National Debt Passes $53,000 Per Person

 

The estimated population of the United States is 314,551,288
so each citizen’s share of this debt is $53,081.13.

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National Debt Passes $16.6 Trillion

 

Fed Officials Reject Warning Losses May Weaken FOMC Clout

 

National Debt Passes $16.6 Trillion

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Intragovernmental Holdings
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Another $36 Billion In Debt

U.S. Fed Balance Sheet Grows For Third Straight Week

U.S. Fed balance sheet grows for third straight week

“The U.S. Federal Reserve’s balance sheet expanded for a third straight week to another record size in the latest week, due to its purchases of Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities, Fed data released on Thursday showed.

The Fed’s balance sheet, a broad gauge of its lending to the financial system, stood at $3.077 trillion on Feb. [...]

National Debt Of $16.54 Trillion (Feb. Chart)

How Fed’s QE exit could be PR nightmare

 

 

National Debt Of $16.54 Trillion (Feb. Chart)

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Debt Held by the Public
Intragovernmental Holdings
Total [...]

National Debt Passes $16.5 Trillion

National Debt Passes $16.5 Trillion

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Date
Debt Held by the Public
Intragovernmental Holdings
Total Public Debt Outstanding

02/01/2013
11,598,372,554,293.94
4,835,407,359,586.40
16,433,779,913,880.34

02/04/2013
11,626,337,288,025.30
4,848,711,110,140.49
16,475,048,398,165.79

02/05/2013
11,625,727,190,868.48
4,855,183,465,735.48
16,480,910,656,603.96

02/06/2013
11,625,346,979,571.39
4,854,607,678,532.18
16,479,954,658,103.57

02/07/2013
11,629,141,154,310.54
4,858,423,143,581.49
16,487,564,297,892.03

02/08/2013
11,629,086,187,262.76
4,859,822,660,565.49
16,488,908,847,828.25

02/11/2013
11,628,591,907,992.80
4,861,338,742,601.35
16,489,930,650,594.15

02/12/2013
11,628,648,227,429.31
4,865,719,111,994.35
16,494,367,339,423.66

02/13/2013
11,668,602,027,147.93
4,855,702,571,931.11
16,524,304,599,079.04

 

Low inflation may allow longer QE: Fed’s [...]

LACKLUSTER GROWTH: UNEMPLOYMENT UP TO 7.8%, DEBT HITS $16,432,730,000,000.00. UNEMPLOYMENT RISES SHARPLY FOR WOMEN, AFRICAN-AMERICANS IN DECEMBER AND 11.5% FOR 18-29 GROUP

The U.S. employment picture continued its gradual improvement in December, adding 155,000 positions as the jobless rate held at 7.8 percent.

Economists had been expecting a slightly better result, but most of the major industries showed little change from their previous levels, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The numbers were almost exactly in line with the overall jobs picture for 2012, during which there were an average [...]

$16,432,730,050,569

$16,432,730,050,569

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Date
Debt Held by the Public
Intragovernmental Holdings
Total Public Debt Outstanding

12/26/2012
11,543,065,624,834.50
4,794,794,575,800.56
16,337,860,200,635.06

12/27/2012
11,546,343,682,876.98
4,791,899,708,870.10
16,338,243,391,747.08

12/28/2012
11,546,673,477,919.73
4,789,788,074,686.62
16,336,461,552,606.35

12/31/2012
11,581,517,550,395.07
4,851,212,500,174.05
16,432,730,050,569.12

U.S. credit ratings test is yet to come
Senate’s Deal Means Higher [...]

Dollar Collapse Update: Fed Buys 90% Of New U.S. Bonds, CHINA Overtaking US As Global Trader, And The Global Economy Has Done A Complete 180, Now It’s The US’ Turn To Be Weak.

breaking

Treasury Scarcity To Grow As Fed Buys 90% Of New U.S. Bonds

from sfgate:

Even as U.S. government debt swells to more than $16 trillion, Treasuries and other dollar fixed- income securities will be in short supply next year as the Federal Reserve soaks up almost all the net new bonds.

The government will reduce net sales by $250 billion from the $1.2 trillion of bills, notes and bonds issued in fiscal 2012 ended Sept. [...]

$16,369,548,799,604.93

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Date
Debt Held by the Public
Intragovernmental Holdings
Total Public Debt Outstanding

11/23/2012
11,474,590,079,642.49
4,832,898,863,921.74
16,307,488,943,564.23

11/26/2012
11,474,648,831,627.28
4,835,089,224,735.16
16,309,738,056,362.44

11/27/2012
11,476,501,231,339.55
4,841,180,535,101.89
16,317,681,766,441.44

11/28/2012
11,476,984,527,323.06
4,829,728,611,145.81
16,306,713,138,468.87

11/29/2012
11,493,262,670,990.22
4,829,820,778,614.76
16,323,083,449,604.98

11/30/2012
11,553,200,614,797.95
4,816,348,184,806.98
16,369,548,799,604.93

 

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$16.394 trillion debt ceiling

Krugman Says….Keep The Deficits Going While National Debt Passes $16.3 Trillion

Cool.  More free paper.

