stillnessinthestorm--2020-04-03--This is What Economic Collapse Looks Like

( Michael Snyder ) Approximately ten million Americans have filed new claims for unemployment benefits over the past two weeks .
To put that in perspective , the all-time record for a single week before this coronavirus pandemic hit was just 695,000 .
So needless to say , 6.6 million claims in a single week puts us in uncharted territory .
Just check out this chart .
We have never seen a week like this before , and we may never see a week quite this bad again .
Of course millions more jobs will be lost in the months @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but it is hard to imagine another spike like we just had .
When you add the last two weeks together , somewhere around 10 million Americans have filed new unemployment claims during that time period… Related Fed Will Make up to $ 4 Trillion in Loans to Businesses to Rescue the U.S. Economy , Mnuchin Says As I have documented repeatedly in my articles , survey after survey has shown that most Americans were living paycheck to paycheck even during the “ good times ” .
Now that those paychecks aren ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans , a lot of bills aren ’ t going to get paid .
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That won ’ t happen immediately , but if we do get there it will be worse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Great Depression of the 1930s .
Because of all the shutdowns that have been instituted nationwide , economic activity has already dropped to levels that we have never seen before in our entire history .
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And even once all the “ shelter-in-place ” orders have finally been lifted , a substantial portion of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ movie theaters anymore due to fear of catching the virus .
Many movie theaters that have closed down will simply never open up again .
Another thing that has really surprised me is how rapidly many Americans have run out of food .
A Daily Mail article that documented a line of vehicles a half mile long at a church in Orlando that was giving out food received a lot of attention today… How is it possible that so many families are out of food already ?
Book Crisis of Character : A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Firsthand Experience with Hillary , Bill , and How They Operate And apparently charities and food banks all over the country are seeing similar surges in demand .
Here are just a few examples that were shared by the Guardian… • In Amherst , home to the University of Massachusetts ’ largest campus , the pantry distributed 849 % more food in March compared with the previous year .
The second-largest increase in western Massachusetts was 748 % at the Pittsfield Salvation Army pantry .
• The Grace Klein community food pantry in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Alabama , provided 5,076 individuals with food boxes last week – a 90 % increase on the previous week .
• In southern Arizona , demand has doubled , with pantries supplying groceries to 4,000 households every day – double the number supplied in March 2019 .
“ We saw an increase during the federal government shutdown but nothing as rapid , massive or overwhelming as this , ” said Michael McDonald , CEO of the Community Food Bank of South Arizona .
If things are this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the suffering be a month or two down the road ?
Meanwhile , U.S. farmers are facing problems of their own .
Because of all the shutdowns , it has been difficult for farmers to get enough workers into their fields .
The following comes from CNN… Of course the main thing that is going to drive up prices is the fact that the system is being absolutely flooded with new money .
Many Americans have applauded the recent moves by the Federal Reserve , and just about everyone seems thrilled that big @ @ @ @ @ @ @ won ’ t be so thrilled when a loaf of bread costs five dollars and a gallon of milk costs ten dollars .
As the virus spreads , many are concerned that it will sweep through low wage communities particularly hard , and that is a huge problem because low wage workers are absolutely vital all along the food chain… So what are we going to do if there are not enough healthy workers to get our food from the farms to our dinner tables ?
Already , confirmed cases are starting to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ production facilities… Fear of the coronavirus is going to paralyze even “ essential ” industries such as food production .
We are now being told that authorities hope that cases peak in April and that this crisis will hopefully be behind us by June .
Let us pray that is true , but what most Americans don ’ t realize is that this pandemic is just the beginning .
Even before any of us ever heard of “ COVID-19 ” , our world was already descending into madness , but now this pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans have already lost their jobs , and the days ahead are going to be exceedingly challenging .
This is what an economic collapse looks like , and it is just getting started .
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(Michael Snyder) Approximately ten million Americans have filed new claims for unemployment benefits over the past two weeks. To put that in perspective, the all-time record for a single week before this coronavirus pandemic hit was just 695,000. So needless to say, 6.6 million claims in a single week puts us in uncharted territory. Just check out this chart. We have never seen a week like this before, and we may never see a week quite this bad again. Of course millions more jobs will be lost in the months ahead as this pandemic stretches on, but it is hard to imagine another spike like we just had. When you add the last two weeks together, somewhere around 10 million Americans have filed new unemployment claims during that time period…
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by Michael Snyder, April 2nd, 2020
The torrent of Americans filing for unemployment insurance skyrocketed last week as more than 6.6 million new claims were filed, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That brings to 10 million the total Americans who filed over the past two weeks. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had expected 3.1 million for last week, one week after 3.3 million filings in the first wave of what has been a record-shattering swelling of the jobless ranks. The previous week’s total was revised higher by 24,000.
As I have documented repeatedly in my articles, survey after survey has shown that most Americans were living paycheck to paycheck even during the “good times”.
Now that those paychecks aren’t coming in anymore for millions of Americans, a lot of bills aren’t going to get paid.
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Just like we witnessed in 2008, mortgage defaults are about to skyrocket, and Wall Street is bracing for the worst…
Borrowers who lost income from the coronavirus, which is already a skyrocketing number as the 10 million new jobless claims in the past two weeks attests, can ask to skip payments for as many as 180 days at a time on federally backed mortgages, and avoid penalties and a hit to their credit scores. But as Bloomberg notes, it’s not a payment holiday and eventually homeowners they’ll have to make it all up. According to estimates by Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi, as many as 30% of Americans with home loans – about 15 million households – could stop paying if the U.S. economy remains closed through the summer or beyond.
As I noted yesterday, the St. Louis Fed expects the unemployment rate to eventually hit 32 percent. That won’t happen immediately, but if we do get there it will be worse than anything that we witnessed during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
Because of all the shutdowns that have been instituted nationwide, economic activity has already dropped to levels that we have never seen before in our entire history.
Personally, I was absolutely astounded when the latest box office numbers were released…
The Domestic Box office (movie theaters) brought in a whopping $5,179 for the week of Mar 20-26. Down 100% from $204,193,406 the same week a year ago… These numbers are just incredible.
And even once all the “shelter-in-place” orders have finally been lifted, a substantial portion of the population will not want to go to movie theaters anymore due to fear of catching the virus.
Many movie theaters that have closed down will simply never open up again.
Another thing that has really surprised me is how rapidly many Americans have run out of food. A Daily Mail article that documented a line of vehicles a half mile long at a church in Orlando that was giving out food received a lot of attention today…
Today, the hundreds of families flocking to a church parking lot across town from Orlando’s iconic resorts and theme parks are here for a starkly different reason: survival. ‘In the amusement parks, the purpose or the outcome is about having joy or a thrill,’ says mom-of-three Glenda Hernandez, winding down her window to speak with a DailyMail.com reporter. ‘This is about having a child’s belly full for the night or the next couple of nights on whatever they give us.’
How is it possible that so many families are out of food already?
