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Björn Harms announced that his new book "The Asylum Complex" would be available in stores the following day; he already had some freshly printed copies in hand. He wrote that the book includes, among other things, a detailed overall calculation of the asylum costs of past years and an overview of the number of asylum accommodations in Germany. According to him, the federal government does not know this number. According to Harms, the book also addresses real estate companies and hoteliers who earn millions by renting to the state, as well as home operators, welfare associations, lawyer networks, and state companies that benefit from the growing market or mass immigration. He announced interviews with insiders from the social industry and the real estate market, as well as insights into asylum NGOs, refugee councils, and million-euro funding programs from the EU and the federal government. Additionally, the book aims to address legal questions related to the topic of asylum. Harms requested feedback on the book. #Asylkomplex #Buchneuerscheinung #Asylpolitik (translated)

The author wrote that a standalone bungalow from the 1980s with a full basement and 800 square meters of land had initially been offered for 680,000 euros in his street and remained online for one to two years. The most recent asking price was 500,000 euros. A young family with children would have had to extensively renovate and expand the house, which would have incurred an additional cost of around 300,000 euros. With a total expenditure of 800,000 euros, he believed the purchase was neither market-oriented nor affordable. He therefore told his wife that it was unlikely such a family would move in. A few weeks ago, the house was sold to a childless couple in their early 50s who only wanted to renovate and not remodel. The author suggested that the market for single-family homes is still being supported by such examples, but the trend is clearly heading downward. He also mentioned older individuals or people who had inherited as possible buyers for the house. #Immobilienmarkt #Hausverkauf #Einfamilienhaus (translated)

The Paris Motor Show showcases the challenges faced by the European automotive industry in light of growing competition from Chinese manufacturers and emphasizes the need for a unified European response to maintain market leadership and sovereignty. #PariserAutosalon #Automobilindustrie #Elektroautos (translated)

Kolja Barghoorn ironically referred to the energy transition as a "masterpiece" and stated that instead of the promised cheap electricity, electricity prices are 16.4 percent higher than in 2021. He also pointed to billions in costs for grid bottlenecks and reserve power plants, battery storage that only lasts two hours at full capacity, and hydrogen, which has been considered a future technology for years. Barghoorn also criticized a new market created by the state, in which power plant operators would be paid for 15 years to provide electricity in case of outages from wind and solar power. He cited Blackout News as the source for the mentioned data. #Energiewende #Strompreise #Energiepolitik (translated)

Furkan Yildirim asked why Wall Street professionals are currently preparing for a potential severe stock market crash, in his view, even though the S&P 500 is just below its record. He cited data such as the Skew Index and pointed out that hedge funds are positioned defensively according to Goldman Sachs as they have been for years. In six weeks, S&P 500 futures worth $63.7 billion have been sold; at the same time, there are record bets on falling prices for small US stocks. There is particular demand for protection against extreme cases. Yildirim announced a macro deep dive with 20 charts from Goldman Sachs, BofA, Deutsche Bank, and TS Lombard. In it, he wants to address market positioning, possible parallels to 1987, 1994, 2000, or 2023, three scenarios weighted by him, and possible consequences for gold and Bitcoin. He asked whether he should record the video on the same day. #Marktanalyse #Investment #Wirtschaft (translated)

The Hayek Club Weimar described socialism as a beneficial business model for politicians. State benefits and subsidies created dependency and thus secured voter support, the account wrote. Politicians would thereby become suppliers and citizens clients. In contrast, capitalism posed a threat to the political class, argued the Hayek Club Weimar, because it rewarded personal responsibility, innovation, and private initiative, making people more independent of the state. Regulations intended to tame the market served, according to the account, to limit competition and protect established interests. The account also accused politicians of portraying capitalism as unjust and antisocial while presenting the state as a moral authority. The state did not want free individuals but dependent subjects, wrote the Hayek Club Weimar, linking its criticism to calls for freedom and property as well as a rejection of taxes and state coercion. #FreiheitstattKnechtschaft #SteuernsindRaub #Eigentum #Freiheit #ParasitenwegmitEuremZwang #Freiheit #Kapitalismus #Sozialismus (translated)

Arno Wellens wrote that the unrest in the financial markets was increasing and warned that governments, according to him, would soon and significantly cut back, including on social services. He stated that there was no other way out. https://t.co/9mcGWOgNkC #financiën #economie #markten (translated)

The author stated that the war in Iran, which he claimed was started by Trump, cost American citizens a lot of money. He wrote that Trump first brought red diesel to the market and then made a deal with Putin to buy Russian diesel. The post ended with an unfinished reference to the consequences for European citizens. https://t.co/NEI116yeIt #Trump #Iran #Oorlog #US #IR #RU #EU (translated)

BrennpunktUA criticized the calculation method of a woman, whose name is not specified, who had received a PhD in economics. 300,000 tons of Russian diesel covered the U.S. demand of about 3.7 to 4 million barrels per day, according to the account, for approximately 14 hours and were economically insignificant. The markets did not react to Trump's announcement the previous day, BrennpunktUA wrote. #VWL #Wirtschaft #Marktanalyse (translated)

Max Otte wrote that Donald Trump reported on Truth Social about a deal with Vladimir Putin, according to which Russia was to sell 4.8 million tons of diesel fuel to the USA and global markets. Otte described Trump's actions as strategically contradictory: on one hand, Trump is closing the deal, while on the other hand, American weapons and intelligence contribute to damaging or destroying refineries in Russia. Otte wrote that the deal could, in this case, contribute to a quicker end to the Ukraine war. #Trump #Putin #Ukrainekrieg (translated)

The author wrote that BMW is cutting 8,000 jobs and has recorded a profit drop of 23 percent. On the international market, the company is being humiliated by China. At the same time, he criticized that the AfD is being fought against and described it as the only party that has never governed and wants to stop the economic decline. #BMW #Wirtschaft #Politik #CN #DE (translated)

Experts believe that the Bitcoin low may already be behind us, as the price development increasingly depends on the high yields of US government bonds, and the market has coped well with the current external conditions despite resilient technology stocks. #Bitcoin #Kryptowährung #Finanzmarkt (translated)