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11 Sep 2024

US Presidential debate: Not all topics have been tackled...

Nothing about government spending. Nothing about national debt. Nothing about taxes. Meanwhile, the US debt clock is ticking... Source: Kurt Altrichter on X

11 Sep 2024

🚨US BANKRUPTCIES ARE ON THE RISE🚨

The number of bankruptcy filings hit 452 year-to-date, the 2nd largest in 13 YEARS. In August alone, 63 companies went under, the 4th LARGEST since the COVID CRISIS. Most bankruptcies have been seen in the consumer discretionary sector. Source: Global Markets Investor

11 Sep 2024

Harris is tonight's winner based on betting markets

Source: David Ingles, Bloomberg

11 Sep 2024

In the US, Total credit card debt is at an all-time high while the personal savings rate is record low!

Source: www.zerohedge.com

11 Sep 2024

Americans make more money than they did at the end of 2019, even after adjusting for unusually high inflation since then.

Source: WSJ, Mike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT, MBA

11 Sep 2024

BREAKING: Trump has a whopping 27.8% lead over Harris in Nate Silver’s updated electoral college prediction poll.

Trump - 63.8% Harris - 36% NB: The graph shows the chance of winning, not the percentage of the vote !!! Source: Leading Report, Nate Silver

11 Sep 2024

US home price relative to median income is now at the highest level ever seen

Source: Game of Trades

10 Sep 2024

Will Europe ever outperform again?

From Robeco thru Mike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT, MBA.

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