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And apparently charities and food banks all over the country are seeing similar surges in demand. Here are just a few examples that were shared by the Guardian…
In Amherst, home to the University of Massachusetts’ largest campus, the pantry distributed 849% more food in March compared with the previous year. The second-largest increase in western Massachusetts was 748% at the Pittsfield Salvation Army pantry.
The Grace Klein community food pantry in Jefferson county, which has the largest number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Alabama, provided 5,076 individuals with food boxes last week – a 90% increase on the previous week.
In southern Arizona, demand has doubled, with pantries supplying groceries to 4,000 households every day – double the number supplied in March 2019. “We saw an increase during the federal government shutdown but nothing as rapid, massive or overwhelming as this,” said Michael McDonald, CEO of the Community Food Bank of South Arizona.
If things are this bad already, how much worse will the suffering be a month or two down the road?
Meanwhile, U.S. farmers are facing problems of their own.
Because of all the shutdowns, it has been difficult for farmers to get enough workers into their fields. The following comes from CNN…
April and May are critical planting and harvesting times for many US farmers. They need skilled laborers to work their fields, and a reliable supply chain to deliver their goods. And they don’t have any time to waste. If farmers can’t find enough workers or if their farming practices are disrupted because of the pandemic, Americans could have less or pricier food this summer. And because international farmers and their supply chains face similar problems, we could receive fewer food imports, potentially limiting supply and driving up prices.
Of course the main thing that is going to drive up prices is the fact that the system is being absolutely flooded with new money. Many Americans have applauded the recent moves by the Federal Reserve, and just about everyone seems thrilled that big government checks are coming, but they won’t be so thrilled when a loaf of bread costs five dollars and a gallon of milk costs ten dollars.
As the virus spreads, many are concerned that it will sweep through low wage communities particularly hard, and that is a huge problem because low wage workers are absolutely vital all along the food chain…
By law, food manufacturers must prevent anyone who is sick or has a communicable disease from handling, processing or preparing food for human consumption. But much of the food supply chain is staffed by low-wage workers, many of them undocumented immigrants with limited ties to health services.
So what are we going to do if there are not enough healthy workers to get our food from the farms to our dinner tables?
Already, confirmed cases are starting to pop up at quite a few food production facilities…
The first case of a worker at a major U.S. meat producer testing positive for the virus was reported last week at poultry giant Sanderson Farms Inc. Since then, infections have cropped up everywhere from JBS SA plants in Iowa to Harmony Beef in Alberta. While scattered factories have closed temporarily or cut output, generally companies are keeping plants running when workers get sick. Rather than shutting entire plants, they’ve focused on identifying areas where infected people have had direct contact.
Fear of the coronavirus is going to paralyze even “essential” industries such as food production.
We are now being told that authorities hope that cases peak in April and that this crisis will hopefully be behind us by June. Let us pray that is true, but what most Americans don’t realize is that this pandemic is just the beginning.
Even before any of us ever heard of “COVID-19”, our world was already descending into madness, but now this pandemic has certainly accelerated things.
Millions of Americans have already lost their jobs, and the days ahead are going to be exceedingly challenging.
This is what an economic collapse looks like, and it is just getting started.
About the Author: I am a voice crying out for change in a society that generally seems content to stay asleep. My name is Michael Snyder and I am the publisher of The Economic Collapse Blog, End Of The American Dream and The Most Important News, and the articles that I publish on those sites are republished on dozens of other prominent websites all over the globe. I have written four books that are available on Amazon.com including The Beginning Of The End, Get Prepared Now, and Living A Life That Really Matters. (#CommissionsEarned) By purchasing those books you help to support my work. I always freely and happily allow others to republish my articles on their own websites, but due to government regulations I need those that republish my articles to include this “About the Author” section with each article. In order to comply with those government regulations, I need to tell you that the controversial opinions in this article are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of the websites where my work is republished. The material contained in this article is for general information purposes only, and readers should consult licensed professionals before making any legal, business, financial or health decisions. Those responding to this article by making comments are solely responsible for their viewpoints, and those viewpoints do not necessarily represent the viewpoints of Michael Snyder or the operators of the websites where my work is republished. I encourage you to follow me on social media on Facebook and Twitter, and any way that you can share these articles with others is a great help. During these very challenging times, people will need hope more than ever before, and it is our goal to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with all many people as we possibly can.
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stillnessinthestorm--2020-04-03--“US Labor Market Is In Free-Fall” — 10M Americans Have Filed For Unemployment In Past 2 Weeks

( Zero Hedge ) After last week ’ s unprecedented 3.3 million surge in initial jobless claims , this week ’ s is even more unprecedented-er , adding a stunning 6.648 million ( just 100k away from our estimate of 6.5million ) for a two-week sum of 10 million new Americans claiming unemployment benefits… As @ GreekFire noted , “ We ’ ve lost 46 jobs for every confirmed case of COVID-19 in the US… “ The 6.648mm print is worse than the worst of 50 estimating analysts ’ expectations .
Breaking down by state ( which is one week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s 3.3mm print detail ) , California , Pennsylvania , and New York dominate… And of course , last week ’ s “ initial ” claims and this week ’ s “ continuing ” claims… And another important note is that weekly jobless claims data are based on “ hard facts ” , UBS points out , which is subject to quirks around : Of course , the government is coming to the rescue .
As a result of the freshly-passed ‘ relief ’ bill , self-employed and gig-workers who previously were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eligible .
In addition , the unemployed will get up to $ 600 per week for up to four months , which is equivalent to $ 15 per hour for a 40-hour workweek .
By comparison , the government-mandated minimum wage is about $ 7.25 per hour and the average jobless benefits payment was roughly $ 385 per person per month at the start of this year .
With more than 80 % of Americans under some form of lockdown , up from less than 50 % a couple of weeks ago , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ RealInvestmentAdvice.com ’ s Lance Roberts warns , the importance is that unemployment rates in the U.S. are about to spike to levels not seen since the “ Great Depression.
” Based on the number of claims being filed , we can estimate that unemployment will jump to 15-20 % over the next quarter as economic growth slides 8 % , or more .
( I am probably overly optimistic . )
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This is a critical point .
Consumer confidence is the primary factor of consumptive behaviors , which is why the Federal Reserve acted so quickly to inject liquidity into the financial markets .
While the Fed ’ s actions may prop up financial markets in the short-term , it does little to affect the most significant factor weighing on consumers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is our “ composite ” confidence index , which combines several confidence surveys into one measure .
Notice that during each of the previous two bear market cycles , confidence dropped by an average of 58 points .
With consumer confidence just starting its reversion from high levels , it suggests that as job losses rise , confidence will slide further , putting further pressure on asset prices .
Another way to analyze confidence data is to look at the composite consumer expectations index minus the current situation index in the reports .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the reversion process , bear markets end when deviations reverse .
The differential between expectations and the current situation , as you can see below , is worse than the last cycle , and only slightly higher than before the “ dot.com ” crash .
If you are betting on a fast economic recovery , I wouldn ’ t .
