by confoundedinterest17 The US Composite PMI was released this morning and it printed at 44.6. Not surprising given that M2 Money growth has slowed as The Fed removes its monetary punch bowl. M2 stimulus is foul-tasting for the middle class and …
by EightFolding Thinking about picking up semi stocks or funds? There may be substantial drops still to come. A 25% decline in the semiconductor index would wipe out all the gains made during the pandemic. The SOX has fallen 32% …
https://twitter.com/isthatbritt/status/1564657685743783937 https://twitter.com/MichaelCush8/status/1564684470975963138 https://twitter.com/n_p_williamson/status/1564686062819151872 I am in Jackson at least once a week. The city has been democrat led for at least 30 years. — Shannon (@ShanToTheTop) August 31, 2022 The Jackson City Council, which is responsible for Jackson public works …
by confoundedinterest17 US home price growth is decelerating as The Federal Reserve let’s some of the air out of the monetary tires. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, reported an 18.0% annual …
US GDP price index 9% new high — Alessio (@AlessioTMAD) August 25, 2022 🇺🇸 *US 2Q ECONOMY SHRINKS AT 0.6% ANNUAL RATE; EST. -0.7%*US 2Q GDP PRICE INDEX RISES AT A 8.9% ANNUAL RATE; EST. 8.7% — Christophe Barraud🛢🐳 (@C_Barraud) …
by silvertomars Housing today is less affordable than at the housing bubble peak of 2006… either interest rates will have to come down a lot or real estate prices will have to come down substantially… “Builder confidence fell for the eighth …
by confoundedinterest17 Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment index has declined from 81.7 shortly after Biden was sworn-in as President to a meager 62.8 in July 2022. Of course, mortgage rates have risen quite rapidly and home price growth remains elevated as …
by BoatSurfer600 But I do try to predict them:https://t.co/F4oP3F0f8q pic.twitter.com/gVi7zXV8Ah — Lyn Alden (@LynAldenContact) July 25, 2022 It's clear that a lot of companies chose not to preannounce bad news ahead of the quarter this time. Which means we are …
It is perceived that index funds just go up no matter what. Well, at least that has been the case for the last 40 years, but keep in mind index funds didn’t even exist prior to this mega bull market.
The SentimenTrader Macro Index Model, a measure of economic activity, declined by 27% in May. That's the 2nd most significant contraction in history. pic.twitter.com/A8UmykFEE8 — Dean Christians, CMT (@DeanChristians) June 8, 2022 spread between FED funds futures suggest the market …
by confoundedinterest17 Instead of President Ronald Reagan saying ““Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall” we need someone to tell President Biden and Federal Reserve Jerome Powell to “Stop driving up prices and making housing unaffordable.” Unfortunately, The Fed thinks that raising …
by OldEffective9726 The sectors: dollar store, coz people will be poor pharmaceutical companies, coz of diseases going rampant game rental companies, coz people so poor they cant buy games only to rent or exchange rental real estate, coz people wont …
'The number of firms in the Nasdaq Composite index is nearing levels last seen during the dot-com bust.' https://t.co/tTuPx1NdDI via @thedailyshot pic.twitter.com/LKRTdBKSZH — Jesse Felder (@jessefelder) June 1, 2022 The Zombification of Nasdaq https://t.co/tTuPx1NdDI via @thedailyshot pic.twitter.com/Ky8lNMuKkm — Jesse Felder …
by confoundedinterest17 All I can say is “Wow.” Tobias Peter and Ed Pinto of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) released their April housing report and it was a doozy. The AEI’s home price appreciation index came in at a blood curdling 17.3% …
by confoundedinterest17 As The Federal Reserve tries to fight inflation (it can’t thanks to Federal energy policies and bottlenecks), it is causing a disconnect between mortgage current coupon rate and the MBS index coupon. The disconnect is so bad that it …
by confoundedinterest17 We have a double whammy facing investors, The Federal Reserve wanting to take away the monetary punch bowl and Federal energy policies that are crushing middle-class households and lower-wages workers. But how do you hedge against The Federal Reserve …
by Shaun Richards Today is one that I have in a sense been hoping for and but also fearing. The latter is because we see how people are being made worse off. But the former is the case I have …
Inflation barreled ahead at 8.3% in April from a year ago, remaining near 40-year highs The consumer price index accelerated 8.3% in April, more than the 8.1% estimate and near the highest level in more than 40 years. Core CPI, …
by confoundedinterest17 What happens when the massive Fed stimulus is gone? Its Already Gone … or going. A measure of U.S. manufacturing activity unexpectedly dropped in April to the lowest level since 2020 as growth in orders, production and employment softened. The …
Index funds are a common practice across the world of finance, allowing users to expose themselves to a range of different investments with one simple purchase. Although incredibly popular, with billions of USD attributed to traditional index funds, they hadn’t, …
THE US dollar surged to its highest levels in 2 decades on Thursday (Apr 28), propelled by widespread weakness in its major rivals, such as the yen and the euro. Against a basket of major currencies, the US dollar index …
Survey: 85% in U.S. Worry About Inflation The financial website WalletHub took the pulse of Americans as the Federal Reserve is poised for a rate change. John S. Kiernan, managing editor of the site, wrote about the survey: Federal Reserve …
by Martin Armstrong Home prices were up 19.2% in January according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller index. It is extremely difficult for Millennials and Gen Z to enter the housing market, as homes today cost 75% more than they did in 1987 …
With the Consumer Price Index (CPI) hitting a 40yr high of 8.5% YoY, it's only a matter of time before the other shoe drops. Small businesses will be hit hard. Huge govt. spending financed by Fed has created an economic …
The producer price index, which measures prices paid by wholesalers, rose 1.4% in March and 11.2% from a year ago, both records for data going back to 2010. Prices for final demand goods led with a 2.3% monthly rise, while …
by confoundedinterest17 The Federal Reserve’s two goals of price stability and maximum sustainable employment are known collectively as the “dual mandate.” Unfortunately, inflation is running away (bad) from employment gains (good). Sort of like “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.” …
According to the UN's index, global food prices just had their single biggest monthly surge on record. https://t.co/1odfPVU3nE via @megandurisin pic.twitter.com/sIrsJbUKxz — Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) April 8, 2022
by confoundedinterest17 Euphoria! CoreLogic’s Home Price Insights revealed that home prices rose 20% YoY in February despite REAL average hourly earnings declining -2.678% YoY. THAT is euphoria! Or Stimulypto, as I like to call it. No, The Federal Reserve still hasn’t removed …