Yellen: U.S. faces ‘unacceptable levels of inflation’… JPM: Despite the 50% rise in US gasoline prices, and 88% in EU, there is likely another leg higher due to a lack of global refining capacity.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told senators on Tuesday that she expected inflation to remain high and the Biden administration would likely increase the 4.7% inflation forecast for this year in its budget proposal. During a Senate Finance …

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Global food prices are surging to all-time highs, well past levels that caused significant socioeconomic unrest in the past… and there’s still plenty of room to move meaningfully higher

This is an important chart! Global food prices are surging to all-time highs, well past levels that caused significant socioeconomic unrest in the past. The likelihood that we see continued escalation (riots, and even revolutions) in the most impacted countries …

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‘The number of firms in the Nasdaq Composite index is nearing levels last seen during the dot-com bust.’

'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 …

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Percentage of ARM mortgages now at early 2008 levels

by Skadi793 There has been an explosion in adjustable-rate mortgages issued in the last 4 months, from 3% of all outstanding loans, to over 11% https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/11/adjustable-rate-mortgage-demand-surges-to-14-year-high-as-homebuyers-try-to-afford-this-pricey-spring-market.html and in addition to this, more than 10% of loans are FHA/VA, which allow for …

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“We are illiquid in rates. We are illiquid in equities. The size of the bid-ask is down near the levels of 3/2020.” — Mike Green

“We are illiquid in rates. We are illiquid in equities. The size of the bid-ask is down near the levels of 3/2020.”—Mike Green @EmilKalinowski @JeffSnider_AIP @profplum99 Another GREAT show. — JacksonMonero (Farmer Jack) (@JackMonero) April 13, 2022 Chart of the …

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US Army Proposes To Cut Troop Levels Under 1 Million For The First Time In 20 Years

This is scary shit… 473,000 full time soldiers and the rest are weekend warriors. Russia, has well over a million active military and China…millions. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-28/u-s-army-proposes-to-cut-its-troop-numbers-below-one-million?srnd=premium The Army would fall under 1 million soldiers for the first time in 20 years …

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Dangerous Levels of Titanium Dioxide Found in Face Masks, According to Study

https://twitter.com/KPCResearch/status/1495706477247578117 Lung Cancer rates are going to sky rocket. — Heather (@zone8Heather) February 21, 2022 Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles are frequently present in face masks: https://t.co/FBn2GxWR9v– A new study with scanning transmission electron microscopic & energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy.– TiO2 …

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Rents reach ‘insane’ levels with no end in sight… The credit impulse it is clearly moving downward…. The Fed has no choice

In the 50 largest U.S. metro areas, median rent rose an astounding 💣19.3% 💣from December 2020 to December 2021, according to a https://t.co/wXJ6ruWdLM analysis@CeciliaERouse @econjared46 @BrianDeeseNEC @drlisadcook @SBloomRaskin @steveliesman https://t.co/U55VVgvxvK — M/1_LP (@MI_Investments) February 21, 2022 Rents reach ‘insane’ levels …

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