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Markets were lifted by reports of progress on a Russia-Ukraine peace agreement -- although that is unlikely to affect sanctions on Russia this year -- while\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Banks &amp; Interest Rates&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Banks &amp; Interest Rates","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/economy\/the-fed-banks-interest-rates\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"S&P 500","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2022\/2022-03-16-spx.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2022\/2022-03-16-spx.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2022\/2022-03-16-spx.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2022\/2022-03-16-spx.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":61640,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/12\/the-end-of-american-exceptionalism\/","url_meta":{"origin":62409,"position":3},"title":"The End of American Exceptionalism","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"May 12, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Summary The myth of American exceptionalism is fading Decades-long international capital flows into US financial markets are reversing The US outperformed its peers because it ran bigger deficits Large deficits cause long-term inflation Ballooning federal debt undermines confidence in US Treasury markets Cutting the deficit will likely reduce economic growth\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Debt Levels&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Debt Levels","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/economy\/debt-levels\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"DJ US Index ($DJUS) & DJ World ex-US ($W2DOW)","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2025\/2025-05-12-djus-w2-5y.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2025\/2025-05-12-djus-w2-5y.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2025\/2025-05-12-djus-w2-5y.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":23623,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/10\/sp-500-dangerous-imbalances\/","url_meta":{"origin":62409,"position":4},"title":"S&#038;P 500: Dangerous imbalances","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"January 10, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Calls for impeachment of Donald Trump are distracting from the underlying health crisis and economic hardship across the country. Daily new cases of COVID-19 continue to climb, warning of further shutdowns as medical facilities are overrun. Payrolls Jobs recovery has stalled, with payroll growth down 5.98% compared to December 2019,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Banks &amp; Interest Rates&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Banks &amp; Interest Rates","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/economy\/the-fed-banks-interest-rates\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":21393,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/04\/time-to-sell-tech-stocks\/","url_meta":{"origin":62409,"position":5},"title":"Time to sell tech stocks","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"September 4, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"US technology stocks have had an amazing run, boosted by massive Fed QE and government stimulus, but the punch-bowl is running dry and the party is likely to end soon. Volatility on the S&P 500 has turned up. A trough above 1% is a strong bear signal. 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