Alaska, added the most mortgage debt during that time frame, in percentage terms...

Polymarket: Spirit Airlines shutdown/liquidation by May 31? Odds hit 77%. 

Sigh. 

Three Fed officials - Beth Hammack, Lori Logan and Neel Kashkari - said they dissented over this week’s policy statement because it was no longer appropriate to signal the Fed’s next move was still likely to be a rate cut.

Under the US economy's otherwise solid surface, the stagflationary pressures are getting louder with every passing month.; 

"Multiple warnings have been issued, and the situation remains highly fluid – meaning the landscape could shift markedly over the coming days. Warnings are out."

The oil market has one buffer left: inventories. And it’s being eroded.

" ... and sets a precedent for how AI labs could work across the U.S. government, from supporting our servicemembers to our scientists." 

A total of $350 million in Medicaid dollars that Minnesota expected has now been frozen, administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz said...

"Primary issues were unexpectedly negative impacts from age check rollout..." 

“Oil prices remaining above $110 per barrel though are a reminder of the stakes for the global economy and the fact that there looks no path to the Strait of Hormuz reopening in the near term"

You don’t need a catalyst. You need asymmetry. And right now, it’s in vol.

Without repairs, Europe faces the possibility of ‘a dangerous leak of highly radioactive material,’ the State Department said.

Dominika Nestarcova who runs the Digital Asset desk at Goldman Sachs says that with flows turning spot-driven and funding negative, the setup for a squeeze is building.

Macro indicators reveal the depth of the damage...

The AfD has accused the German government of funding "left-wing ideology"...

"That sucks, she got dragged through the news cycle because of this loser. On the plus side, she sort of looks like a legend now..." 

“Bottom line, execution exceeded expectations...”