Fighting Fiscal Phantoms

from NYT:’

These are difficult times for the deficit scolds who have dominated policy discussion for almost three years. One could almost feel sorry for them, if it weren’t for their role in diverting attention from the ongoing problem of inadequate recovery, and thereby helping to perpetuate catastrophically high unemployment.

What has changed? For one thing, the crisis they predicted keeps not happening. Far from fleeing U.S. [...]

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Italy cuts number of provinces in cost-saving drive

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Debt Held by the Public
Intragovernmental Holdings
Total Public Debt Outstanding

10/23/2012
11,348,945,054,421.76
4,854,900,391,213.95
16,203,845,445,635.71

10/24/2012
11,349,517,894,900.98
4,845,273,931,773.91
16,194,791,826,674.89

10/25/2012
11,353,545,059,641.68
4,843,537,494,398.36
16,197,082,554,040.04

10/26/2012
11,353,950,855,146.35
4,843,864,859,164.35
16,197,815,714,310.70

10/29/2012
11,354,115,044,449.90
4,844,878,509,622.45
16,198,993,554,072.35

10/30/2012
11,355,484,849,726.02
4,848,576,821,378.81
16,204,061,671,104.83

10/31/2012
11,411,598,060,978.54
4,849,872,449,742.20
16,261,470,510,720.74

Headlines:

Japan Firms See Billions [...]

$155 Billion In New Debt In 3 Busisness Days

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Date
Debt Held by the Public
Intragovernmental Holdings
Total Public Debt Outstanding

09/26/2012
11,253,922,532,438.69
4,761,914,765,193.68
16,015,837,297,632.37

09/27/2012
11,255,558,023,360.29
4,759,573,001,202.25
16,015,131,024,562.54

09/28/2012
11,269,585,800,039.32
4,796,655,607,346.57
16,066,241,407,385.89

10/01/2012
11,310,911,679,511.83
4,848,575,333,788.52
16,159,487,013,300.35

10/02/2012
11,311,627,814,953.92
4,859,409,528,454.65
16,171,037,343,408.57

Impressive Jump On National Debt Numbers

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Date
Debt Held by the Public
Intragovernmental Holdings
Total Public Debt Outstanding

09/26/2012
11,253,922,532,438.69
4,761,914,765,193.68
16,015,837,297,632.37

09/27/2012
11,255,558,023,360.29
4,759,573,001,202.25
16,015,131,024,562.54

09/28/2012
11,269,585,800,039.32
4,796,655,607,346.57
16,066,241,407,385.89

10/01/2012
11,310,911,679,511.83
4,848,575,333,788.52
16,159,487,013,300.35

$16 Trillion National Debt – $51,000 per citizen and $140,000 per taxpayer

First please scroll to my previous post above and look at #5. You might also note that at about the same time we will pass $51,000 per citizen and $140,000 per taxpayer.

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Debt Held by the Public
Intragovernmental Holdings
Total Public Debt Outstanding

03/01/2012
10,755,610,818,537.19
4,745,403,897,606.53
15,501,014,716,143.72

03/02/2012
10,756,483,483,823.94
4,733,390,167,773.52
15,489,873,651,597.46

03/05/2012
10,755,894,456,550.23
4,736,088,795,646.23
15,491,983,252,196.46

03/06/2012
10,756,417,042,057.90
4,742,606,587,624.54
15,499,023,629,682.44

03/07/2012
10,757,197,476,823.17
4,741,109,215,804.82
15,498,306,692,627.99

03/08/2012
10,773,363,801,666.78
4,744,430,840,644.47
15,517,794,642,311.25

03/09/2012
10,773,406,301,523.09
4,743,645,422,625.81
15,517,051,724,148.90

03/12/2012
10,773,694,877,424.23
4,745,445,998,506.59
15,519,140,875,930.82

03/13/2012
10,773,922,169,212.38
4,750,255,680,277.26
15,524,177,849,489.64

03/14/2012
10,774,728,192,008.90
4,741,721,753,574.83
15,516,449,945,583.73

03/15/2012
10,820,114,556,380.32
4,744,695,335,387.67
15,564,809,891,767.99

 

- Sax

‘Pothole plague’ is cause for concern (UK….”11-year backlog of outstanding road repairs” )

HULL’S roads are “on the point of collapse”, according to the councillor in charge of highways.

Councillor Martin Mancey spoke out on the same day as a new national survey revealed local councils in England and Wales currently have an average 11-year backlog of outstanding road repairs on their books.

Mr Mancey, portfolio holder for transport, told a full council meeting yesterday that a recent review of the condition of Hull’s roads [...]

What every smart investor should understand about stock buybacks

From The Strategic Investor:

One final thought from the Jeremy Siegel article I referenced in my previous post – Siegel equates dividends and stock buybacks. This is important, because in his quasi-mea culpa, The Future for Investors in which he clarified his view from Stocks for the Long Run, he observed that — geez, much of the return of stocks is actually based on dividends.

Dividends, once upon a time used to offer stock investors [...]

