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9 Apr 2024

Ahead of US inflation numbers tomorrow (Wednesday), US 2-year breakeven rates just rose to 13-month highs...

Source: Bloomberg, David Ingles

9 Apr 2024

The US Federal debt is set to DOUBLE in just 8 years, rising from $20 trillion in 2017 to $40 trillion in 2025.

Currently, US Federal debt is rising by a whopping $1 trillion every 100 days. To put this in perspective, if US debt hits $40 trillion in 2025 that would be a $17 TRILLION increase since 2020. That would be a ~570% jump in US Federal debt since 2000, a 25-year period. The worst part? This analysis assumes that we are on track for a "soft landing." What happens if a recession hits? Source: The Kobeissi Letter, BofA

9 Apr 2024

Will the big deflationary wave out of China offset the inflationary pressures stemming from rising oil prices and hot job market in the US?

Source: Michel A.Arouet

8 Apr 2024

And the Winner is…

Via @PendulumFlow thru Michel A.Arouet

8 Apr 2024

US inflation has officially been at 3% or higher for exactly 3 years.

The Average American is now paying nearly 40% MORE for groceries than what they were paying in 2019. Over 100 food items have seen inflation above 50% since 2019...

8 Apr 2024

Early retirements surged again in late 2023 with the gains in the stock market and home prices, leading to a record 2.7 million excess retirees in the US.

Source: Bloomberg, Charlie Bilello

8 Apr 2024

Torsten Slok at Apollo is sticking to his view that there will be no US rate cut this year...

Source: Markets & Mayhem, Apollo

8 Apr 2024

Top Companies by Revenue - Now vs. 3 Decades Ago

Source: Visual Capitalist thru Win Smart

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