Saturday Broadcast 60

Key topics:

✔️ ICYMI news, 8/7-8/11.
✔️ 401k hardship withdrawals. Record debt. But hey: people'r'doin' great! 😵‍💫
✔️ Zoom called people back, LOL. If that doesn't say something to ya, I don't know what will.
✔️ Is inflation abating? Is it time to go back to QE and easy money? Really? 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

Links:


https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/scotland-snp-labour-scottish-labour-bank-of-england-b2388598.html

https://fortune.com/2023/08/05/black-swan-hedge-fund-mark-spitznagel-interview-taleb-credit-bubble/

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4138653-trump-claims-he-only-needs-one-more-indictment-to-win-2024-election/

https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/04/astra-lays-off-25-of-workforce-reallocates-engineers-in-an-effort-to-fight-dwindling-cash-reserves/

https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/whos-listening-when-you-type-5725516/

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/08/managing-student-loan-payments-as-credit-card-debt-tops-1-trillion.html

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/08/economy/401k-hardship-withdrawals/index.html

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/moodys-downgrades-10-us-banks-032059270.html

https://www.aier.org/article/the-fed-hits-3000-percent-inflation/

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/09/cpi-inflation-report-for-july-high-prices-are-still-a-problem.html

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cpi-preview-inflation-expected-to-have-ticked-slightly-higher-last-month-185526103.html

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/gas-prices-are-higher-again-hitting-consumers-very-directly-and-very-profoundly-142018507.html

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-mortgage-rates-spike-highest-152158993.html

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wework-stock-plunges-after-company-raises-substantial-doubt-about-its-future-163844077.html

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/08/remote-work-over-zoom-ordered-employees-back-to-office

https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/china-falls-into-deflation-5728220/

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/july-inflation-data-shows-convincing-signs-price-pressures-easing-taking-heat-off-fed-155410903.html

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/inflation-consumer-prices-rise-32-in-july-as-inflation-slowdown-stalls-123122066.html

https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/are-high-prices-here-to-stay-6384602/

https://www.axios.com/2023/08/04/biden-end-remote-work-federal-employees

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/11/80percent-of-bosses-say-they-regret-earlier-return-to-office-plans.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/30/job-interviews-are-getting-longer-heres-why-it-could-be-a-red-flag-.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFyECzKnVKE

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/11/why-americans-are-struggling-with-car-loans.html

https://causeyconsultingllc.com/2023/08/08/slow-time-to-hire-which-any-job-seeker-could-tell-you/

https://thejobmarketjournal.com/f/the-dream-is-fading-fast

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