There is a fairly predictable cycle , starting with CEO ’ s moving to protect profitability , which gets worked through until exhaustion is reached .
As unemployment rises , we are going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the previous employment numbers that I have repeatedly warned about over the last 18-months .
To wit : That “ trend ” of employment data has been turning negative since President Trump was elected , which warned the economy was actually substantially weaker than headlines suggested .
More than once , we warned that an “ unexpected exogenous event ” would exposure the soft-underbelly of the economy .
The virus was just such an event .
While many economists and media personalities are expecting a “ V ” -shaped recovery as soon as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suggests an entirely different outcome .
The chart below shows the peak annual rate of change for employment prior to the onset of a recession .
The current cycle peaked at 2.2 % in 2015 , and has been on a steady decline ever since .
At 1.3 % , which predated the virus , it was the lowest level ever preceding a recessionary event .
All that was needed was an “ event ” to start the dominoes falling .
When we see the first round of unemployment data , we are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the financial crisis confirming a recession has started .
It is worth noting that NO mainstream economists , or mainstream media , were predicting a recession in 2020 .
However , as we noted in 2019 , the inversion of the “ yield curve , ” predicted exactly that outcome .
I have dated a few of the key points of the “ inversion of the curve.
” As of today , the yield-curve is now fully un-inverted , denoting a recession has started .
While recent employment reports were slightly above expectations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been slowing .
The 3-month average of the seasonally-adjusted employment report , also confirms that employment was already in a precarious position and too weak to absorb a significant shock .
( The 3-month average smooths out some of the volatility . )
What we will see in the next several employment reports are vastly negative numbers as the economy unwinds .
Lastly , while the BLS continually adjusts and fiddles with the data to mathematically adjust for seasonal variations , the purpose of the entire process is to smooth volatile monthly data @ @ @ @ @ @ @ problem , of course , with manipulating data through mathematical adjustments , revisions , and tweaks , is the risk of contamination of bias .
We previously proposed a much simpler method to use for smoothing volatile monthly data using a 12-month moving average of the raw data as shown below .
Notice that near peaks of employment cycles the BLS employment data deviates from the 12-month average , or rather “ overstates ” the reality .
However , as we will now see to be the case , the BLS data will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emerges .
Sometimes , “ simpler ” gives us a better understanding of the data .
Importantly , there is one aspect to all the charts above which remains constant .
No matter how you choose to look at the data , peaks in employment growth occur prior to economic contractions , rather than an acceleration of growth .
Just as “ baby boomers ” were finally getting back to the position of being able to retire following the 2008 crash , the “ bear market ” has once again put those dreams @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were already more individuals over the age of 55 , as a percentage of that age group , in the workforce than at anytime in the last 50-years .
However , we are likely going to see a very sharp drop in those numbers as “ forced retirement ” will surge .
The group that will to be hit the hardest are those between 25-54 years of age .
With more than 15-million restaurant workers being terminated , along with retail , clerical , leisure , and hospitality workers , the damage to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There is a decent correlation between surges in the unemployment rate and the decline in the labor-force participation rate of the 25-54 age group .
Given the expectation of a 15 % , or greater , unemployment rate , the damage to this particular age group is going to be significant .
Unfortunately , the prime working-age group of labor force participants had only just returned to pre-2008 levels , and the same levels seen previously in 1988 .
Unfortunately , it may be another decade before we see those employment levels again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ felt for far longer , and will be far deeper , than the majority of the mainstream media and economists expect .
This is because they are still viewing this as a “ singular ” problem of a transitory virus .
The virus was simply the catalyst which started the unwind of a decade-long period of debt accumulation and speculative excesses .
Businesses , both small and large , will now go through a period of “ culling the herd , ” to lower operating costs and maintain profitability .
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There are many businesses that will close , and never reopen .
Most others will cut employment down to the bone and will be very slow to rehire as the economy begins to recover .
Most importantly , wage growth was already on the decline , and will be cut deeply in the months to come .
Lower wage growth , unemployment , and a collapse in consumer confidence is going to increase the depth and duration of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The contraction in consumption will further reduce revenues and earnings for businesses which will require a deeper revaluation of asset prices .
I just want to leave you with a statement I made previously : Over the last several years , investors have insisted the markets were NOT in a bubble .
We reminded them that everyone thought the same in 1999 and 2007 .
Throughout history , financial bubbles have only been recognized in hindsight when their existence becomes “ apparently obvious ” to everyone .
Of course , by that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be of any use to investors and the subsequent destruction of invested capital .
It turned out , “ this time indeed was not different.
” Only the catalyst , magnitude , and duration was .
Pay attention to employment and wages .
The data suggests the current “ bear market ” cycle has only just begun .
Finally , as Southbay Research warns , by the time this mess settles , at least 20M American workers will have been furloughed .
The math is relentless .
Self-isolation is crushing the Leisure & @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Most of them are set to be out of work .
Indeed , confirming the sector ’ s pain , SouthBay ’ s review of local job postings found a massive collapse : Leisure & Hospitality postings fell 80 % compared to the same period last year .
That figure will only worsen as more States and cities impose a lock down .
And that ’ s just one sector .
Every sector is taking a hit , some more than others , but the average drop in labor demand is > 50 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) .
Things will get a bit uglier before they level off .
But Goldman has something positive to look for – even as this all begins to worsen dramatically – during the recovery from the last recession , GDP stabilized when initial claims first started to come down and continuing claims hit their peak .
GDP started growing again when initial claims had fallen 1/3 of the way back to the pre-crisis level and continuing claims were falling quickly , as shown in Exhibit 2 .
In the months ahead , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claims will be a good signal that GDP has stabilized .
Continuing claims will also likely be the clearer indicator that GDP has started growing again .
Initial claims might normalize somewhat gradually as second-round effects of the virus shock generate ongoing layoffs .
Continuing claims will better pick up an increase in hiring , which should accelerate more quickly than in a typical recession as some economic activities shut down by virus fears rebound more immediately ( though this depends on the unemployment insurance benefits available at that point and on whether @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a more abrupt medical breakthrough ) .
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(Zero Hedge) After last week’s unprecedented 3.3 million surge in initial jobless claims, this week’s is even more unprecedented-er, adding a stunning 6.648 million (just 100k away from our estimate of 6.5million) for a two-week sum of 10 million new Americans claiming unemployment benefits…
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by Staff Writer, April 2nd, 2020
Source: Bloomberg
As @GreekFire noted, “We’ve lost 46 jobs for every confirmed case of COVID-19 in the US…“
The 6.648mm print is worse than the worst of 50 estimating analysts’ expectations. Breaking down by state (which is one week lagged and so represents the prior week’s 3.3mm print detail), California, Pennsylvania, and New York dominate…
Source: Bloomberg
And of course, last week’s “initial” claims and this week’s “continuing” claims…
Source: Bloomberg
This is simply stunning.
“The U.S. labor market is in free-fall,” said Gregory Daco, chief U.S. economist at Oxford Economics in New York. “The prospect of more stringent lockdown measures and the fact that many states have not yet been able to process the full amount of jobless claim applications suggest the worst is still to come.”
