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Welcome to the market rollercoaster, where optimism is the name of the game. Investors are reveling in the highs – 75% are singing praises, 20% are keeping a level head, and 5% are eyeing the potential pitfalls. Now, here’s the plot twist: experts are buzzing about not one, not two, but five rate cuts on …
by bitkogan Based on 12-month Federal Reserve rate futures, the market expects the rate to be around 4% by the end of 2024. This is a plausible scenario. However, futures on rates have their nuances. Even when investors correctly predict the direction of rate changes (which isn’t always the case), they often underestimate the speed …
The energy minister of Saudi Arabia says OPEC+ is ready to wait months for insights from "actual data" before modifying policies in response to price fluctuations in the crude market. Keyword:Months. This is going to be a wild and unpredictable ride. Energy. — Gold Telegraph ⚡ (@GoldTelegraph_) October 8, 2023 Down futures just opened ~200 …
by confoundedinterest17 Joe Biden said that Republicans will impeach him in the House of Representatives since inflation is coming down. Huh? No Joe, it is because your are the most corrupt President in history, a compulsive liar and your economic policies are pure World Economic Forum mandates (open borders, Central Bank Digital currency, green energy, …
by confoundedinterest17 I love orange juice! Unfortnately, as a diabetic, OJ is off limits. So I have to watch others drink one of my favorite beverages. But like everything else under Bidenomics, orange juice is far more expensive. Orange juice futures, the subject of the comedy “Trading Places,” are up 192% under Biden’s Reign of (Economic) Error. …
by BoatSurfer600 Source: sagar Singh LinkedIn A new world record! Bulls, your faith in policy-makers is totally unwarranted. Short-covering in Regional banks has marked every turn in the market since the all time high. pic.twitter.com/HL7efgTOgN — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) June 7, 2023 Lowest VIX since pre-pandemic. Because what could go wrong. pic.twitter.com/163eH0nZrS — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) June …
https://kingworldnews.com/the-world-is-about-to-see-serious-deflation-followed-by-massive-inflationary-money-printing/ Powell can re-define recessions with words, but despite his double speak, he too knows that a recession is already underway. As for recessions, the data is equally abundant that those rising rates tend to correlate directly with recessions, both soft and hard Source: https://kingworldnews.com/the-world-is-about-to-see-serious-deflation-followed-by-massive-inflationary-money-printing/ h/t BoatSurfer600
via justice.gov: Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 9, 2023 Former Wall Street Precious Metal Traders Sentenced for Wire Fraud Two former Wall Street traders were each sentenced today to one year and one day in prison for engaging in a multi-year fraud scheme to manipulate U.S. commodities markets …