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Inflation Alert! The purchasing power of the dollar continues to VANISH! In May, the purchasing power of $100 in January 2000 is now $55.60 (down $.10 from April).

Remember, CPI tracks the loss of the purchasing power of your dollars, and thereby the purchasing power of your hard earned labor. Source: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CUUR0000SA0R Let's zoom in on this since 2020: Down it goes :( CPI tracks the loss of the purchasing power of

In April, consumer credit (AKA consumer DEBT) increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.7%. Revolving credit (credit cards) increased at an annual rate of 13.1%

nonrevolving credit (student loans, personal loans, mortgages) increased at an annual rate of 3.2%. Source: https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g19/current/g19.pdf Remember, From 1st quarter 2022 to 1st quarter 2023, total household debt has increased $1,205 billion to $17.05 trillion (+7.57%)--Mortgage balances

In the face of a 'Full-Employment Recession', New orders for manufactured goods in April, up four of the last five months, increased $2.6 billion or 0.4 percent to $577.5 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today.

https://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/prel/pdf/s-i-o.pdf https://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/prel/pdf/s-i-o.pdf Highlights: New orders for manufactured goods in April, up four of the last five months, increased $2.6 billion or 0.4 percent to $577.5 billion, the U.S.

FTD Alert! Daily Total US Treasury Fails creep up during the month of May (averaging $35.77 billion per day), while Agency fails hit a 52 week High at $4.05 billion.

Source: https://www.dtcc.com/charts/daily-total-us-treasury-trade-fails What do these charts show? They show the value of U.S. Treasury securities that were not delivered to fulfill a trade contract. “Failures-to-deliver” occur when either sellers fail to deliver or buyers fail to receive securities in time to settle a trade.

FDIC Quarterly Banking Profile First Quarter 2023: 137,729,743 Swaps in the first quarter of 2023 (+10.7% same point last year--in the first quarter of 2022, there were 124,396,704 swaps).

With this many swaps, it sure would be GREAT if CFTC was publishing swap data! Oh wait, they've hidden it... Reddit Post

This is why I hold DRS'd GameStop shares: American workers’ expectations for a comfortable retirement hit the lowest level in 11 years. 71% of nonretired adults are at least moderately worried about being able to fund their retirement.

This includes 42% who say they are very worried. https://news.gallup.com/file/poll/506336/230524Retirement.pdf Source: https://news.gallup.com/poll/506330/americans-outlook-retirement-worsened.aspx Nonretired Americans’ expectations for a comfortable retirement are the most pessimistic they have been since 2012, falling 10 percentage points since 2021, including

Inflation Alert! Memorial Day barbecue 'essentials' have JUMPED 28% since last year. Even long weekends getting squeezed by inflation.

Source: https://datasembly.com/grocery-price-index/ Datasembly found that barbecue staples are more expensive than they were last year, with condiment prices leading the charge. The price of a 32-ounce bottle of ketchup has increased 28% since this time last year, going from $4.08 to $5.22, and a 20-ounce