And another important note is that weekly jobless claims data are based on “hard facts”, UBS points out, unlike survey data
which is subject to quirks around:
a) some of the treatment of supply chains, which has flattered data, b) the fact that many respondents will not be replying to surveys during the virus disruption period, and c) survey data will give more accurate assessments during ‘normal’ times, perhaps not as much in unusual times.
Of course, the government is coming to the rescue. As a result of the freshly-passed ‘relief’ bill, self-employed and gig-workers who previously were unable to claim unemployment benefits are now eligible. In addition, the unemployed will get up to $600 per week for up to four months, which is equivalent to $15 per hour for a 40-hour workweek. By comparison, the government-mandated minimum wage is about $7.25 per hour and the average jobless benefits payment was roughly $385 per person per month at the start of this year.
“Why work when one is better off not working financially and health wise?” said a Sung Won Sohn, a business economics professor at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
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With more than 80% of Americans under some form of lockdown, up from less than 50% a couple of weeks ago, this is far from over.
As RealInvestmentAdvice.com’s Lance Roberts warns, the importance is that unemployment rates in the U.S. are about to spike to levels not seen since the “Great Depression.” Based on the number of claims being filed, we can estimate that unemployment will jump to 15-20% over the next quarter as economic growth slides 8%, or more. (I am probably overly optimistic.)
The erosion in employment will lead to a sharp deceleration in economic and consumer confidence, as was seen Tuesday in the release of the Conference Board’s consumer confidence index, which plunged from 132.6 to 120 in March.
This is a critical point. Consumer confidence is the primary factor of consumptive behaviors, which is why the Federal Reserve acted so quickly to inject liquidity into the financial markets. While the Fed’s actions may prop up financial markets in the short-term, it does little to affect the most significant factor weighing on consumers – their jobs.
The chart below is our “composite” confidence index, which combines several confidence surveys into one measure. Notice that during each of the previous two bear market cycles, confidence dropped by an average of 58 points.
With consumer confidence just starting its reversion from high levels, it suggests that as job losses rise, confidence will slide further, putting further pressure on asset prices. Another way to analyze confidence data is to look at the composite consumer expectations index minus the current situation index in the reports.
Similarly, given we have only started the reversion process, bear markets end when deviations reverse. The differential between expectations and the current situation, as you can see below, is worse than the last cycle, and only slightly higher than before the “dot.com” crash.
If you are betting on a fast economic recovery, I wouldn’t.
There is a fairly predictable cycle, starting with CEO’s moving to protect profitability, which gets worked through until exhaustion is reached.
As unemployment rises, we are going to begin to see the faults in the previous employment numbers that I have repeatedly warned about over the last 18-months. To wit:
“There is little argument the streak of employment growth is quite phenomenal and comes amid hopes the economy is beginning to shift into high gear. But while most economists focus at employment data from one month to the next for clues as to the strength of the economy, it is the ‘trend’ of the data, which is far more important to understand.”
That “trend” of employment data has been turning negative since President Trump was elected, which warned the economy was actually substantially weaker than headlines suggested. More than once, we warned that an “unexpected exogenous event” would exposure the soft-underbelly of the economy.
The virus was just such an event.
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While many economists and media personalities are expecting a “V”-shaped recovery as soon as the virus passes, the employment data suggests an entirely different outcome.
The chart below shows the peak annual rate of change for employment prior to the onset of a recession. The current cycle peaked at 2.2% in 2015, and has been on a steady decline ever since. At 1.3%, which predated the virus, it was the lowest level ever preceding a recessionary event. All that was needed was an “event” to start the dominoes falling. When we see the first round of unemployment data, we are likely to test the lows seen during the financial crisis confirming a recession has started.
No Recession In 2020?
It is worth noting that NO mainstream economists, or mainstream media, were predicting a recession in 2020. However, as we noted in 2019, the inversion of the “yield curve,” predicted exactly that outcome.
“To CNBC’s point, based on this lagging, and currently unrevised, economic data, there is ‘NO recession in sight,’ so you should be long equities, right? Which indicator should you follow? The yield curve is an easy answer. While everybody is ‘freaking out’ over the ‘inversion,’it is when the yield-curve ‘un-inverts’ that is the most important. The chart below shows that when the Fed is aggressively cutting rates, the yield curve un-inverts as the short-end of the curve falls faster than the long-end. (This is because money is leaving ‘risk’ to seek the absolute ‘safety’ of money markets, i.e. ‘market crash.’)”
I have dated a few of the key points of the “inversion of the curve.” As of today, the yield-curve is now fully un-inverted, denoting a recession has started.
While recent employment reports were slightly above expectations, the annual rate of growth has been slowing. The 3-month average of the seasonally-adjusted employment report, also confirms that employment was already in a precarious position and too weak to absorb a significant shock. (The 3-month average smooths out some of the volatility.)
What we will see in the next several employment reports are vastly negative numbers as the economy unwinds.
Lastly, while the BLS continually adjusts and fiddles with the data to mathematically adjust for seasonal variations, the purpose of the entire process is to smooth volatile monthly data into a more normalized trend. The problem, of course, with manipulating data through mathematical adjustments, revisions, and tweaks, is the risk of contamination of bias.
We previously proposed a much simpler method to use for smoothing volatile monthly data using a 12-month moving average of the raw data as shown below.
Notice that near peaks of employment cycles the BLS employment data deviates from the 12-month average, or rather “overstates” the reality. However, as we will now see to be the case, the BLS data will rapidly reconnect with 12-month average as reality emerges.
Sometimes, “simpler” gives us a better understanding of the data.
Importantly, there is one aspect to all the charts above which remains constant. No matter how you choose to look at the data, peaks in employment growth occur prior to economic contractions, rather than an acceleration of growth.
“Okay Boomer”
Just as “baby boomers” were finally getting back to the position of being able to retire following the 2008 crash, the “bear market” has once again put those dreams on hold. Of course, there were already more individuals over the age of 55, as a percentage of that age group, in the workforce than at anytime in the last 50-years. However, we are likely going to see a very sharp drop in those numbers as “forced retirement” will surge.
The group that will to be hit the hardest are those between 25-54 years of age. With more than 15-million restaurant workers being terminated, along with retail, clerical, leisure, and hospitality workers, the damage to this demographic will be the heaviest.
There is a decent correlation between surges in the unemployment rate and the decline in the labor-force participation rate of the 25-54 age group. Given the expectation of a 15%, or greater, unemployment rate, the damage to this particular age group is going to be significant.
Unfortunately, the prime working-age group of labor force participants had only just returned to pre-2008 levels, and the same levels seen previously in 1988. Unfortunately, it may be another decade before we see those employment levels again.
Why This Matters
The employment impact is going to felt for far longer, and will be far deeper, than the majority of the mainstream media and economists expect. This is because they are still viewing this as a “singular” problem of a transitory virus.
It isn’t.
