Federal Government Interest-Payments-to-Tax-Receipts Ratio Spikes, Debt-to-GDP Worsens Further in Q3 by Wolf Richter • Nov 29, 2024 • 149 Comments The magnitude and speed of the ratio’s 2-year spike is unprecedented in modern US history. It does not look good.
Operating Losses and “Unrealized” Losses of the Federal Reserve in Q3 2024 by Wolf Richter • Nov 23, 2024 • 86 Comments QE was a huge gravy train for taxpayers. But then came the hangover.
US Dollar Crushes Euro, Yen, Canadian Dollar, other Currencies as Fed Backpedals on Pace of Rate Cuts by Wolf Richter • Nov 22, 2024 • 64 Comments Amid renewed inflation worries and above-average economic growth.
Demand Destruction for Existing Homes: Sales in 2024 Track Lowest since 1995 amid Highest Supply for October in 6 Years by Wolf Richter • Nov 21, 2024 • 132 Comments Too-high home prices cause demand destruction on an epic scale. Buyers’ strike continues in November and December.
Credit Card Delinquency Rates, Balances, Burden, and Available Credit in Q3 2024 by Wolf Richter • Nov 19, 2024 • 83 Comments Americans far from “tapped out.” Credit card delinquency rate dips to 3.2% (Fed), “prime” delinquency rate 0.99% (Fitch), “subprime” gets over free-money hangover.
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Social Security Update Fiscal 2024: Trust Fund, Income, Outgo, and Deficit by Wolf Richter • Nov 4, 2024 • 114 Comments Contributions rose by 5.6%, but benefit payments rose by 8.5%. The Trust Fund paid for the deficit, so its balance declined further, to $2.6 trillion.
Buffett T-bills & Chills: Piled up T-bills, Ditched Stocks, Bonds, and Share Buybacks in Q3 by Wolf Richter • Nov 2, 2024 • 102 Comments Oracle of Omaha will sit on lots of dry powder when the S hits the fan and there will finally be some stocks worth buying.
Fed’s ON RRPs Plunge to $155 Billion as QT Drains Liquidity, Nothing Blown Up Yet. SOFR & TGCR Spreads Begin to Move by Wolf Richter • Nov 1, 2024 • 62 Comments “Such temporary rate pressures can be price signals” that help markets redistribute liquidity to where it’s needed most: Fed’s Logan.
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