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31 Dec 2024

Next year, $3.08 trillion in US Treasury notes and bonds—about 12% of the total—will mature.

At current rates of ~4.46%, rolling this debt would raise the interest expense 54% over the current average coupon of 2.88%. That is an extra $48.7 billion in annual interest expense. Source: Bloomberg, Joe Consorti

31 Dec 2024

In the US, buying a home in 2024 costs 42% more than renting one

Source: John Burns Research

31 Dec 2024

JUST IN: Bloomberg says BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF is the ‘Greatest Launch in ETF History’ 🚀

Source: Bloomberg, Bitcoin Magazine

31 Dec 2024

BREAKING: US credit card defaults jumped to $46 billion in the first 9 months of 2024, the highest since 2010.

Credit card defaults are now up over 50% year-over-year. Defaults of seriously delinquent credit card loan balances have more than doubled over the last 2 years. Bottom-income consumers were hit the hardest due to years of elevated inflation and interest rates. Additionally, the savings rate of the bottom third is now 0%, according to Moody’s. Source: FT, The Kobeissi Letter

30 Dec 2024

Top 20 ski resorts as ranked by Property residential price per m2 (sqm)

Source: Savills Research thru Bogdan KOWAL on linkedin

30 Dec 2024

Flying with a 737-800 is becoming stressful... what a month... (or maybe just a coincidence)

Source: Lee Seng Foo🇲🇾李成富 @sengfoo88 on X

30 Dec 2024

10-Year Treasury Yield closes at highest level in almost 8 months 🚨

Source. Barchart

30 Dec 2024

BREAKING 🚨: Russia

Russian Ruble plunged 5.62% against the U.S. Dollar on Friday, its 2nd largest loss of the year Source: Barchart

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