The virus was simply the catalyst which started the unwind of a decade-long period of debt accumulation and speculative excesses. Businesses, both small and large, will now go through a period of “culling the herd,” to lower operating costs and maintain profitability.
There are many businesses that will close, and never reopen. Most others will cut employment down to the bone and will be very slow to rehire as the economy begins to recover. Most importantly, wage growth was already on the decline, and will be cut deeply in the months to come.
Lower wage growth, unemployment, and a collapse in consumer confidence is going to increase the depth and duration of the recession over the months to come. The contraction in consumption will further reduce revenues and earnings for businesses which will require a deeper revaluation of asset prices.
I just want to leave you with a statement I made previously:
“Every financial crisis, market upheaval, major correction, recession, etc. all came from one thing – an exogenous event that was not forecast or expected. This is why bear markets are always vicious, brutal, devastating, and fast. It is the exogenous event, usually credit-related, which sucks the liquidity out of the market, causing prices to plunge. As prices fall, investors begin to panic-sell driving prices lower which forces more selling in the market until, ultimately, sellers are exhausted. It is the same every time.”
Over the last several years, investors have insisted the markets were NOT in a bubble. We reminded them that everyone thought the same in 1999 and 2007.
Throughout history, financial bubbles have only been recognized in hindsight when their existence becomes “apparently obvious” to everyone. Of course, by that point is was far too late to be of any use to investors and the subsequent destruction of invested capital.
It turned out, “this time indeed was not different.” Only the catalyst, magnitude, and duration was.
Pay attention to employment and wages. The data suggests the current “bear market” cycle has only just begun.
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Finally, as Southbay Research warns, by the time this mess settles, at least 20M American workers will have been furloughed. The math is relentless.
Self-isolation is crushing the Leisure & Hospitality sector (17M workers). Most of them are set to be out of work. Indeed, confirming the sector’s pain, SouthBay’s review of local job postings found a massive collapse: Leisure & Hospitality postings fell 80% compared to the same period last year. That figure will only worsen as more States and cities impose a lock down.
And that’s just one sector. Every sector is taking a hit, some more than others, but the average drop in labor demand is >50% (as reflected in job postings).
Things will get a bit uglier before they level off.
But Goldman has something positive to look for – even as this all begins to worsen dramatically – during the recovery from the last recession, GDP stabilized when initial claims first started to come down and continuing claims hit their peak. GDP started growing again when initial claims had fallen 1/3 of the way back to the pre-crisis level and continuing claims were falling quickly, as shown in Exhibit 2.
In the months ahead, we think that a levelling off of continuing claims will be a good signal that GDP has stabilized. Continuing claims will also likely be the clearer indicator that GDP has started growing again. Initial claims might normalize somewhat gradually as second-round effects of the virus shock generate ongoing layoffs. Continuing claims will better pick up an increase in hiring, which should accelerate more quickly than in a typical recession as some economic activities shut down by virus fears rebound more immediately (though this depends on the unemployment insurance benefits available at that point and on whether the economy recovers via slow adaptation or a more abrupt medical breakthrough).
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stillnessinthestorm--2020-04-03--The Coronavirus Vaccine Might kill up to 110,000 Americans, Suggest Estimates from Health Author

( Ethan Huff ) As the herds of gullible sheep anxiously wait for their government to roll out a new vaccine for the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) , it can ’ t be stated emphatically enough that whatever jab is eventually unveiled will surely be far worse than the virus itself .
Related Globalists Susceptible to Their Own Virus , Coronavirus Covid19 ( Video ) Instead of telling Americans to go outside and get more disease-fighting vitamin D from natural sunlight , or to take vitamin C and other antiviral nutrients and herbs , both the United States Centers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) and the Trump administration are busy perpetuating the myth that only pharmaceuticals and vaccines can save us all from the virus ( COVID-19 ) .
Since a vaccine for the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) doesn ’ t yet exist , millions of Americans are sitting on their rumps watching Netflix all day rather than trying to research how they can help themselves with what ’ s available right now .
And when a vaccine finally arrives , they ’ ll be lining up begging for it even though there ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make them even sicker than the virus , or possibly kill them .
“ Everyone on the planet is expected to hold their breath , metaphorically speaking , and wait for a future vaccine that will , by my predictions , end up hospitalizing many and leading hundreds of thousands of high-risk individuals ( diabetics , smokers , drinkers , the frail elderly ) to their early demise because these are the people who do not develop sufficient antibodies following vaccination , ” writes health author Bill Sardi .
“ I penned a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ studies , which predicts that 6/10ths-to-1.3 % serious side effects after mandated coronavirus vaccination among the nation ’ s 72.6 million senior adults would hospitalize 435,000-943,000 and a subsequent 1.4 % mortality rate would then result in 54,202-111,493 deaths , ” he adds .
Listen below to The Health Ranger Report as Mike Adams , the Health Ranger , discusses how the continued failure of the Trump administration to tell people about nutrition amid this crisis will only extend the lockdowns and create more societal chaos : The problem won ’ t necessarily @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , dead or alive , that they choose to put in a new vaccine .
It ’ ll be the aluminum , thimerosal ( mercury ) and other immune-provoking adjuvants that will certainly harm a great many people , especially the elderly and immunocompromised .
Again , the simplest way to tackle this crisis , at no cost , would be for the government to simply tell people to expose their skin to the sun , or to take vitamin D3 supplements alongside vitamin K. Since coronaviruses really are in the same vein @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spread wildly during the winter months when natural sunlight is limited , this is the most obvious , common sense solution to the crisis .
Instead of doing this , however , the government and mainstream media routinely scare people into not going outside based on lies about how the sun is “ dangerous ” and could cause skin cancer .
This is the exact opposite of the truth , and it ’ s precisely why so many people develop illnesses during the winter as opposed to during the summer .
“ Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and bask in mid-day ( 10 AM to 2 PM ) sunshine with skin exposed , ” Sardi contends .
“ The news media ridicules and demeans individuals who ignore orders to stay indoors , inciting fear by reporting death counts that are only normal for the season and may not even be caused by coronavirus.
” “ Coronaviruses are believed to be in circulation through the rest of the year but sunshine vitamin D keeps them from erupting , ” he adds .
“ Forcing people indoors increases transmission of seasonal viruses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ … While the world awaits a coronavirus vaccine , vitamin D is many times more effective than the flu vaccine.
” To keep up with the latest news about the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) , be sure to check out Pandemic.news .
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(Ethan Huff) As the herds of gullible sheep anxiously wait for their government to roll out a new vaccine for the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), it can’t be stated emphatically enough that whatever jab is eventually unveiled will surely be far worse than the virus itself.
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by Ethan Huff, April 2nd, 2020
Instead of telling Americans to go outside and get more disease-fighting vitamin D from natural sunlight, or to take vitamin C and other antiviral nutrients and herbs, both the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Trump administration are busy perpetuating the myth that only pharmaceuticals and vaccines can save us all from the virus (COVID-19).
