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Planefag CONUS Activity:
SAM916 G5 NW from JBA (top 5 G5 in the 99th Airlift Squad and has been used as AF2 by pence and kneepads in the past- a few times by kneepads..one scheduled for a trip to NH and another brought in as a replacement after the C-32A had a mechanical issue at LAX last year-flew to Denver while the press froze balls off in a C-17-kek!), PAT313 RC-26B Condor (ear buster) Multi Mission Surveillance Aircraft MMSA-aka Drug ISR AC left Madison WI after a stop at Norfolk Int'l earlier and heading to Bloomington, IN it departed Cape Cod AF Station earlier today-been there since 1221 arriving from Davison Airfield depart and stopped at Bangor prior to Cape Cod arrival-did some roundies on 1222 dhere then nuffin until today PAT= Priority Air Transport
Interdasting financial reference call sign CAPX349 C-130 Hercules doin' roundies at Richmond, VA Int'l out of JBA
CAPEX: Capital expenditures (CapEx) are funds used by a company to acquire, upgrade, and maintain physical assets such as property, plants, buildings, technology, or equipment. CapEx is often used to undertake new projects or investments by a company. Making capital expenditures on fixed assets can include repairing a roof (if the useful life of the roof is extended), purchasing a piece of equipment, or building a new factory. This type of financial outlay is made by companies to increase the scope of their operations or add some future economic benefit to the operation. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/capitalexpenditure.asp
BOE2 C-17 Globey (Boeing test flight) went to Robbins AFB after a few roundies prior to touch down-in from Charleston Int'l
C102 US Coast Guard G5 returning to Reagan National from a cert flight- roundies at Columbia SC and Kinston Airport-this is one of three G5s used by the 3 letter agencies under Coast Guard banner-when someone is extradited they use these.
Since it is there GTMO845 Navy Beech heading to NAS Jax on it's multiple times a week flights from Gitmo
PF housekeeping
and finally Not AF1 Mr and Mrs Potato in 82-8000 747 never updated after leaving the coast for St. Croix and the escort SAM46 C-32A got east of Bahamas on the scope and frozen dhere-green dots so no visible landings for them-not unusual but many other ACs have no problem with the areaso these are intentionally shut offas I see the Hurricane Hunters go in/out of St. Croix all the time
The St. Croix vacation home Biden is staying in for free during escape from 'blizzard of the century': Beachfront property is owned by billionaire Democrat donor software mogul with a basketball stadium named after him
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11579783/The-St-Croix-vacation-home-Biden-staying-free-owned-billionaire-Democratic-donor.html
Warming up! Bidens touch down in 76 degree US Virgin Islands as America recovers from historic blizzard and thousands are left stranded by airport chaos
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11577825/Bidens-U-S-Virgin-Islands-ring-new-year.html
NAR: Pending Home Sales Decreased 4.0% in November, Year-over-year Down 37.8% (second lowest in history for index)
Pending home sales slid for the sixth consecutive month in November, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. All four U.S. regions recorded month-over-month decreases, and all four regions saw year-over-year declines in transactions.
"Pending home sales recorded the second-lowest monthly reading in 20 years as interest rates, which climbed at one of the fastest paces on record this year, drastically cut into the number of contract signings to buy a home," said NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. "Falling home sales and construction have hurt broader economic activity."
The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI)* — a forward-looking indicator of home sales based on contract signings — fell 4.0% to 73.9 in November. Year-over-year, pending transactions dropped by 37.8%. An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001.
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The Northeast PHSI slipped 7.9% from last month to 63.3, a drop of 34.9% from November 2021. The Midwest index decreased 6.6% to 77.8 in November, a fall of 31.6% from one year ago.
The South PHSI retracted 2.3% to 88.5 in November, fading 38.5% from the prior year. The West index dropped by 0.9% in November to 55.1, retreating 45.7% from November 2021.
emphasis added
This was much larger than the expected decline for this index. Note: Contract signings usually lead sales by about 45 to 60 days, so this would usually be for closed sales in December and January.
https://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2022/12/nar-pending-home-sales-decreased-40-in.html
https://www.nar.realtor/newsroom/pending-home-sales-slid-4-0-in-november
Even serial cheerleaders at the NAR can't spin this BS-wait until spring when the home-buying 'season' is supposed to pick up again however the FED will likely have caused it's "crisis" and prolly via Credit Suisse and have backed off those rate raises-the bond market isn't cooperating though…yet as Mortgage rates are ticking back upwards again
Data last week showed the combined annual sales rates of new and existing homes through November had slumped by 35% since January — among the fastest falls on record – to the slowest since late 2011. New single-family housing starts and permit issuance skidded to a two-and-a-half-year low last month as well.
https://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/mortgage-rates/30-year-fixed
https://nypost.com/2022/12/28/pending-home-sales-plummet-to-second-lowest-history-of-key-index/
most welcome anon!
bingo…it's not the price nor the amounts they have/don't have.
It's all the games that have been played with it for hundreds of years-even prior to the creation of the FED. Leases/loans..secret accounts
They still have it valued at $42.22/oz on Treasury/FED books via the certificates so I'd look for them to do something with that soon-revalue it upwards cause it's been there since 1973-after the Petro $ created
Does the Federal Reserve own or hold gold?
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The statutory price of gold is set by law. It does not fluctuate with the market price of gold and has been constant at $42 2/9, or $42.2222, per fine troy ounce since 1973. The book value of the gold held by the Treasury is determined using the statutory price.
https://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/does-the-federal-reserve-own-or-hold-gold.htm
Stellar Job Adam-we know how much (you) pay attention-cap 1
Have fun in obscurity
>RC-26B Condor (ear buster) Multi Mission Surveillance Aircraft MMSA-aka Drug ISR AC
ask me if I care next
>>18030656 CONUS Update
'''SAM945G5 inbound @ 40k ft from RAF Mildenhall overnight with SAM770 G5 just below it-both from Mildenhall-SAM770 arrived on 1221 from Vilnius, Lithuania and was switched on/off a few times as SAMFOX (usually means foreign VIPs when over CONUS) but stayed on ground until depart today
SAM916 G5 went to Offutt for some roundies (reopened with new runway on Sept 30th of this year after long closure) and now to Lincoln Muni-where flight ops were transferred while Offutt was rebuilt-looks like a cert flight for this one as moar roundies at Lincoln
PAT313 C-26B looks like it returned to Norfolk and has now left heading NE also FORGE78 US Army G5 back to JBA after a 15 minute turn and burn at Key West Int'l-dropping off
love the hair on those dudes