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Fed Chair Jerome Powell: "While uncertainty remains elevated, it is now becoming clear that tariff increases will be significantly larger than expected and the same is likely to be true of the economic effects, which will include higher inflation and slower growth." pic.twitter.com/BiybBbBTAh — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) April 13, 2025
Retail investor activity is higher today than it was prior to the 27% ^IXIC drawdown in Feb (hard to believe) – this likely stays the case through another larger downside impulsive move We’ve never had so many households or individuals ‘all in’… speculative fever continues🤒🌴 — Don Johnson (@DonMiami3) April 11, 2025 Very disturbing chart …
Here is March 2020, which followed the same sequence as 2008 only on a more compressed timeline. The dollar (green) was collapsing due to dollar outflows. Gold was rallying. Then vol spiked and Treasuries imploded and gold, both considered safe havens at the time. Then the… pic.twitter.com/kxWPZnwoxL — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) April 11, 2025 Bye the …
Historically no nation can survive with a debt to gdp > than 130%. We are at 125. The “free money” has led to the “everything bubble.” It’s not just the stock market he sees correcting (collapsing.).
🇺🇸 FED CHAIRMAN JEROME POWELL JUST SAID – ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TARIFFS LIKELY LARGER THAN EXPECTED, MUST ENSURE PRICE HIKES DON’T LEAD TO ONGOING INFLATION – TARIFFS LIKELY TO RAISE INFLATION IN COMING QUARTERS. POSSIBLE TARIFFS COULD HAVE PERSISTENT INFLATION IMPACT — Evan (@StockMKTNewz) April 4, 2025 SUMMARY OF FED CHAIR POWELL'S COMMENTS: 1. Tariffs …
President Trump just accused Fed Chair Powell of always being "late" to cut rates. Despite markets pricing-in more rate cuts, Powell is saying he is willing to wait. US stocks are extending losses. Follow us @KobeissiLetter for real time analysis as this develops. — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) April 4, 2025 I think he is …
April 2nd …⏩ pic.twitter.com/o1y6e8Fvr9 — The Great Martis (@great_martis) March 21, 2025 Magnificent 7 stocks are more exposed to global growth risks than S&P 493 pic.twitter.com/Kk5oEocRsS — Mike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT 🍖 (@MikeZaccardi) March 20, 2025 S&P 500 Dow Jones Both rejected resistance, both showing weakness below the undercarriage. This not good.This very bad. pic.twitter.com/QvB8qjdeL3 …
Aren’t we all thrilled? Serial liar and Trump-Russia collusion hoaxer Adam Schiff officially resigned from Congress last month after more than two decades in the US House of Representatives. Schiff was into the Senate after defeating Republican Steve Garvey in California. Adam Schiff is succeeding Newsom-appointed Senator Laphonza Butler. California is a big state with …
This doesn’t sound good. Secret Police Microphones hidden all over America WIRED investigations of leaked data reveals 25,580 hidden microphones across America. “12 million Americans live in a neighborhood with at least one microphone” “9 U.S. cities actually have more than 500… pic.twitter.com/BSiIYB7nCG — Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) January 2, 2025
Mainstream Networks refuse to cover this. Putin wanting Trump to arrange a sit down with Zelenski to arrange peace talks. China saying they want to “coexist” with the US. Donald isn’t even in office yet they all want to start behaving…signs of good upcoming leadership? h/t rekm35
“Nearly 100 current and former Labour Party staff are going to battleground states in the US election to campaign for Kamala Harris, with the party offering to ‘sort your housing’” 🚨 NEW: Nearly 100 current and former Labour Party staff are going to battleground states in the US election to campaign for Kamala Harris, with …
NEW: Kamala Harris will have a miniature podium during tonight’s debate on ABC against Donald Trump. The move was requested by Harris’ team who is afraid she will look tiny compared to Trump. The smaller podium will make it so the candidates look the same size during the… pic.twitter.com/f1BOxoVPeC — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) September 10, …
https://x.com/xxclusionary/status/1820909111187288108 https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1820909111187288108.html Here is the link to the bill. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF1655&version=0&session=ls93&session_year=2023&session_number=0 h/t PsychologicalSong8