Since a vaccine for the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) doesn’t yet exist, millions of Americans are sitting on their rumps watching Netflix all day rather than trying to research how they can help themselves with what’s available right now. And when a vaccine finally arrives, they’ll be lining up begging for it even though there’s a very strong possibility it’ll make them even sicker than the virus, or possibly kill them.
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“Everyone on the planet is expected to hold their breath, metaphorically speaking, and wait for a future vaccine that will, by my predictions, end up hospitalizing many and leading hundreds of thousands of high-risk individuals (diabetics, smokers, drinkers, the frail elderly) to their early demise because these are the people who do not develop sufficient antibodies following vaccination,” writes health author Bill Sardi.
“I penned a prior report, extrapolating from published flu studies, which predicts that 6/10ths-to-1.3% serious side effects after mandated coronavirus vaccination among the nation’s 72.6 million senior adults would hospitalize 435,000-943,000 and a subsequent 1.4% mortality rate would then result in 54,202-111,493 deaths,” he adds.
Listen below to The Health Ranger Report as Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, discusses how the continued failure of the Trump administration to tell people about nutrition amid this crisis will only extend the lockdowns and create more societal chaos:
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The problem won’t necessarily be the small dose of whatever coronavirus, dead or alive, that they choose to put in a new vaccine. It’ll be the aluminum, thimerosal (mercury) and other immune-provoking adjuvants that will certainly harm a great many people, especially the elderly and immunocompromised.
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Again, the simplest way to tackle this crisis, at no cost, would be for the government to simply tell people to expose their skin to the sun, or to take vitamin D3 supplements alongside vitamin K. Since coronaviruses really are in the same vein as seasonal flu, both of which spread wildly during the winter months when natural sunlight is limited, this is the most obvious, common sense solution to the crisis.
Instead of doing this, however, the government and mainstream media routinely scare people into not going outside based on lies about how the sun is “dangerous” and could cause skin cancer. This is the exact opposite of the truth, and it’s precisely why so many people develop illnesses during the winter as opposed to during the summer.
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“Americans must defy health authorities and go outside and bask in mid-day (10 AM to 2 PM) sunshine with skin exposed,” Sardi contends. “The news media ridicules and demeans individuals who ignore orders to stay indoors, inciting fear by reporting death counts that are only normal for the season and may not even be caused by coronavirus.”
“Coronaviruses are believed to be in circulation through the rest of the year but sunshine vitamin D keeps them from erupting,” he adds. “Forcing people indoors increases transmission of seasonal viruses by 18.7 times compared to open-air environments … While the world awaits a coronavirus vaccine, vitamin D is many times more effective than the flu vaccine.”
To keep up with the latest news about the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), be sure to check out Pandemic.news.
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stillnessinthestorm--2020-04-03--The Fall of the Cabal and the COVID Connection

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stillnessinthestorm--2020-04-03--Coronavirus Cases Globally see Largest-Ever Daily Increase

( Marty Johnson ) The world saw the largest single-day increase of new coronavirus cases on Thursday , as the number of cases of the disease worldwide surged past 1 million .
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by Marty Johnson, April 3rd, 2020
According to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, there were 80,600 new COVID-19 cases, with 30,100 of those cases coming from the U.S., The Wall Street Journal reports.
The U.S. is the new epicenter of the virus with more than 245,000 confirmed cases of the virus, more than any other country in the world.
Projections for the total death toll and length of the outbreak in the country became worse this week.
The White House’s coronavirus task force signaled 200,000 Americans could die from the disease, even if the government is successful in its response to the virus. As of Friday morning, more than 6,000 Americans had died from COVID-19.
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Additionally, President Trump turned to the Defense Production Act to further mobilize manufacturing companies into making badly needed respirators and other crucial medical products, such as personal protective equipment.
In New York, the hardest hit state by the virus, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) warned on Thursday that the state would run out of its stockpile of ventilators within the next six days if it didn’t receive further assistance.
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stillnessinthestorm--2020-04-03--The COVID-19 Virus May Have Been in Humans For Years, Study Suggests

( Jacinta Bowler ) As COVID-19 has hitchhiked around the globe , causing lockdowns , pneumonia and fear , scientists have been racing to determine where the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has come from .
Related Bill Gates : In Response to Coronavirus , Everyone Will Have to Vaccinate In Order to Travel While we don ’ t have all the answers yet – including whether it came from an animal reservoir – a new analysis has definitively put to rest the conspiracies that claim it ’ s a lab-made disease .
The study raises some interesting possibilities regarding the origin of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scenarios suggests the virus may have been circulating harmlessly in human populations for quite a while before it became the pandemic that ’ s now stopped the world in its tracks .
“ It is possible that a progenitor of SARS-CoV-2 jumped into humans , acquiring [ new genomic features ] through adaptation during undetected human-to-human transmission , ” the team from the US , UK and Australia writes in the study .
“ Once acquired , these adaptations would enable the pandemic to take off and produce a sufficiently large cluster of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ available from SARS-CoV-2 and other similar coronaviruses , showing that the receptor-binding domain ( RBD ) sections of SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins were so effective at binding to human cells , they had to be caused by natural selection .
“ By comparing the available genome sequence data for known coronavirus strains , we can firmly determine that SARS-CoV-2 originated through natural processes , ” said one of the researchers , immunologist Kristian Andersen at Scripps Research .
“ Two features of the virus , the mutations in the RBD portion of the spike @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out laboratory manipulation as a potential origin for SARS-CoV-2.
” With ‘ laboratory experiment gone wrong ’ out of the way , the team explored two viable hypotheses .
First , that the natural selection occurred in an animal host before the virus was transmitted to humans .
The team explains that although samples of coronaviruses in bats and pangolins have shown similar genomes , none of them fit perfectly just yet .
“ Although no animal coronavirus has been identified that is sufficiently similar to have served as the direct progenitor of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bats and other species is massively undersampled , ” the researchers write .
The second hypothesis is that the natural selection happened in humans – after the virus was transmitted from an animal host .
“ The second scenario is that the new coronavirus crossed from animals into humans before it became capable of causing human disease , ” director of the National Institute of Health , Francis Collins explains on the NIH blog .
“ Then , as a result of gradual evolutionary changes over years or perhaps decades , the virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ human-to-human and cause serious , often life-threatening disease.
” Although we don ’ t yet know which of the two hypotheses is correct , the researchers think that more evidence might tip the scales in favour of one or the other – but we ’ ll have to wait for that research to be done .
In the meantime , wash your hands , stay home , and help with the effort if you can .
The correspondence has been published in Nature Medicine .
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(Jacinta Bowler) As COVID-19 has hitchhiked around the globe, causing lockdowns, pneumonia and fear, scientists have been racing to determine where the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has come from.
Related Bill Gates: In Response to Coronavirus, Everyone Will Have to Vaccinate In Order to Travel
Source – Science Alert
by Jacinta Bowler, March 30th, 2020
While we don’t have all the answers yet – including whether it came from an animal reservoir – a new analysis has definitively put to rest the conspiracies that claim it’s a lab-made disease.
