Pretty charts. Ugly news.

A few pretty and devastating graphs.

First: Percentage job loss from peak during post WWII recessions (Calculated Risk):

Second: year-over-year delinquency rate changes, where red indicates an increased rate and green indicates a decreased rate (New York Federal Reserve):

Third: the current delinquency rate as of the second quarter of 2009, where a darker color indicates a higher rate (ibid):

The Hidden Bailout

The Atlantic has a few really cool graphics showing all that the Fed has been up to recently. As you can see from the above chart, the bailout and stimulus package represent only a small portion of their actions. I recommend you check out all of charts.