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A deep dive into the shrinking money supply: Banks get sweetheart programs from the liquidity fairy while households are forced to take on debt and in some instances DIE while being priced out of their lives in favor of rising interest rates to fight an inflation problem the Fed created.

May 25, 2023 7:05 amMay 24, 2023 9:45 am

by Dismal-Jellyfish Let’s get to it! M2 (U.S. money stock–currency and coins held by the non-bank public, checkable deposits, and travelers’ checks, plus savings deposits, small time deposits under 100k, and shares in retail money market funds) is decreasing: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/M2SL …

The Fed released the Economic Well-being US Households 2022. People will DIE being priced out of their lives in favor of raising interest rates to fight inflation for a problem the Fed created to begin with. Inflation isn’t just insidious, it kills!

May 22, 2023 7:44 pm

by Dismal-Jellyfish Not even dying is without inflation 🙁 “Cost of dying” in America nears $20K The median funeral cost is $7,848, the average family spends $9,351 on legal and financial expenses. Source: https://www.federalreserve.gov/publications/files/2022-report-economic-well-being-us-households-202305.pdf

700,000 households missed rent or mortgage payments in April… 31% of homes sold by investors in Phoenix were sold at a loss in March.

May 9, 2023 9:27 pm

via YAHOO An estimated 700,000 households across the UK missed rent or mortgage payments in April, according to Which? The consumer group based the calculation on a survey of 2,000 people by Yonder, which indicated that around 2.5 per cent of households …

This is insane: Households face net zero penalty for sticking with gas

April 2, 2023 8:42 pm

Households are to be penalised if they do not switch away from gas under net zero plans to be unveiled on Thursday. Ministers are planning to overhaul subsidy rules so gas is relatively less attractive compared to electricity in an attempt to …

China’s households were busy saving up like crazy while the rest of the world was partying post-pandemic…

January 27, 2023 6:46 pmJanuary 26, 2023 10:51 am

#China's households were busy saving up like crazy while the rest of the world was partying post-pandemic. Now, with the China's economy opening up, there's a wall of savings ready to be unleashed. #Economy #Inflation #recession pic.twitter.com/gej20DggBx — James Eagle …

US Households Lost Over $7,400 Under Biden, Debt Soars At Fastest Pace In 15 Years As Credit Card Use Surges

November 16, 2022 10:57 amNovember 15, 2022 8:06 pm

via Martin Armstrong: I reported in September that the Heritage Foundation estimated that the average American lost $4,200 since Biden became president. Within only a month, their analysis for October revealed that the average family had lost an average of $7,400. Around $6,100 of …

Indian Households have more gold than the combined reserves of these countries’ central banks.

November 4, 2022 5:36 pm

by BoatSurfer600

23 percent of US households could not wholly pay an energy bill this past year

November 4, 2022 8:10 amNovember 3, 2022 10:26 am

via dailymail: Some 29 million households have been unable to pay their energy bills this past year, according to a survey that says the cold winter weather and rising utility costs will only worsen the crisis. Data from the US Census …

Finland: Households should stock iodine tablets for those 40 and under

October 11, 2022 4:27 pm

The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has recommended that households in Finland purchase a single dose of iodine tablets for everyone who is 3 to 40 years old, in case of a radiation hazard emergency. The ministry’s guidelines on …

U.S. HOUSEHOLDS to SELL $100 Billion Worth of STOCKS Next Year…

October 4, 2022 4:40 pm

(Kitco News) Despite a positive start to the fourth quarter, households could sell $100 billion worth of equities next year, according to Goldman Sachs. “Rising rates are causing a shift in investor mindsets from TINA (`There Is No Alternative’) to …

1 in 6 American Households Are Facing Having their Electric Shutoff

August 24, 2022 11:15 am

A ‘Tsunami of Shutoffs’: 20 Million US Homes Are Behind on Energy Bills Surging electricity prices spur worst-ever crisis in late utility payments. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-23/can-t-pay-utility-bills-20-million-us-homes-behind-on-payments-facing-shutoffs#xj4y7vzkg

Up to 60 percent of German households will have to use their total available income or more for pure living

August 22, 2022 10:55 am

via newsrnd: Inflation brings many Germans to their financial limits. Savings Bank President Schleweis expects that up to 60 percent of households will soon have to use their available income to cover the cost of living. Savings Bank President Helmut Schleweis …

U.S. households now own roughly 52% of the stock market and they are now struggling to make ends meet in this inflationary environment… What could go wrong?

August 14, 2022 8:19 amAugust 12, 2022 10:40 am

U.S. households now own roughly 52% of the stock market. And a look at three major market plunges since 2000 (see chart) shows that equities only bottomed a few quarters after significant selling activity from households occurred. – MarketWatch pic.twitter.com/7Ab0FmTW5u …

75% of middle-class households say their income is falling behind the cost of living.

July 18, 2022 8:53 pm

75% of middle-class households say their income is falling behind the cost of living. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) July 18, 2022 Price of bread in US pic.twitter.com/2lWRVHjK4X — Alessio (@AlessioTMAD) July 18, 2022

US households haven’t been this gloomy on stocks in about a decade, according to the Conference Board.

June 1, 2022 10:34 pm

US households haven’t been this gloomy on stocks in about a decade, according to the Conference Board. Today's edition of The Daily Shot Brief: https://t.co/wRY38zEl4A pic.twitter.com/KQBDZANKIS — Lev Borodovsky (@thedailyshot) June 1, 2022 🇺🇸 Economic Surprise The Citi Economic Surprise …

The recession starts when households can’t borrow anymore… or even pay the interest on their existing loans.

