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US TRADE DEFICIT WIDENS, CAPPING ONE OF BIGGEST SINCE 1960 The U.S. trade deficit widened to $70.3 billion in December, pushing the full-year gap to $901.5 billion — among the largest since 1960, Commerce Department data showed. Imports rose 3.6% …
https://twitter.com/spice1975503/status/1992215378181619837 Major retailers warn of slowing consumer spending and cut forward orders Nov 19 (Reuters) – Target (TGT.N), opens new tab reported a bigger-than-expected drop in comparable sales on Wednesday and offered a wide range of profit outcomes for its …
Nvidia's losses accelerate to -5% on the day, now down -16% since Monday's high. That marks a drop of -$800 BILLION since Monday byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts U.S. stocks rebounded from session lows on Friday as hope for an end to the …
Jobless Claims since Liberation Day. Getting uglier and uglier by the day. pic.twitter.com/IVG4kLtcvz — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) September 11, 2025 Initial jobless claims soared to 263,000 last week, the highest level in nearly four years. When does the “golden age” …
Jobless claims just hit 1.974 million. That’s the highest since November 2021. Not a bump. Not seasonal noise. It’s been climbing for weeks. Up another 38,000 this time. That’s not recovery. That’s erosion. “Continuing Jobless Claims went up by 38K …
From a macro perspective the tariff policy outcome is far more important than the nuances of the big beautiful bill. Even with the China "deal" a couple weeks ago rates are still quite elevated, with the question ahead of whether …
S&P 500 at the Great Liberation Day Divide pic.twitter.com/mhRfSFfXyt — Michael J. Kramer (@MichaelMOTTCM) April 25, 2025 Bank Of America’s Hartnett – Sell U.S. stock rallies and buy the dip on everything else. — TT3 (@TradingThomas3) April 25, 2025 Technicians …
Retail is going all in. pic.twitter.com/Gj452YIQke — THE SHORT BEAR (@TheShortBear) April 24, 2025 A lot of resistance in this region, from technicals to gamma, even hy spreads pic.twitter.com/clVN38XA3u — Michael J. Kramer (@MichaelMOTTCM) April 24, 2025 Bottom calls everywhere …
Rand Paul leads Senate push to repeal Trump ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs https://t.co/przddClpEq — Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) April 9, 2025 Paul is joining Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and five other Democrats to introduce a measure that ends the emergency declaration Trump …
President Trump just declared “Liberation Day” and launched sweeping new tariffs. Investors panicked worldwide as corporations published dire predictions of the bumpy road ahead. Today we take a deep dive into the pros and cons of Trump’s “Liberation Day” strategy …
High interest rates have been battering consumers for years. And there’s been a lot of pressure on the Federal Reserve to lower its benchmark interest rate, since that should result in lower consumer borrowing costs across the board. But in …
by Mike Shedlock Across-the-board tariffs of up to 20% are back on the table ahead of April 2 “Liberation Day”. Trump Team Weighs Broader, Higher Tariffs Futures were down sharply overnight on still more conflicting tariff statements from Trump. As …
President Trump has begun the process of rebalancing U.S. trade by imposing tariffs. Now, we’ve discussed the long-term goals and the long-term benefits we may see. Here’s why a higher cost of living is a small price to pay… By …
Syria is a complete mess. People are being dragged through the streets and beaten to death. This is what “liberation” looks like. pic.twitter.com/T6SKIs70ne — Ian Miles Cheong (@ianmiles) December 10, 2024 https://twitter.com/jacksonhinklle/status/1866617309059748156
🇳🇪 THOUSANDS are gathered in Niger's capital city to support the LIBERATION of Africa from France. pic.twitter.com/ev4VTKBIGU — Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) August 6, 2023 The man on the left seeks to overthrow the men on the right in a …
