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National News See other National News Articles Title: 12 Shocking New All-Time Economic Records That Are Being Reported In 2025 In case you haven’t figured it out yet, we have a major crisis on our hands, and the economic numbers that we are getting clearly reflect this. The following are 12 shocking new all-time economic records that are being reported in 2025… #1 Our trade deficit with the rest of the world has surged to an all- time record high… The US trade deficit widened to a record in January as companies scrambled to secure goods from overseas before President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on America’s largest trading partners. The gap in goods and services trade widened 34% from the prior month to $131.4 billion, Commerce Department data showed Thursday. The deficit was larger than all but one estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists. #2 The percentage of Americans that are “raiding their retirement savings” has never been higher… More Americans are raiding their retirement savings to cover emergency expenses, taking early withdrawals from their 401(k)s. A record 4.8 percent of account holders took hardship withdrawals last year, up from 3.6 percent in 2023, according to Vanguard Group, which examined data from nearly 5 million people with 401(k)-type accounts. #3 This year, the price of a dozen eggs in the United States has soared to the highest level ever… In January, the average price of a dozen eggs hit a record high of $4.95, up from $2.52 a year prior. #4 The delinquency rate for subprime auto loans that are at least 60 days delinquent just hit a level we have never seen before… 60+ day auto loan delinquencies in the subprime cohort (less credit- worthy borrowers) hit 6.56% in December 2024—the highest ever recorded. That’s up from 6.01% in November 2024 and 6.27% in 2023. #5 In January, pending home sales dropped to an all-time record low… Contracts to buy previously owned homes fell to a record low in January as prospective buyers were constrained by higher mortgage rates and house prices. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) said on Thursday that its Pending Home Sales Index, which is based on signed contracts, declined by 4.6% last month to 70.6, an all-time low. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast contracts, which become sales after a month or two, falling by 1.3% in January. Pending home sales were down 5.2% from a year ago. #6 It is being projected that the U.S. will run a record high agricultural trade deficit of 49 billion dollars in 2025… The U.S., known for being a global agriculture powerhouse, has never imported so much food. Inbound shipments of everything from avocados to coffee and sugar are expected to drive the country’s agriculture trade deficit to a record $49 billion this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its trade outlook report. At the same time, America’s most widely grown crops have been losing overseas markets over the past decades. It’s a stark turnaround for a nation that once used its abundant food supplies as a tool of statecraft, with the U.S. now facing a future of persistent agricultural trade deficits. #7 Coresight Research is telling us that approximately 15,000 stores will be permanently closed in the United States in 2025. That would be a new all-time record by a wide margin. See also Gold’s relentless march to all-time highs is far from over, and we're on the edge of something catastrophic for the fiat system. #8 The price of gold has moved above $2900 an ounce for the first time ever. #9 Credit card debt in the United States has crossed the 1.2 trillion dollar mark for the very first time… Americans’ total credit card balances now stand at a record-high $1.21 trillion, the report said. #10 Total household debt in the United States has crossed the 18 trillion dollar mark for the very first time… Americans’ household debt — including credit cards, mortgages, auto loans and student loans — is at a new all-time high of $18.04 trillion, according to a report released Thursday by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. #11 The U.S. national debt has surpassed the 36 trillion dollar mark for the first time ever. #12 When you add up all forms of debt in our society, it comes to a grand total of more than 100 trillion dollars. This has never happened before in the entire history of our nation. Earlier today, I was amused by a Newsweek article that stated that top economists are concerned that our economy “may be on a path toward recession or a downturn that could rival those of 2020 and 2008"… Economists have expressed fears that the American economy may be on a path toward recession or a downturn that could rival those of 2020 and 2008. These concerns have been heightened by falling retail sales and associated layoffs, the anticipated impacts of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on prices and domestic consumption, American stock indexes trailing their European counterparts in recent months, the Federal Reserve’s statements indicating that inflationary struggles are far from over, and data pointing to sharp declines in consumer confidence. Poster Comment: Over population is one reason why we are importing more food. Also explains high rent. The other reason for the huge trade deficit is the importation of gold. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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