May 31, 2022 4:05 pm

#recession … #GFC2 US #Consumer #Debt #Bubble edition The recession starts when #households can't borrow anymore… or even pay the interest on their existing #loans. 👇 https://t.co/PBcJfFFVVz pic.twitter.com/xJseRrdqLs — Invariant Perspective (@InvariantPersp1) May 31, 2022 U.S. Household Saving Rate Vanishes …

Nobody panic, households are in good financial shape. A turd shape

May 31, 2022 11:55 pmMay 31, 2022 9:28 am

by Kikanbase We are dancing on the edge of a knife Jonathan. Fed is 6-12 months late on inflation and volatility is accelerating with each discussion of a policy change — much less action… — Richard Christopher Whalen (@rcwhalen) May …

Households Worldwide Wrecked By Soaring Gas, Electric, Fuel, and Food Bills

May 30, 2022 2:06 pmMay 30, 2022 10:22 am

Pakistan faces the "mother of economic challenges" as record-high global fuel prices begin to lift power bills, Dawn says in an editorial 🇵🇰🚨 Pakistan is slated to pay more than $5 billion (!!) on LNG this fiscal year, roughly double …

Government’s £500m support scheme failing Britain’s poorest households

May 15, 2022 9:45 am

Akey part of the government’s response to the cost of living crisis has not been available to applicants for months in some parts of the country after councils ran out of money, the Observer can reveal. The government launched the £500m …

Estimated 1.5 million households across the UK will struggle to pay food and energy bills over the next year. This is not limited to the UK. This will be world wide

May 12, 2022 1:13 pm

by BoatSurfer600 Single mum Faith Angwet struggled to make ends meet during the pandemic but says the cost of living crisis has hit her even harder. “I was starting to feel like I was getting to a good place but …

T-Dazzle! Inflation Crushing Households Under $60k, Russian CDS Indicating 99% Probability Of Russia Debt Default Over Next Year (WTI Crude UP 2%+, Wheat UP 3%+)

April 12, 2022 10:23 am

by confoundedinterest17 As we are painfully aware, The Fed’s exaggerated monetary flood combined with Federal stimulus spending has led to horrible inflation. Yes, despite what government talking heads say, Federal stimulus increases demand for goods, the supply is generally slow to …

98% of American households earn less than $300,000/yr. This means that 323,400,000 people have to stop using their car, eating meat, having pets and let the top 1% enjoy life. The Great Reset in all it’s glory.

March 20, 2022 11:12 pmMarch 20, 2022 9:50 am

by pacmanpill They can’t be serious, right? Make under 300k a year? Good luck dealing with inflation. What’s the point of not buying bulk?? Someone can explain please? https://t.co/dilqamUBE1 — Rudy Havenstein, Senior Markets Commentator. (@RudyHavenstein) December 13, 2021 THE …

Betting is picking up in the U.S….Highest households equity allocation as a percentage of total financial assets in history…. Early indicators of systemic banking crisis

February 17, 2022 11:43 am

https://twitter.com/leadlagreport/status/1494313689884807168 Highest households equity allocation as a percentage of total financial assets in history. Let that sink in! pic.twitter.com/V9ijt1fRKo — The Macro Pulse (@TheMacroPulse) February 17, 2022 The Bank for International Settlements has identified five early warning indicators of systemic …

Moody’s: Inflation Is Costing Households $250/Month… Bernie Supporter Rapper Cardi B Laments Inflation: “Everything Is High”… Bidenflation Crashes the Super Bowl Party

February 12, 2022 12:31 pm

Inflation is making headlines again this week. The federal government’s latest data show that consumer price rose 7.5 percent from January 2021 to 2022. That’s the highest rate of price inflation we’ve seen in nearly 40 years! What does this …

Half young adults obese or overweight… Households with married couple and children falls to record low…

December 6, 2021 1:57 pm

More than half of America’s youngest adults — 56 percent of those ages 18 to 25 — are overweight or obese, according to Johns Hopkins research, published in JAMA. Using data from a nationally representative sample of 8,015 people in …

THIS NUMBER WILL ONLY GO UP: Inflation causing hardship for 45% of U.S. households.

December 3, 2021 11:09 am

Lower-income households are most likely to have experienced financial hardship due to price increases. Seventy-one percent of those living in households making less than $40,000 a year say that recent price hikes have caused their family financial hardship. That compares …

Households that continue to keep a significant portion of their wealth in the bank are getting wrecked.

October 25, 2021 1:51 pm

Imagine parking 100k in a savings account in 2021 and coming out with 70$ by year end. Even though americans are saving more, it isn’t beating out inflation. People are saving more, spending more, and making less…. ” In the …

Households Brace for Higher Winter Heating Costs as Natural Gas Prices Vault

October 7, 2021 10:58 am

The relentless rise in natural gas prices continued on Oct. 6, highlighting the looming threat to U.S. households bracing for higher heating costs in the event of a harsh winter. U.S. natural gas futures were up 1.11 percent at $6.312 …

BoA: Energy crisis in one chart: European households will see energy bills rise by 15-30% in both ’21 and ’22…

October 4, 2021 8:45 am

Energy crisis in one chart: European households will see energy bills rise by 15-30% in both ’21 and ’22, with industrial customers seeing particularly big increases in ’22, BofA says. pic.twitter.com/ri5ASIfKBi — Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) October 3, 2021

Energy crunch in Europe: Households now pay double the price for electricity in Spain. Power prices hit this week records in the UK, Germany, and France, too

September 15, 2021 8:47 amSeptember 13, 2021 3:26 pm

The risk of an energy crunch in Europe this winter continues to rise. Stocks and supplies remain low ahead of the winter heating season starting in about a month from now. #gas #coal #power #emissions pic.twitter.com/dhlVjmcCJ4 — Ole S Hansen …