BREAKING: Global debt reaches record high of $345.7 trillion, equivalent to 310% of global GDP, according to the IIF.

BREAKING: 🇺🇸 Trump's approval rating has risen to 41%, up from 38% in November, according to Reuters/Ipsos poll. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/5c28adf18f3087804806f4535f415e310a1d7b01abe86147fab719027fd524c3.file

UNITED STATES: There is a 97% chance the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by 25 bps tomorrow, according to @Kalshi prediction market. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/917ddb430e93e53ddf75ed5d7a798e562a1a9e2e095ff14f8937fc768d7eded4.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/2a9feeb63e9c0992c98360739dc880ecfdfedff09c226ecfcf5d6689df32e442.file

CHINA: The Financial Times reports the country's $1 trillion trade surplus 'will alarm western capitals' and highlight 'how far western productive capacity has fallen behind' https://hell.twtr.plus/media/c6c27fe304ff8035fa807f621aa07319e4d421b7709e70d57b145ee2ef659ef9.file

BREAKING: Silver hits new record high of $60 per ounce, is now up 109% this year. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/d91a497d3cdeecfa03734db13b8614a36b9b74c4f73eaa563dbe6f83e531aad8.file

UNITED STATES: The country's manufacturing sector contracted for the ninth straight month in November, according to ISM's PMI data.

UNITED STATES: Layoff announcements have topped 1.1 million so far this year, the most since the 2020 pandemic, according to consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

RESEARCH: Consuming meat is associated with lower levels of depression and anxiety than abstaining from meat. (Source: Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition journal)

Japan recorded 686,061 births in 2024, the lowest since records began in 1899. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/0554a972dd063c5041e1d3b78d347df56325a5dff934a5fdd364e766be3ad440.file