Alan Harvey
@demandside.bsky.social
Covid began in 2020. Trump bungled it into a deep recession. Biden had the economy humming again on January 19, 2025. Trump Crash 2.0 might be two Covids deep. The sooner he is defeated, the better for everybody.
This is the appropriate picture. The cheeseball with thumbs was not exactly photoshopped in, but intruded as the price for this photo.
November 27, 2025 at 10:16 AM
This is the appropriate picture. The cheeseball with thumbs was not exactly photoshopped in, but intruded as the price for this photo.
Bad news from the Michigan Consumer Sentiment Survey
November 22, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Bad news from the Michigan Consumer Sentiment Survey
Was Trump converted to Communism?
November 22, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Was Trump converted to Communism?
Also on the guest list for the Trump's homage to the murderous dictator:
November 19, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Also on the guest list for the Trump's homage to the murderous dictator:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
High-income groups drive climate extremes worldwide - Nature Climate Change. Of the emissions driving climate change, 67% is attributable to the top 10% of the global income distribution - 20% is due to the top 1%.
@heimbergecon.bsky.social
High-income groups drive climate extremes worldwide - Nature Climate Change. Of the emissions driving climate change, 67% is attributable to the top 10% of the global income distribution - 20% is due to the top 1%.
@heimbergecon.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 6:15 AM
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
High-income groups drive climate extremes worldwide - Nature Climate Change. Of the emissions driving climate change, 67% is attributable to the top 10% of the global income distribution - 20% is due to the top 1%.
@heimbergecon.bsky.social
High-income groups drive climate extremes worldwide - Nature Climate Change. Of the emissions driving climate change, 67% is attributable to the top 10% of the global income distribution - 20% is due to the top 1%.
@heimbergecon.bsky.social
Just a reminder. The US economy was the envy of the world under Biden. All of the rise in GDP post-pandemic was Biden's fault, plus 0.2.
May 6, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Just a reminder. The US economy was the envy of the world under Biden. All of the rise in GDP post-pandemic was Biden's fault, plus 0.2.
Credit card delinquincies continuing to rise. Desperate times for more than 10% of the population.
#economy #recession
#economy #recession
May 6, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Credit card delinquincies continuing to rise. Desperate times for more than 10% of the population.
#economy #recession
#economy #recession
Sure. Nice of you to truncate the previous years. The Buffett Indicator shows exactly why Buffett is out of equities.
May 3, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Sure. Nice of you to truncate the previous years. The Buffett Indicator shows exactly why Buffett is out of equities.
We need better leadership than Chuck Shumer. His latest show of strength was sending a strongly worded letter to Trump.
April 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We need better leadership than Chuck Shumer. His latest show of strength was sending a strongly worded letter to Trump.
"At 12:58 pm EST on April 9, 2025, someone placed a perfectly-timed options bet in recent market history. Just 32 minutes before Trump's surprise tariff announcement, thousands of SPY call options ... flooded the order book...."
A modest $100,000 bet became $3.6 million in less than three hours."
A modest $100,000 bet became $3.6 million in less than three hours."
April 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
"At 12:58 pm EST on April 9, 2025, someone placed a perfectly-timed options bet in recent market history. Just 32 minutes before Trump's surprise tariff announcement, thousands of SPY call options ... flooded the order book...."
A modest $100,000 bet became $3.6 million in less than three hours."
A modest $100,000 bet became $3.6 million in less than three hours."
Because the components have been bad for seven weeks. The tariff and DOGE damage are still to come.
April 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Because the components have been bad for seven weeks. The tariff and DOGE damage are still to come.
The Atlanta Fed's GDPNow is negative for seven weeks now. That's from before the tariff incompetence/corruption/stupidity.
April 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The Atlanta Fed's GDPNow is negative for seven weeks now. That's from before the tariff incompetence/corruption/stupidity.
Observe the fall and rise of the oligarchs tracks the rise and fall of the middle class. The wealth of the few is a good marker for the misery of the many. The Dot-Com bubble popped for them. But the Feds bailed them out of the GFC (economic ruin for millions) and it wasn't even a speed bump.
April 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Observe the fall and rise of the oligarchs tracks the rise and fall of the middle class. The wealth of the few is a good marker for the misery of the many. The Dot-Com bubble popped for them. But the Feds bailed them out of the GFC (economic ruin for millions) and it wasn't even a speed bump.
Consumer confidence and consumers' estimate of their present situation both going down, and have been since innauguraiton day 2025. Expect them to go much lower.
[Interesting shape to the 'present situation' line, explains political mood.]
www.conference-board.org/topics/consu...
[Interesting shape to the 'present situation' line, explains political mood.]
www.conference-board.org/topics/consu...
April 27, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Consumer confidence and consumers' estimate of their present situation both going down, and have been since innauguraiton day 2025. Expect them to go much lower.
[Interesting shape to the 'present situation' line, explains political mood.]
www.conference-board.org/topics/consu...
[Interesting shape to the 'present situation' line, explains political mood.]
www.conference-board.org/topics/consu...
