1. The Economic Iceberg Is Already Hit The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index (LEI) isn’t just “down.” It’s in freefall—dropping 2.8% in the first half of 2025 alone. This is faster than the decline we saw during the latter half of 2024. Translation: the Fed’s monetary band-aids are failing, the ship is sinking, and Captain Powell is still bragging about the view from the bridge. 2. Home Sales Are Dying Existing home sales just fell to their lowest level in nine months. But hey, who wants to buy a house when interest rates are through the roof, wages are flat, and your grocery bill feels like a second mortgage? Welcome to serfdom 2.0. 3. Health Insurance? Try Extortion Double-digit rate…
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