The “pain trade” is back… That means for traders it's a good time to consider smaller position sizing, wider stops and much more discerning execution. – Smaller size to reduce total exposure – Wider stops to account for illiquid, volatile trading conditions – Discerning execution to limit overtrading — Markets & Mayhem (@Mayhem4Markets) August 6, …
As of the first quarter of this year, several banks have faced significant unrealized losses that exceed their equity capital. Here are some notable examples: Union City SVGS Bank: Their unbooked losses equaled a staggering 172.7% of their equity capital. Citizens ST Bank: Unbooked losses at this bank reached 121.4% of their equity capital. Green …
Unintended Consequences: The amount of plastic bags Californians threw away increased by approximately 50% since the ban became law. Now, California lawmakers are eyeing stricter bans to address the problems that the original ban may have created n 2014, then-California Gov. Jerry Brown announced that his state would be the first in the nation to …
by confoundedinterest17 Under Bidenomics and Fed monetary “policies”, we now have the wreck of the US middle class. To begin with, America’s paychecks are bigger than 40 years ago, but purchasing power of those larger paychecks is about the sames as it was 40 years ago. Great job Washington DC!!! … NOT!!!! Meanwhile, credit card delinquencies …
The psychology of broken windows is actually fascinating. It's like going to a fancy hotel vs. Holiday Inn. People act differently depending on their surroundings and their perception about how much people care about the place. Except for habitual criminals, they don't care. — Chad West (@Chad_WestReal) May 23, 2024
He keeps throwing money at the homeless problem but it’s not effective. The money goes to bureaucrats who get paid big bucks to enable people to stay homeless. California’s housing market has reached a new pinnacle of unaffordability; Los Angeles is the least affordable city in the country. h/t ResponsibleLeague437
The world’s largest, most-important financial market is growing by leaps and bounds. On Wall Street, that is making people nervous. Annual issuance of U.S. Treasurys has exploded, nearly doubling since the pandemic began. The government sold a record $23 trillion worth in 2023. And few think the spree is going to slow soon, given the …
via moneymetals You’ve almost certainly heard of Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme. He was sentenced to 150 years in prison for running it. Well, as Mike Maharrey explains in this episode of the Money Metals’ Midweek Memo, Joe Biden is overseeing an even bigger Ponzi scheme – the national debt. In this episode of the Money …
Accenture to cut 19,000 jobs in a major escalation of downsizing by consulting firms Accenture Plc said it will cut 19,000 jobs — or about 2.5% of its workforce — over the next 18 months, one of the largest rounds of dismissals in a consultancy sector facing strong economic headwinds. The shares surged. The company …
by confoundedinterest17 Yes, the US is engulfed in a fiscal inferno! US government debt is now bigger than the US economy. This was unseen until 2012 when debt surpassed GDP for the first time. In addition to almost $34 trillion in debt from our crazy spending, out-of-control government, we are on the hook for almost $213 TRILLION …
via Yahoo: Jain told Reuters part of his electric vehicle’s suspension broke when he was driving with his family the day after he’d received delivery of the Model Y. He said the car had 115 miles on its odometer when the suspension issue caused portions of the vehicle to come in contact with the road …
“You’re all misreading the electorate…The electorate is not looking for less blood…they’re looking for more…more angry about crime…more angry about the border…People are looking for a bigger middle finger this time than they were in 2016” – @Reince Priebus #ThisWeek pic.twitter.com/IB1gJ6iKYR — Brent Baker 🇺🇲🇺🇦 🇮🇱 (@BrentHBaker) December 17, 2023
by TonyLiberty Taxes kept climbing. People moved. Population shrinking, tax base shrinks. Seems straight forward. Time to cut back on taxes and things will rebound. I’m not a Trumpian but just cut taxes at the state level back to early 2000 levels and more people can afford to live in the state. Growing the tax …
by Michael For a long time, it has been clear that the middle class is being systematically destroyed. The cost of living has been rising faster than paychecks have for years, and this has pushed millions of Americans into poverty. As for those that were already impoverished, many of them have been pushed out into …
