‘Debt ceiling increase = inflation increase = Federal Reserve Interest rate hikes = higher mortgage & car loan costs = higher food/gas prices = decrease in wage value… It’s all connected. If Gov’t spending isn’t cut, your family’s spending will be’

Listen up pic.twitter.com/BrgWo4fCWX — Brandie with a 🐝 (@BrandieWithABee) May 25, 2023 Government spending is up 55% since 2019 and we have 1% GDP growth. pic.twitter.com/PEZ59Codee — Dan Collins (@DanCollins2011) May 24, 2023 https://twitter.com/bagholdingbear/status/1661434652303785994 CNN fact checks far-left Democrat Rep. …

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Fed’s Economic Well-being US Household 2022: “fewer adults reported having money left over after paying their expenses. 54% of adults said that their budgets had been affected “a lot” by price increases.” “51% of adults reported that they reduced their savings in response to higher prices.”

by Dismal-Jellyfish ​ https://www.federalreserve.gov/publications/files/2022-report-economic-well-being-us-households-202305.pdf The Federal Reserve Board on Monday issued its Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2022 report, which examines the financial lives of U.S. adults and their families. The report draws from the Board’s tenth annual Survey of Household …

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Gold’s Open Interest on Comex indicates that futures are not overbought, suggesting that when it is over this decline could support a decent upward move. Are we going higher or lower from here?

by BoatSurfer600 via kingworldnews: Here is a look at what is happening behind the scenes in the gold and silver markets. May 19 (King World News) – Alasdair Macleod:Gold and silver prices declined this week, as the shorts mounted an attack …

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Inflation Alert! April 2023 Rental Report: The median asking rent was $1,734, up by $4 from last month and down by $43 from the peak but still $348 (25.1%) higher than the same time in 2019 (pre-pandemic).

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.realtor.com/research/april-2023-rent/ In April 2023, the U.S. rental market experienced single-digit growth for the ninth month in a row after fifteen months of slowing from a high of 16.4% growth in January 2022. Median rent across the top …

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Cleveland Fed Governor Loretta J. Mester believes interest rates should go higher… Richmond Fed Governor Thomas Barkin: I also want to reduce inflation,” “And if more increases are what’s necessary to do that I’m comfortable doing that.

by Dismal-Jellyfish Inflation Alert! Cleveland Fed Governor Loretta J. Mester believes interest rates should go higher: “And so the question, you know, in my mind is have we gotten to that rate yet? And at this point, given the data …

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Credit Suisse 5Y CDS exploded higher to 766bps, pricing in a probability of default of 47%, stock plunges 30%. The Saudis have said they won’t invest. Credit Suisse failure would be 5x SVB

CS is about to not be fine Credit Suisse’s top shareholder rules out providing more financial assistance to the struggling Swiss bank, citing regulatory issues https://t.co/sqjJiRF6mF — Bloomberg (@business) March 15, 2023 Its’ Over For The Swiss Giant! You can’t …

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Powell Testimony – Prepared Remarks TLDR “Higher than expected interest rates”. 1 mention of disinflation

by danielhanchen https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/testimony/powell20230307a.htm Main takeaways: Disinflationary trends have partially reversed in the recent months. PCE Core services ex housing shows no disinflation at all. Rents will show disinflation in the following months. Stronger than expected economic data most likely will …

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PPI just came in higher than expected…FED will now be forced to adopt a more hawkish stance, and more rate hikes are coming.

https://twitter.com/MFHoz/status/1626219843220545537 #Copper is saying there is more inflation to come. Yet, the market keeps easing those financial conditions. It has no one to blame but itself. pic.twitter.com/U63AEuyUDK — Michael J. Kramer (@MichaelMOTTCM) February 16, 2023 BOJ's bonds purchases pic.twitter.com/XaFugmIaRe — …

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