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Fed’s Economic Well-being US Household 2022: “fewer adults reported having money left over after paying their expenses. 54% of adults said that their budgets had been affected “a lot” by price increases.” “51% of adults reported that they reduced their savings in response to higher prices.”

by Dismal-Jellyfish ​ https://www.federalreserve.gov/publications/files/2022-report-economic-well-being-us-households-202305.pdf The Federal Reserve Board on Monday issued its Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2022 report, which examines the financial lives of U.S. adults and their families. The report draws from the Board’s tenth annual Survey of Household …

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Average annual UK household energy bill set to hit £6,600 in spring 2023… up +500% from last winter… for reference, the median full time salary in the UK is £31,000 per year before tax…

by silvertomars ‘Freeze profits, not people’: Furious protesters take to the streets outside Ofgem HQ as anger mounts at 80% energy price cap hike – and Chancellor Zahawi faces backlash for urging people to RATION to save money “Freeze profits, …

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Household savings rate vanishes…

The United States consumption figure seems robust. An 0.9 percent rise in personal spending in April looks good on paper, especially considering the challenges that the economy faces. This apparently strong figure is supporting an average consensus estimate for the second-quarter …

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Federal Fiscal Shortfall Nears $1M Per Household

The U.S. Treasury has published a major report revealing that the federal government has amassed $124.1 trillion in debts, liabilities, and unfunded obligations. To place this shortfall in perspective, it equates to: $955,407 for every household in the U.S. 29 times annual federal revenues. …

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BLOOMBERG: “Inflation will mean the average U.S. household has to spend an extra $5,200 this year ($433 per month) compared to last year…” Danielle DiMartino Booth: “Living on early withdrawal of social security wasn’t realistic before inflation took off. Now it’s impossible.”

BLOOMBERG: “Inflation will mean the average U.S. household has to spend an extra $5,200 this year ($433 per month) compared to last year…” https://t.co/QJtOiuAIF5 — John Ashbrook (@JohnAshbrook) March 30, 2022 This trend will, no doubt, accelerate. Living on early …

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Federal Tax Collections Set Record… Inflation jumps 5.3%… Household Income Falls… Poverty Rate Rises…

$3,586,456,000,000: Federal Tax Collections Set Record Through August The federal government collected a record $3,586,456,000,000 in total taxes through first eleven months of fiscal 2021 (September through August), according to the Monthly Treasury Statement. The federal government also collected a record …

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Stocks as a percentage of household financial assets just hit a record high. Prior peaks have come before dreadful bear markets.

https://twitter.com/UPFINAcom/status/1405677266332434435 You want to know how it looks like a 💣TICKING BOND💣? US high-yield corporate bonds' real yield turned negative. @SaxoStrats @saxomarketcall @saxobank pic.twitter.com/T9M1F2qSGa — Althea Spinozzi (@Altheaspinozzi) June 17, 2021 In summary, the prospect of a rate hike two …

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The State of Household Debt in America

by visualcapitalist The State of Household Debt in America American households are becoming increasingly indebted. In 2003, total household debt was $7.23 trillion, but that figure has recently doubled to $14.56 trillion in 2020. With just under 130 million households in the …

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