The study raises some interesting possibilities regarding the origin of the new coronavirus. One of the scenarios suggests the virus may have been circulating harmlessly in human populations for quite a while before it became the pandemic that’s now stopped the world in its tracks.
“It is possible that a progenitor of SARS-CoV-2 jumped into humans, acquiring [new genomic features] through adaptation during undetected human-to-human transmission,” the team from the US, UK and Australia writes in the study.
“Once acquired, these adaptations would enable the pandemic to take off and produce a sufficiently large cluster of cases.”
The researchers analysed genomic data available from SARS-CoV-2 and other similar coronaviruses, showing that the receptor-binding domain (RBD) sections of SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins were so effective at binding to human cells, they had to be caused by natural selection.
“By comparing the available genome sequence data for known coronavirus strains, we can firmly determine that SARS-CoV-2 originated through natural processes,” said one of the researchers, immunologist Kristian Andersen at Scripps Research.
“Two features of the virus, the mutations in the RBD portion of the spike protein and its distinct backbone, rules out laboratory manipulation as a potential origin for SARS-CoV-2.”
With ‘laboratory experiment gone wrong’ out of the way, the team explored two viable hypotheses. First, that the natural selection occurred in an animal host before the virus was transmitted to humans. The team explains that although samples of coronaviruses in bats and pangolins have shown similar genomes, none of them fit perfectly just yet.
“Although no animal coronavirus has been identified that is sufficiently similar to have served as the direct progenitor of SARS-CoV-2, the diversity of coronaviruses in bats and other species is massively undersampled,” the researchers write.
The second hypothesis is that the natural selection happened in humans – after the virus was transmitted from an animal host.
“The second scenario is that the new coronavirus crossed from animals into humans before it became capable of causing human disease,” director of the National Institute of Health, Francis Collins explains on the NIH blog.
“Then, as a result of gradual evolutionary changes over years or perhaps decades, the virus eventually gained the ability to spread from human-to-human and cause serious, often life-threatening disease.”
Although we don’t yet know which of the two hypotheses is correct, the researchers think that more evidence might tip the scales in favour of one or the other – but we’ll have to wait for that research to be done.
In the meantime, wash your hands, stay home, and help with the effort if you can.
The correspondence has been published in Nature Medicine.
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The news is important to all people because it is where we come to know new things about the world, which leads to the development of more life goals that lead to life wisdom. The news also serves as a social connection tool, as we tend to relate to those who know about and believe the things we do. With the power of an open truth-seeking mind in hand, the individual can grow wise and the collective can prosper.
– Justin
Not sure how to make sense of this? Want to learn how to discern like a pro? Read this essential guide to discernment, analysis of claims, and understanding the truth in a world of deception: 4 Key Steps of Discernment – Advanced Truth-Seeking Tools.
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stillnessinthestorm--2020-04-03--Researchers Unveil Ultra-Precise, Mind-Controlled Prosthetic: ‘It’s like you have a hand again’

( Nicole Casal Moore ) In a major advance in mind-controlled prosthetics for amputees , University of Michigan researchers have tapped faint , latent signals from arm nerves and amplified them to enable real-time , intuitive , finger-level control of a robotic hand .
Related Scientists Getting Closer to “ Smart Dust ” Brain Implants That Communicate Via Wireless Network To achieve this , the researchers developed a way to tame temperamental nerve endings , separate thick nerve bundles into smaller fibers that enable more precise control , and amplify the signals coming through those nerves .
The approach involves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ borrowed from the brain-machine interface field .
“ This is the biggest advance in motor control for people with amputations in many years , ” said Paul Cederna , who is the Robert Oneal Collegiate Professor of Plastic Surgery at the U-M Medical School , as well as a professor of biomedical engineering .
“ We have developed a technique to provide individual finger control of prosthetic devices using the nerves in a patient ’ s residual limb .
With it , we have been able to provide some of the most advanced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Cederna co-leads the research with Cindy Chestek , associate professor of biomedical engineering at the U-M College of Engineering .
In a paper published March 4 in Science Translational Medicine , they describe results with four study participants using the Mobius Bionics LUKE arm .
View an in-depth multimedia presentation about the work .
Intuitive prosthetic control works on the first try “ You can make a prosthetic hand do a lot of things , but that doesn ’ t mean that the person is intuitively controlling it .
The difference is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just by thinking about it , and that ’ s what our approach offers , ” Chestek said .
“ This worked the very first time we tried it .
There ’ s no learning for the participants .
All of the learning happens in our algorithms .
That ’ s different from other approaches.
” While study participants aren ’ t yet allowed to take the arm home , in the lab , they were able to pick up blocks with a pincer grasp ; move their thumb in a continuous motion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two positions ; lift spherically shaped objects ; and even play in a version of Rock , Paper , Scissors called Rock , Paper , Pliers .
“ It ’ s like you have a hand again , ” said study participant Joe Hamilton , who lost his arm in a fireworks accident in 2013 .
“ You can pretty much do anything you can do with a real hand with that hand .
It brings you back to a sense of normalcy.
” One of the biggest hurdles in mind-controlled prosthetics is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ signal to feed the bionic limb .
Some research groups—those working in the brain-machine interface field—go all the way to the primary source , the brain .
This is necessary when working with people who are paralyzed .
But it ’ s invasive and high-risk .
For people with amputations , peripheral nerves—the network that fans out from the brain and spinal cord—have been interesting , but they hadn ’ t yet led to a long-term solution for a couple of reasons : The nerve signals they carry are small .
And other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ probes that eavesdropped by force .
These “ nails in nerves , ” as researchers sometimes refer to them , lead to scar tissue , which muddles that already faint signal over time .
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The U-M team came up with a better way .
They wrapped tiny muscle grafts around the nerve endings in the participants ’ arms .
These “ regenerative peripheral nerve interfaces , ” or RPNIs , offer severed nerves new tissue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the growth of nerve masses called neuromas that lead to phantom limb pain .
And it gives the nerves a megaphone .
The muscle grafts amplify the nerve signals .
Two patients had electrodes implanted in their muscle grafts , and the electrodes were able to record these nerve signals and pass them on to a prosthetic hand in real time .
“ To my knowledge , we ’ ve seen the largest voltage recorded from a nerve compared to all previous results , ” Chestek said .
“ In previous approaches , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ microvolts—very very small signals .
We ’ ve seen the first ever millivolt signals .
“ So now we can access the signals associated with individual thumb movement , multidegree of freedom thumb movement , individual fingers .
This opens up a whole new world for people who are upper limb prosthesis users.
” And their interface has already lasted years .
Others degrade within months due to scar tissue .
Watch The Living Matrix — Science and Cases of Healing Through Consciousness The future of prosthetics research and industry The findings also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , said Chestek , whose expertise is on real-time machine learning algorithms to translate neural signals into movement intent .
“ What we found is now the nerve signals are good enough to apply the whole world of things we learned in brain control algorithms to nerve control , ” she said .
