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He is insane. I am as MAGA as they get. I was a Front Row Joe, 42 rallies, walked the halls of congress 3 times for Trump, became a state delegate, then a national delegate ALL TO SUPPORT TRUMP. He …
“THIS IS NOT LOOKING GOOD Look at these yields… – Germany 10Y is exploding – France 10Y keeps going up – Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece all rising together THIS ISN’T HAPPENING BY ACCIDENT. This is europe repricing sovereign risk again. …
https://www.reuters.com/business/us-banks-tap-fed-repo-facility-overnight-rates-climb-signaling-funding-strain-2025-10-15/ US repo rates hit high of 4.36% on Wednesday Liquidity is declining, should be monitored, analyst says US Treasury settlements are one factor for funding rate rise NEW YORK, Oct 15 (Reuters) – U.S. banks borrowed $6.5 billion from …
Rescue workers were helping hundreds of hikers trapped by heavy snow at tourist campsites on a slope of Mount Everest in Tibet, Chinese state media said late Sunday. About 350 hikers had reached a meeting point in Tingri country and …
France is staring at a fiscal standoff that feels less like governance and more like extortion. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has been told he cannot pass a budget or even remain in office without Socialist backing. Their price is blunt: …
Factories are shutting. Shops are closing. Workers are walking out under stress that has nowhere to go. The air smells of fear and exhaustion. Bank accounts are shrinking while bills climb. The institutions meant to protect us are either blind …
Let’s break it down. Inflation is eating everything. Since 2020, prices are up more than 20% across the board. Groceries, rent, gas, insurance. All higher. Wages? Barely moved. The average paycheck rose less than 14% in that same time. That …
Powell admitted that even though the markets are pricing in multiple rate cuts this year, Powell himself has no idea if the Fed will be cutting rates at all this year. The truth is the Fed should be hiking rates. …
by confoundedinterest17 ARMs?? Adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) have climbed to the highest origination volume share since 2008 as the yield curve steepens and bank lending demand picks up. The majority of ARM lending goes to high credit borrowers with jumbo-sized loans, which …
https://twitter.com/FinanceLancelot/status/1910788259770147302 https://twitter.com/akm515/status/1910812182364795356 https://twitter.com/onechancefreedm/status/1910793081261089209 It has undoubtedly been an extremely volatile week for financial markets and that includes the U.S. bond market to be sure. As an example, the poster child for the U.S. bond market, the 10yr Treasury, saw its …
Tesla shares jumped to an all-time high on Wednesday, surpassing their prior record reached in 2021, sparked by a post-election rally and Wall Street’s increased enthusiasm for Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company. The stock rose to an intraday high of $415, which is …
The 1987 crash was largely influenced by the Fed’s rate hikes amid inflation concerns. It does feel like we’re seeing similar warning signs, rising inflation, interest rate hikes, and market volatility, though predicting an exact repeat is tricky. 1987 vs …
Global investment bank UBS published a report Monday highlighting the enduring value of gold as a hedge, despite a recent pivot among speculators toward equities following the U.S. presidential election. While the market appears optimistic, UBS cautions that policy uncertainty …
🇺🇸MORTGAGE RATES KEEP CLIMBING AS MARKET BRACES FOR TRUMP-ERA IMPACTS The average 30-year fixed rate rose to 6.86%, as the market processed economic shifts expected under Trump’s presidency. While overall mortgage applications barely budged, edging up 0.5%, refinancing requests… pic.twitter.com/gVINTAlqhS …
via Michael Lebowitz The financial media frequently opines on what the daily gyrations of the VIX (implied volatility index) signal regarding investor sentiment. Despite how often it is quoted and discussed, many investors do not truly appreciate what implied volatility …
New extended video shows the shooter Thomas Crooks crawling into position on the rooftop as President Trump is speaking.pic.twitter.com/gQZ1mCgQWf — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) July 15, 2024 Three snipers were stationed inside building used in Trump assassination attempt There were …
Wholesale auto inventories continue to climb at a brisk pace and to new all-time highs pic.twitter.com/jFaLjMYGmi — Liz Ann Sonders (@LizAnnSonders) July 11, 2024
Gold prices could skyrocket to $3,000 per ounce within the next 12 to 18 months, according to Bank of America’s latest analysis. Michael Widmer, a commodity strategist at the bank, suggests that a combination of factors — increasing investment demand, geopolitical …
Yields moving higher quickly today are a reminder that interest expense is skyrocketing at a terrifying pace because rates started moving up with ever-rising debt levels over the last two years, after being suppressed by low Fed Funds rates and …
The numbers: Initial jobless-benefit claims rose by 22,000 to 231,000 in the week ending May 4, the U.S. Labor Department said Thursday. That’s the highest level since last August. Economists polled by the Wall Street Journal had estimated that new claims …
by confoundedinterest17 President Obama selected Slow Joe Biden as his Vice President because 1) he was white and 2) an alleged foreign policy wizard in The Senate. Between Afghanistan, Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and every other foreign policy disaster under his …
When everyone is telling you that you are so smart for buying #bitcoin at $73,000 and insulting you for doing the opposite. You might be entering into a good contrarian trade. That said, as I told Mike Maloney in an …
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) (NYSE:BRK.A) Q4 operating earnings rose 28% from a year ago, driven by improvements in insurance underwriting and investment income, which more than offset declines at its railroad, utilities and energy, and other businesses. The company doubled the …
by confoundedinterest17 I had a wonderful time speaking at the Passive Investors Conference last night. One question I was asked was “Why doesn’t Powell (the current Fed Chair) pull “a Volcker” to cool inflation. She was referring to former Fed …
$MSFT costume IV indicator Hedging activity has risen as yields continue to climb.. all big tech look the same. Also Netflix before earnings and then popped higher +15%. 🧐 Microsoft on Tuesday after the close with google. If earnings are …
Economy and stock market is about to melt down. People have no savings left and cannot keep their heads above the rising tide of inflation. https://twitter.com/_/status/1692500764524986609 SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — This week, for the first time, American credit card debt …
by confoundedinterest17 I am anxiously waiting for the US inflation report tomorrow, so I am just looking at the US Treasury yield curve, mortgage rates and cryptos today. The US Treasury 10Y-2Y yield curve stumbled (just like Biden and Bidenomics) …