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12 Aug 2024

US banks are facing $517 Billion of Unrealized Losses - nobody wants interest rate cuts more than them

Source: Barchart, BofA

12 Aug 2024

American stock ownership is back at all-time highs

Source: Markets & Mayhem, Visual Capitalist

12 Aug 2024

The rich are getting richer faster than ever before

The top 40% of US income earners hold 83% of the total net worth, near an all-time record. The top 20% account for 71% of the total net worth, up 10 percentage points over the last 2 decades. On the other hand, the bottom 40% of income households hold only 8% of the wealth. Moreover, the bottom 20% of earners reflect just 3% of total US wealth. Over the last few years, the rich have gotten a lot richer. Most consumers are struggling. Source: The Kobeissi Letter, BofA

12 Aug 2024

Growth vs Value: a clear trend shift since July

Source: Mike Z., Goldman Sachs

12 Aug 2024

Hedgefunds are buying the dip in tech, per Goldman

Source: Goldman Sachs, Markets & Mayhem

12 Aug 2024

Value of U.S. Housing Market hits all-time high of $49.6 Trillion

Source: Barchart

12 Aug 2024

BREAKING: For the first time ever, Kamala Harris is leading Donald Trump in Polymarket's 2024 election odds.

At one point, prediction markets saw a 10+ percentage point lead by Donald Trump. Source: The Kobeissi Letter

9 Aug 2024

Donald Trump said the Fed has "gotten a lot wrong," and "US Presidents should have a say in Fed actions."

“I think I have a better instinct than, in many cases, people that would be on the Federal Reserve or the chairman" What do you think? Source: Stocktwits

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