months, Pakistan has …

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Russia has the ability to pay their debts. Yet the US Govt is creating a fake default. Who is this ultimately going to hurt? The creditors or Russia?

https://twitter.com/WallStreetSilv/status/1511156411283116040 The US blocks Russia from making a $600 million bond payment as it ramps up the pressure on Moscow US has effectively stopped Russia from paying holders of its sovereign debt in excess of $600m from frozen reserves held …

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Russia avoids default. Bond paid in Dollars.

https://www.reuters.com/business/russian-sovereign-bond-payment-received-by-jpmorgan-processed-source-2022-03-17/ Russian Federation dollar denominated bonds received thier coupon payment today. Referring to the 2023 & 2046 bonds. Despite capital controls and a decree signed by Putin to temporary pay creditors of hostile nations in Russian currency.

Distrust is the Default

by Martin Armstrong Public confidence has plummeted. People across the world have lost faith in their governments, economy, and overall futures. The 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer surveyed 36,000 respondents from 28 countries in November 2021. Similar sentiments are being felt across the …

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