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Catch-up contributions for 401(k) and 403(b) move to Roth in 2026, raising taxes for anyone over $150k

September 25, 2025 11:37 am

Next year, 401(k) and 403(b) catch-up contributions for high earners must go into Roth accounts instead of traditional pretax accounts. Anyone with Social Security wages over $150,000 will be affected. For people in state pension systems, this likely applies to Medicare wages instead. If Medicare wages are just above $150,000, this rule creates an immediate …

Spending slows down, layoffs speed up. Bonds are setting up the ultimate catch-up trade. All the hard data that feeds bonds is looking great (oil prices, housing data, growth data).

May 5, 2025 12:01 pm

And now, it is showing up in the hard data. Credit card transactions began falling in a highly unseasonal manner in the last week of April. Spending slows down, layoffs speed up. It’s just that simple. pic.twitter.com/I7zBVDie5u — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) May 5, 2025 Bonds are setting up the ultimate catch-up trade. All the hard …

China’s catch-up with the US—has it come to an end?

November 15, 2023 10:31 am

Is China still catching up with the US, or not anymore? pic.twitter.com/wir6NFlb92 — Michael A. Arouet (@MichaelAArouet) November 15, 2023 🇨🇳 #China #Property Slump Deepens as Beijing Mulls More Stimulus – Bloomberg ➡ The contraction in China’s home sales and property investment both deepened in October. ➡ Investment in development fell 9.3% through first 10 …