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-$167.2 billion! From March 2023 to April 2023, M2 (U.S. money stock–currency and coins held by the non-bank public, checkable deposits, and travelers’ checks, plus savings deposits, small time deposits under 100k, and shares in retail money market funds) DECREASED by $167.2 billion.

by Dismal-Jellyfish Money Stock Measures – H.6 Release https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h6/current/default.htm M1 consists of (1) currency outside the U.S. Treasury, Federal Reserve Banks, and the vaults of depository institutions; (2) demand deposits at commercial banks (excluding those amounts held by depository institutions, …

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Retail sales are rebounding, and the job market is stronger than ever. Inflation remains sticky and elevated.The FED will be forced to tighten more than expected.

https://twitter.com/MFHoz/status/1625912730979794952 2-year inflation across the US and the EU. This shows price increases in the past 24 months (measured from Jan 2021 to Jan 2023). US 2-year inflation is 14%. 🇺🇸EU 2-year inflation is 17%. 🇪🇺(both underreport the data with …

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“Retail Trading Just Hit An All-Time High.“ -Forbes

“The percentage of total trading volume coming from retail investors was about 23% from January 25 to February 1…” https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2023/02/03/retail-trading-just-hit-an-all-time-high-heres-what-stocks-are-the-most-popular “Retail trading hit an all-time high this year, according to JPMorgan data, as non-institutional market participation enjoys a renaissance amid …

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Consumers are not quitting when it comes to spending, more fuel for the inflation fire. Retail sales surged by 1.3% ($694.5 billion) in October (8.3% above October 2021). Retail sales, which are not adjusted for inflation, were up by 8.3% for the 12 months ended in October.

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: census.gov Judging by the Q3 Report on Household Debt and Credit: The 15 percent year-over-year increase in credit card balances marked the largest in more than 20 years, it was on credit cards. Walmart’s Doing Great. Its Customers, on the …

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When will retail capitulate?….if ever

When will retail capitulate?….if ever🤷🏼 — DragoBTC (@DragoBTC) September 16, 2022 Banks are tightening lending standard at the fastest past equal to the prior 3 recessions (91,01,08). — Kantro (@MichaelKantro) September 17, 2022 "Hey Prof, when's this recession thing going …

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