The approach generates signals for finer movements than what today ’ s prosthetic hands are capable of .
“ Other research groups have contributed to this as well , but we ’ ve leapfrogged the capabilities of the prosthetic hands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this is strong motivation for further developments from prosthetic hand companies , ” said Philip Vu , a research fellow in biomedical engineering and first author of the paper .
A clinical trial is ongoing .
The team is looking for participants .
“ So many times , the things we do in a research lab add to the knowledge in the field , but you never actually get a chance to see how that impacts a person , ” Cederna said .
“ When you can sit and watch one person with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unthinkable 10 years ago , it is so gratifying .
I ’ m so happy for our participants , and even more happy for all the people in the future that this will help.
” Book The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy Added Chestek , “ It ’ s going to be a ways from here , but we ’ re not going to stop working on this until we can completely restore able-bodied hand movements .
That ’ s the dream of neuroprosthetics.
” The paper is titled , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ control of an artificial hand in upper limb amputees.
” The research is funded by DARPA and the National Institutes of Health .
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(Nicole Casal Moore) In a major advance in mind-controlled prosthetics for amputees, University of Michigan researchers have tapped faint, latent signals from arm nerves and amplified them to enable real-time, intuitive, finger-level control of a robotic hand.
Related Scientists Getting Closer to “Smart Dust” Brain Implants That Communicate Via Wireless Network
Source – University of Michigan
by Nicole Casal Moore, March 4th, 2020
To achieve this, the researchers developed a way to tame temperamental nerve endings, separate thick nerve bundles into smaller fibers that enable more precise control, and amplify the signals coming through those nerves. The approach involves tiny muscle grafts and machine learning algorithms borrowed from the brain-machine interface field.
“This is the biggest advance in motor control for people with amputations in many years,” said Paul Cederna, who is the Robert Oneal Collegiate Professor of Plastic Surgery at the U-M Medical School, as well as a professor of biomedical engineering.
“We have developed a technique to provide individual finger control of prosthetic devices using the nerves in a patient’s residual limb. With it, we have been able to provide some of the most advanced prosthetic control that the world has seen.”
Cederna co-leads the research with Cindy Chestek, associate professor of biomedical engineering at the U-M College of Engineering. In a paper published March 4 in Science Translational Medicine, they describe results with four study participants using the Mobius Bionics LUKE arm. View an in-depth multimedia presentation about the work.
Intuitive prosthetic control works on the first try
“You can make a prosthetic hand do a lot of things, but that doesn’t mean that the person is intuitively controlling it. The difference is when it works on the first try just by thinking about it, and that’s what our approach offers,” Chestek said. “This worked the very first time we tried it. There’s no learning for the participants. All of the learning happens in our algorithms. That’s different from other approaches.”
While study participants aren’t yet allowed to take the arm home, in the lab, they were able to pick up blocks with a pincer grasp; move their thumb in a continuous motion, rather than have to choose from two positions; lift spherically shaped objects; and even play in a version of Rock, Paper, Scissors called Rock, Paper, Pliers.
“It’s like you have a hand again,” said study participant Joe Hamilton, who lost his arm in a fireworks accident in 2013. “You can pretty much do anything you can do with a real hand with that hand. It brings you back to a sense of normalcy.”
Turning a tiny muscle graft into a nerve signal amplifier
One of the biggest hurdles in mind-controlled prosthetics is tapping into a strong and stable nerve signal to feed the bionic limb. Some research groups—those working in the brain-machine interface field—go all the way to the primary source, the brain. This is necessary when working with people who are paralyzed. But it’s invasive and high-risk.
For people with amputations, peripheral nerves—the network that fans out from the brain and spinal cord—have been interesting, but they hadn’t yet led to a long-term solution for a couple of reasons: The nerve signals they carry are small. And other approaches to picking up those signals involved probes that eavesdropped by force. These “nails in nerves,” as researchers sometimes refer to them, lead to scar tissue, which muddles that already faint signal over time.
The U-M team came up with a better way. They wrapped tiny muscle grafts around the nerve endings in the participants’ arms. These “regenerative peripheral nerve interfaces,” or RPNIs, offer severed nerves new tissue to latch on to. This prevents the growth of nerve masses called neuromas that lead to phantom limb pain. And it gives the nerves a megaphone. The muscle grafts amplify the nerve signals. Two patients had electrodes implanted in their muscle grafts, and the electrodes were able to record these nerve signals and pass them on to a prosthetic hand in real time.
“To my knowledge, we’ve seen the largest voltage recorded from a nerve compared to all previous results,” Chestek said. “In previous approaches, you might get 5 microvolts or 50 microvolts—very very small signals. We’ve seen the first ever millivolt signals.
“So now we can access the signals associated with individual thumb movement, multidegree of freedom thumb movement, individual fingers. This opens up a whole new world for people who are upper limb prosthesis users.”
And their interface has already lasted years. Others degrade within months due to scar tissue.
Watch The Living Matrix — Science and Cases of Healing Through Consciousness
The future of prosthetics research and industry
The findings also open up new possibilities for the field, said Chestek, whose expertise is on real-time machine learning algorithms to translate neural signals into movement intent.
“What we found is now the nerve signals are good enough to apply the whole world of things we learned in brain control algorithms to nerve control,” she said.
The approach generates signals for finer movements than what today’s prosthetic hands are capable of.
“Other research groups have contributed to this as well, but we’ve leapfrogged the capabilities of the prosthetic hands that are currently available. I think this is strong motivation for further developments from prosthetic hand companies,” said Philip Vu, a research fellow in biomedical engineering and first author of the paper.
A clinical trial is ongoing. The team is looking for participants.
“So many times, the things we do in a research lab add to the knowledge in the field, but you never actually get a chance
to see how that impacts a person,” Cederna said. “When you can sit and watch one person with a prosthetic device do something that was unthinkable 10 years ago, it is so gratifying. I’m so happy for our participants, and even more happy for all the people in the future that this will help.”
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Added Chestek, “It’s going to be a ways from here, but we’re not going to stop working on this until we can completely restore able-bodied hand movements. That’s the dream of neuroprosthetics.”
The paper is titled, “A regenerative peripheral nerve interface allows real-time control of an artificial hand in upper limb amputees.” The research is funded by DARPA and the National Institutes of Health.
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Stillness in the Storm Editor: Why did we post this?
Health is an important human value. Almost everyone, regardless of political affiliation, national origin, or religious association, values being healthy, free of disease and able to pursue their dreams and values. The preceding information discuses health in some capacity, either by alerting the public to poor health choices or suggesting better ways of living for optimum health. With health freedom in hand, which is a primary survival need of all living creatures, the individual can be liberated from fear of personal suffering. This leads to the capacity for holistic thinking, playfulness, and inspired living—activating our capacity to thrive.
– Justin
Not sure how to make sense of this? Want to learn how to discern like a pro? Read this essential guide to discernment, analysis of claims, and understanding the truth in a world of deception: 4 Key Steps of Discernment – Advanced Truth-Seeking Tools.
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