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Chicago leads all major markets with a 5.8% annual price gain, followed New York at 5.0% and Cleveland at 4.1%. Low existing mortgage rates make it difficult for homeowners to sell their homes. Ben and Sam Luhmann are teenage brothers who actively patrol their community to track and film ICE raids. Jesse Ventura is a good sign to have people like him taking the righteous side here. Auge is a region in Normandy, in French, in Normandy. The CDC is still soft-pedaling as much as they can. ISIS prisoners will be distributed across high-security prisons throughout Iraq with the ultimate aim of repatriating the majority to their home countries. ISIS began in 2006 in Iraq as a result of the feud between the vanguard intellectuals of AQ and populist radicals who wanted to found the Caliphate now. DHS agents have “Total Immunity” according to JD Vance and others. DHS will double down and I do not expect any prosecution of the the agents involved because they have Total Immunity Peak Prosperity rates are going up on January 30 for the first time in 17 years. Retail is slowly waking up to buying gold and silver – peak prosperity. Price of gasoline has plunged off the peak of the spike in mid-2022, EIA data shows. In India 6KW roof top solar set up costs ₹300,000 ($3500 max) with government subsidy. 30-year yield of Japanese Government Bonds exploded by 30 basis points today and by 42 basis points over the past two days, to 3.91%. Japans 256% debt level a bit illusory? If half is owned by the central bank, hasnt that half been monetized and extinguished from a practical standpoint? Consumers outspent inflation at a solid clip despite their sour mood, despite the wailing and gnashing of teeth in the media, and despite the government shutdown, despite massive job losses at federal and state governments. Spending on services accounted for 66% of total consumer spending. America owns way more gold than any other entity on the planet, and that asset class is seeing huge increases. Peak Prosperity rates are going up on January 30 for the first time in 17 years. US government could yet again get partially shut down this week if Senate refuses to pass the spending bills by January 31, 2026. Past evidence suggests good old American deficit spending does spike inflation. J.P. Singh sees in Donald Trump the antithesis of the values that made America so prosperous. J. Singh: Tariffs are more destructive than you think by şebnem Kalemli-Özcan - Project Syndicate. The killings of two innocent civilians by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis may mark a turning point for the US. Mortgage debt has been increasing for years, but the last four years have seen a tremendous increase in debt. Last year alone mortgage debt increased close to $800 Billion - almost 7% of GDP. After four consecutive months of mild decline, occupancy fell to 94.8% in November. Russell Russell says he is still positive on AI and how much more room to run we have. Housing starts decreased to 1.246 million annual rate in October. Recent Quant Mashup is a curated mashup of quantitative trading links. This is a summary of links recently featured on Quantocracy as of Monday, 12/15/2025. Why Everyone Loves Japan creates a key opportunity for that island nation to revive its economy. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor shows Japan lagging many other rich countries in terms of total entrepreneurial activity as of 2022. Katz suggests a number of concrete policy changes that could encourage more high-growth startups. Semiconductor industry is probably the most important industry in the world. A Japan Life Pass would help foreigners with all of these things. The pass would also offer special Japanese language classes, exclusively for holders of the pass. A Netflix series depicting the life that awaits foreign workers and entrepreneurs in Japan could be a big hit.