Links to the best financial articles I read today, December 2, 2022

 Fed’s Balance Sheet Drops by $381 Billion from Peak: December Update on QT  Fed’s Balance Sheet Drops by $381 Billion from Peak: December Update on QT | Wolf Street

The Fed Is Not "a Good Idea that Became Corrupt": It Always Was Corrupt  The Fed Is Not "a Good Idea that Became Corrupt": It Always Was Corrupt | Mises Wire

The Numbers Are Screaming That a Tsunami of U.S. Layoffs Has Begun The Numbers Are Screaming That A Giant Tsunami Of U.S. Layoffs Has Now Begun (theeconomiccollapseblog.com)

Is Real Estate a Better Investment Than the Stock Market?  Is Real Estate a Better Investment Than the Stock Market? (awealthofcommonsense.com)

Heading Into Recession, There Is a Huge Excess of Real Private Inventories Heading Into Recession, There Is a Huge Excess of Real Private Inventories - Mish Talk - Global Economic Trend Analysis

As Case-Shiller Home Prices Decline, The Fed Finally Admits a Housing Bubble  

As Case-Shiller Home Prices Decline, The Fed Finally Admits a Housing Bubble - Mish Talk - Global Economic Trend Analysis

Stocks Defend 200DMA As VIX Tumbles Below 20, Yields Plunge Sending Gold Soaring  Stocks Defend 200DMA As VIX Tumbles Below 20, Yields Plunge Sending Gold Soaring | ZeroHedge

Yield Curve Is Telling Us Next Fed Cutting Cycle Could Be Big  Yield Curve Is Telling Us Next Fed Cutting Cycle Could Be Big | ZeroHedge