The U.S. new cases 7-day rolling average are 15.6 % LOWER than the 7-day rolling average one week ago and U.S. deaths due to coronavirus are now 1.8 %
LOWER than the rolling average one week ago. Today s posts include:
U.S. Coronavirus New Cases are 29,536
U.S. Coronavirus deaths are at 299
U.S. Coronavirus immunizations have been administered to 72.8 doses per 100 people.
The 7-day rolling average rate of growth of the pandemic shows new cases were little changed and deaths worsened
India s outbreak is a danger to the world. Here s why.
Reaching Herd Immunity Is Unlikely in the U.S., Experts Now Believe
According to the OCC’s most recent “Quarterly Report on Bank Trading and Derivatives Activities,” for the quarter ending December 31, 2020, equity (stock) derivative contracts at federally-insured banks and savings associations have exploded from $737 billion (notional or face amount) since the Wall Street banks last blew themselves up in 2008 to $4.197 trillion notional as of December 31, 2020. That’s a staggering increase of 469 percent in just 12 years.
Deluard points out that the level of stock gains we are seeing now is unprecedented, with one exception: the Great Depression. After passing 4,000 points for the first time this month, the S&P 500 is on track to soon double its COVID-19 pandemic low of 2,237 points 14 months ago.