This is very dovish….

Kevin Hassett basically gave the most polite version of “ask me again when the data isn’t trying to embarrass me on stage.” Every answer was a choose your own adventure. Rates could fall a little. Or a lot. Or not …

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There’s been “no fiat debasement”? The Treasury just posted the worst October budget deficit in history, a recession is coming, and Trump is preparing to appoint a dovish Fed chair.

TRUMP FED CHAIR ANNOUNCEMENT LIKELY THIS WEEK Sources, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, say Trump has made his Fed Chair pick, with a strong chance of a reveal before Christmas. Trump confirmed on Air Force One that the announcement is …

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Overnight, BOJ’s no rate hike stance fuels RISK ON rally; market instability persists…Mohamed A. El-Erian: Yen weakens 2% due to BoJ’s dovish stance, conflicting with economic needs.

Overnight, the BOJ fueled a global RISK ON rally with their announcement that there will be no further rate hikes while markets are "unstable":https://t.co/nX1iahwa8M For pundits such as Zerohedge who are still asserting that a mere .25% rate hike imploded …

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What happened? Powell went from cautiously hawkish to openly dovish over the course of a month. We have seen in past that even when interest rates are high it took around 5 years for inflation to go down.

https://twitter.com/TRUMP4USD/status/1735657299811909701 Save this article headline … This is going to be one of those we look back on and laugh at. pic.twitter.com/qJs5C4TwJD — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) December 15, 2023 *WILLIAMS: WE AREN’T REALLY TALKING ABOUT RATE CUTS RIGHT NOW …

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