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The core producer price index, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, increased a seasonally adjusted 0.8%, more than the 0.6% gain in December and well ahead of the Dow Jones consensus estimate for 0.3%. On an all-items basis, headline PPI rose 0.5%, also above the forecast for 0.3% and 0.1 percentage point more than …
Money market funds just hit an all-time high of $7.4 TRILLION 99% chance the Fed cuts rates in 6 days. Rate cuts will push treasury holders to seek more risk, driving liquidity into Bitcoin and other assets Liquidity tsunami incoming ‼️ Money market funds just hit an all-time high of $7.4 TRILLION 99% chance the …
Get to the back. Get to the back. There’s too much weight in the front. pic.twitter.com/AzRnR09Kb4 — Neil (@neilfromsa) October 5, 2025 They're running it hot…. pic.twitter.com/qLHDICSaWV — Michael J. Kramer (@MichaelMOTTCM) October 5, 2025 New highs in the S&P 500 continue. The pace of gain has slowed as the S&P 500 nears its 5-year …
by David Haggith Real hot! Because this time is different! Entirely and extremely different! The stock market, again, appears unhinged as traders seem to be doing their best to bid the market back up just before Trump’s April 2nd tariffs destroy the market (timed for April 2 so as not to risk being confused with …
The Producer Price Index (PPI) for January jumped by +.4%, exceeding the forecasted +.3%. This unexpected rise highlights ongoing inflation pressures, which could have significant effects on both consumers and businesses. The PPI gauges the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output. When the PPI is higher …
The rapper and “Law and Order: SVU” star had a heated exchange with law enforcement in New Jersey last May after being pulled over for expired license plates, calling a police officer a “f–king a–hole.” The verbal altercation was captured on bodycam footage obtained by TMZ and the YouTube channel Unspoken Crime Murders. In the …
Today's hotter-than-expected #inflation data, following similar news yesterday, is putting more downward pressure on #gold. But gold will soar when investors realize the Fed will keep cutting rates despite inflation, and return to QE, sending both inflation and gold much higher. — Peter Schiff (@PeterSchiff) December 13, 2024 Agricultural commodities have surged nearly 30% year-over-year, …
2/ The yield curve just steepened by 1%, coming out of an inversion The last time we saw this was in 2020 during the COVID-19 recession pic.twitter.com/L2gzkGSCI8 — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) October 8, 2024 4/ So, where's the recession now? GDP growth in the US is still at a healthy 2% The job market remains …