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19 Oct 2023

Total US debt is now up ~$650 BILLION since it crossed $33 trillion exactly 1 month ago, according to Zerohedge

Yesterday alone, total US debt jumped by another $58 billion. Total US debt has grown by ~$22 billion PER DAY for the last month. In other words, the US has added ~$915 million in debt every hour for the last month. Since the debt ceiling "crisis" ended, total US debt is up over $2 trillion. Since 2020, total US debt is officially up more than $10 TRILLION. Source: The Kobeissi Letter

19 Oct 2023

JUST IN: The Value of US Distressed commercial real-eestate is approaching $80 billion, the highest level in a decade Now less than HALF the 2008 financial crisis levels

Blackstone, Brookfield and Goldman Sachs have defaulted or relinquished offices to lenders this year. Today, Pimco walked away from 20 hotels with +$240MM in debt. Over $1.5 trillion of commercial real estate loans will mature over the next 3 years. Source: Bloomberg, Genevieve Roch-Decter, CFA, Barchart

19 Oct 2023

The iShares 20+ year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) now down 51% from All-Time-High

Source: Bloomberg, HolgerZ

19 Oct 2023

Gold (in yellow) vs. VIX (in green). Is gold the new 'fear index'?

It has systemically decoupled from real rates for sure. Source: Bloomberg

19 Oct 2023

$NFLX Netflix Q3 FY23:

Netflix shares popped more than 12% after the closing bell Wednesday as the company reported a boost in subscriber growth driven by a password-sharing crackdown efforts and interest in its new ad-supported tier. The streaming giant added 8.76 million global subscribers during the quarter, higher than 5.49 million Wall Street had expected, according to estimates from Street Account. It’s the biggest quarterly net add total for the company since second-quarter 2020, when Netflix added 10.1 million. Source: App Economy Insights, CNBC

19 Oct 2023

$TSLA Tesla Q3 FY23: Tesla misses on earnings as margins drop from last year

Tesla reported adjusted earnings of 66 cents per share versus 73 cents expected. Total operating margin came in at 7.6%, down significantly from the year-ago quarter’s figure of 17.2%. Shares rose more than 2% in after hours trading. Source: App Economy Insights

19 Oct 2023

Invest In Assets | Stock Market Investing 📈

"I know many traders, non of them are rich, most of them are stressed out of their minds. I know many long-term investors, many of them are rich, most of them live a peaceful life". Source: Invest in Assets

19 Oct 2023

Below a chart of stocks $SPY (S&P 500) vs. bonds $TLT (iShares 20y+ US Treasuries), just as a reminder of the persistence and longevity of this relative trend

Source: David Keller

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