Private payrolls near zero after revisions, bond market flashes pre 2008 style signals. ‘Nonexistent growth in labor force, which we’ve never had in our history’

Job creation in the US has slowed to essentially zero, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday as the Fed released its latest economic projections, which included slightly higher economic growth than previously projected and little change to the unemployment rate. Altogether, Powell said, central bankers see “a degree of stability” in the labor market. …

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Global fund managers pour into markets, cash drops to 3.2% — most bullish since 2021, downside protection is nearly nonexistent

Global institutional investors have never held so little cash: Cash allocation by fund managers is down to just 3.2%, the lowest since data began in the 1990s. This marks a -1.6 percentage point decline since April, one of the fastest drops since the survey started. Cash… pic.twitter.com/4hoUh1JNNa — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) January 22, 2026 …

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Kudos to the media for their stellar coverage on congressional stock trading. It’s almost nonexistent – brilliant!

The lack of media coverage on this keeps getting more ridiculous. I’ve been tracking congressional stock trading for years. Last month, I noticed one of the most suspicious trades I’ve seen. I posted the report shown below. The stock has now risen over 45% since the trade. pic.twitter.com/ZiFJy4biiM — Quiver Quantitative (@QuiverQuant) December 26, 2023 …

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