Italian banks tap 116 billion euros of ECB loans

Italian banks tap 116 billion euros of ECB loans

“More than a dozen Italian banks, including top lenders UniCredit (CRDI.MI) and Intesa Sanpaolo (ISP.MI), tapped 116 billion euros ($143.52 billion) of new three-year loans offered by the European Central Bank, nearly a quarter of the total, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

The ECB’s first ever offer of three-year loans on Wednesday drew demand for a massive 489 [...]

National debt passes $15.1 trillion

$15,110,498,560,876.77

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Debt Held by the Public
Intragovernmental Holdings
Total Public Debt Outstanding

11/25/2011
10,334,937,010,056.13
4,713,938,923,709.79
15,048,875,933,765.92

11/28/2011
10,334,597,846,100.25
4,717,075,749,097.65
15,051,673,595,197.90

11/29/2011
10,335,777,593,095.81
4,718,386,028,275.48
15,054,163,621,371.29

11/30/2011
10,389,957,793,202.05
4,720,540,767,674.72
15,110,498,560,876.77

$14,856,859,498,405.73

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Date
Debt Held by the Public
Intragovernmental Holdings
Total Public Debt Outstanding

09/28/2011
10,075,624,342,810.54
4,626,258,826,982.71
14,701,883,169,793.25

09/29/2011
10,074,983,373,804.28
4,620,118,734,433.74
14,695,102,108,238.02

09/30/2011
10,127,031,384,654.10
4,663,308,943,903.05
14,790,340,328,557.15

10/03/2011
10,124,029,835,382.19
4,713,069,435,814.52
14,837,099,271,196.71

10/04/2011
10,124,774,418,608.86
4,732,085,079,796.87
14,856,859,498,405.73

Big jump on national debt…to $14.79 trillion

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Debt Held by the Public
Intragovernmental Holdings
Total Public Debt Outstanding

09/26/2011
10,074,320,979,566.43
4,629,685,092,895.42
14,704,006,072,461.85

09/27/2011
10,074,870,647,552.41
4,632,536,173,039.46
14,707,406,820,591.87

09/28/2011
10,075,624,342,810.54
4,626,258,826,982.71
14,701,883,169,793.25

09/29/2011
10,074,983,373,804.28
4,620,118,734,433.74
14,695,102,108,238.02

09/30/2011
10,127,031,384,654.10
4,663,308,943,903.05
14,790,340,328,557.15

National debt passes $14.7 trillion

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Debt Held by the Public
Intragovernmental Holdings
Total Public Debt Outstanding

09/01/2011
10,058,384,678,037.32
4,639,030,111,526.08
14,697,414,789,563.40

09/02/2011
10,058,566,898,840.47
4,636,295,467,320.50
14,694,862,366,160.97

09/06/2011
10,058,276,781,058.26
4,640,348,769,249.11
14,698,625,550,307.37

09/07/2011
10,073,860,042,745.87
4,643,896,972,299.96
14,717,757,015,045.83

 

U.S. NATIONAL DEBT CLOCK

“The estimated [...]

National debt now at almost $14.7 trillion

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Date
Debt Held by the Public
Intragovernmental Holdings
Total Public Debt Outstanding

08/30/2011
9,990,126,772,846.86
4,632,518,164,730.04
14,622,644,937,576.90

08/31/2011
10,024,253,354,407.07
4,660,039,640,336.86
14,684,292,994,743.93

09/01/2011
10,058,384,678,037.32
4,639,030,111,526.08
14,697,414,789,563.40

 

 

National Debt Clock link

 

Update on national debt…$14.57 trillion

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Date
Debt Held by the Public
Intragovernmental Holdings
Total Public Debt Outstanding

08/01/2011
9,783,069,049,952.69
4,559,289,391,016.41
14,342,358,440,969.10

08/02/2011
9,907,752,744,860.54
4,672,951,998,220.43
14,580,704,743,080.97

08/03/2011
9,907,654,619,535.26
4,666,953,320,526.99
14,574,607,940,062.25

 

 

Link to the debt [...]

National debt at $14.32 trillion

 

Link to Treasury Direct….and past the “Debt Ceiling”

 

 

 

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Shorting Leveraged ETFs to Profit in Any Market

by Everyday Finance, SA

Shorting leveraged ETFs may well be the Holy Grail of retail investing. Very few other opportunities exist for the routine retail investor whereby one can achieve gains in any market on virtual autopilot. While complaints, SEC investigations and over-regulation of leveraged ETFs abound due to their corrosive properties and the perpetual misunderstanding by retail investors, it’s painfully obvious that [...]

National Debt…Ouch!

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Date
Debt Held by the Public
Intragovernmental Holdings
Total Public Debt Outstanding

09/10/2010
8,942,462,559,419.34
4,499,299,837,737.89
13,441,762,397,157.23

09/13/2010
8,942,553,858,943.34
4,500,889,129,950.06
13,443,442,988,893.40

09/14/2010
8,942,704,712,188.55
4,497,520,786,438.87
13,440,225,498,627.42

09/15/2010
9,007,121,861,472.49
4,490,905,087,664.07
13,498,026,949,136.56