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Why The U.S. Is Already In A Recession
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Danielle DiMartino Booth
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Thursday, May 9, 2024 10:00 PM EDT
From the NYSE site, Caroline Woods and Danielle DiMartino Booth discuss the Fed's continued fight against inflation, the spending power of U.S. Consumers, and how AI could impact the labor market.
South Korea’s New Way To Pursue Safety
Article By:
SchiffGold
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Thursday, May 9, 2024 9:30 PM EDT
While gold bullion is most often sold in bar or 1oz coin form, the Korean retail market is benefitting from gold’s latest success with a very atypical marketing strategy.
In this article: GLD
Has The Liquidity Drain Hit The Market Yet Or Not?
Article By:
Michael J. Kramer
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Thursday, May 9, 2024 8:00 PM EDT
Stocks traded higher today following initial claims data, which was a bit higher than estimates. In the end, nothing happened, and the market had nothing else to trade on.
In this article: SPX
Are Trillions Of New Loans About To Be Pumped Into The Housing Market?
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Adam Taggart
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Thursday, May 9, 2024 3:30 PM EDT
The Global Financial Crisis was a credit crisis triggered by bad housing loans. Would allowing government-sponsored entities like Freddie Mac to unleash a flood of new loans risk repeating the sins of the past?
In this video: SPY
Claims Fine In Spite Of Superlatives
Article By:
Bespoke Investment Group
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Thursday, May 9, 2024 2:24 PM EDT
Just like last week's data, the weekly jobless claims number was a disappointment with seasonally adjusted initial claims totaling 231K.
Mapped: Southeast Asia’s GDP Per Capita, By Country
Article By:
Jeff Desjardins
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Thursday, May 9, 2024 1:01 PM EDT
Singapore stands head-and-shoulders above the rest of the region with a per capita GDP past $88,000. It is also, incidentally, one of the richest nations in the world by this metric.
The Case For Stagflation In The U.S. Economy Gets Stronger
Article By:
Moe Zulfiqar
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Thursday, May 9, 2024 12:46 PM EDT
The U.S. economy is starting to crack. The vast majority of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) is based on consumption, and it’s starting to look like consumption could be getting hurt.
In this article: SPY
Canada Feeling The Burn Of High Debt And Weakening Employment
Article By:
Danielle Park, CFA
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Thursday, May 9, 2024 11:41 AM EDT
With no quick economic boosts on the horizon, Canadian bond yields are retreating (bond prices rising) and are now back to where they were last November.
In this article: EWC
Initial Claims Jolted Awake From Snooze-fest By Highest Number In Almost Nine Months
Article By:
New Deal Democrat
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Thursday, May 9, 2024 11:00 AM EDT
After several months of snoozing at almost identical weekly levels, initial jobless claims awoke with a bit of a jolt this week, increasing by 22,000 to 231,000, the highest weekly number since last August.
Is The American Consumer Tapped Out? Credit Card Borrowing Tanked In March
Article By:
Stefan Gleason
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Thursday, May 9, 2024 10:30 AM EDT
According to the latest data released by the Fed, revolving credit cratered in March. Meanwhile, non-revolving credit continued to grow at a tepid rate, a trend we've seen for well over a year.
Reality Dawns? Initial Jobless Claims Suddenly Spike To Highest In 9 Months
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Thursday, May 9, 2024 10:00 AM EDT
This week 231,000 Americans filed for jobless benefits for the first time last week, a large jump from last week's 209,000.
US Labor Market Cycle Has Peaked; Will Recession Soon Follow?
Article By:
James Picerno
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Thursday, May 9, 2024 9:40 AM EDT
There are many ways to monitor recession risk, but any one indicator in isolation is flawed. Context in the form of reviewing a wide variety of metrics is essential for minimizing noise.