Open Thread WE 20 JUL 22 ~ tugboats
Submitted by QMS on Wed, 07/20/2022 - 6:27amHow the world has changed
Submitted by gjohnsit on Tue, 07/19/2022 - 10:02pmIt wasn't that long ago that when the U.S. president went overseas they were treated with respect. If I was to guess, the downtrend started with George Dubya Bush. Then it accelerated with Trump. Now with Biden, you get this.
The Evening Blues - 7-19-22
Submitted by joe shikspack on Tue, 07/19/2022 - 2:15pmStockin' up
Submitted by earthling1 on Tue, 07/19/2022 - 9:07amInflation is transitory.
It transitions you from barely comfortable living to poverty.
Government tell us we only have 7.6% inflation, but I can't find anything that hasn't gone up 10 - 20%.
About that $30 trillion debt
Submitted by QMS on Tue, 07/19/2022 - 7:36amTrying to do the math on this. It appears foreign nations are selling off US Treasury bonds (debt)
at record rates.
Foreign Governments Dump US Treasuries as Never Before, But Who the Heck is Buying Them?
The Evening Blues - 7-18-22
Submitted by joe shikspack on Mon, 07/18/2022 - 3:50pmIt's going to be a cold winter in Europe
Submitted by gjohnsit on Mon, 07/18/2022 - 1:56pmYesterday I detailed how Germany is totally freaking out over the shut down of Nord Stream 1.
It turns out they are right to freak out.
07/18 - World Listening Day
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Mon, 07/18/2022 - 5:00amMEMX: Wall Street's future has arrived
Submitted by gjohnsit on Mon, 07/18/2022 - 12:50amThe Members Exchange (MEMX), an independently owned stock exchange, went fully live last October, although it's been operating for two years. Working within this stock exchange is MEMX LLC, which is an SRO (Self-Regulatory Organization). It says that it is independent.