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🇺🇸 FED CHAIRMAN JEROME POWELL JUST SAID – ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TARIFFS LIKELY LARGER THAN EXPECTED, MUST ENSURE PRICE HIKES DON’T LEAD TO ONGOING INFLATION – TARIFFS LIKELY TO RAISE INFLATION IN COMING QUARTERS. POSSIBLE TARIFFS COULD HAVE PERSISTENT INFLATION IMPACT — Evan (@StockMKTNewz) April 4, 2025 SUMMARY OF FED CHAIR POWELL'S COMMENTS: 1. Tariffs …
Cutting rates was a colossal mistake. pic.twitter.com/Wd41S5B8Cp — The Great Martis (@great_martis) January 3, 2025 $TLT is not the same as $ZB_F fwiw. 30-year bond futures are quite a ways away from all-time lows. The long-end is on the rise for reasons that include: – Upside economic surprises – Risks of inflation resuming – The …
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon recently issued a stark warning about the potential for a “hard landing” for the U.S. economy. He cited concerns about stagflation and persistent inflation. Dimon made these comments during an interview with CNBC at the JPMorgan Global China Summit in Shanghai. The economic environment is currently unpredictable due to elevated interest …
New month, same trend! #Germany's industrial production declined again in May. The level remains 15% lower than the peak of 2017! pic.twitter.com/DEIhyzExjr — jeroen blokland (@jsblokland) June 7, 2024
San Diego witnessed an extraordinary meteorological event, with a rainfall of 2-3 inches, marking one of the wettest days in almost a century. The Pacific jet stream, reaching an impressive speed of over 200 mph and extending zonally from Japan to California, is set to bring continuous warmth to the West Coast. This atmospheric pattern …
Oh wait, let me get this straight, China is one of the biggest global polluters and co2 emitters and they’re having a problem with extreme cold? Kind of rules out the whole global warming thing, doesn’t it? via Yahoo: “More low temperature records tumbled across China on Thursday, as the country endures a persistent cold …
https://twitter.com/GregCrennan/status/1737172258467254709 Christmas spending increases due to inflation concerns; 24% cite inflation as the reason, while 37% cut expenses, blaming inflation, up from 15% last year. The surge in homelessness, reaching a staggering 653,104 people, unveils a heartbreaking reality in the U.S. Declining assistance packages and a shocking +20% increase in shelter costs since the pandemic …
Inflation in essential areas, including car insurance, car repair, transportation, rent, homeowner costs, and food away from home, far exceeds the 3.2% CPI headline rate, challenging the notion of a broader decline in prices and signaling an ongoing affordability crisis for consumers. While CPI inflation is at 3.2%, inflation is much higher in many basic …
Watch the latest video at foxnews.com A mother of four fired back at Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., after the lawmaker shared a video that said inflation was “propaganda.” “I’m just wondering how she thinks it’s propaganda,” Amber Bergeron said Friday on “Fox & Friends First.” “Has she checked her electric bill? Has she looked at the cost of …
by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm All items less food and energy: Inflation and Housing: The overall index for items excluding food and energy increased by 0.2% in June. The cost of housing, represented by the shelter index, rose by 0.4% in June. Rent increased by 0.5%, and owners’ equivalent rent (for homeowners) increased by 0.4%. However, …
CPI 0.2% M/M, Exp. 0.3%CPI Core 0.2% M/M, Exp. 0.3% CPI 3.0% Y/Y, Exp. 3.1%, CPI Core 4.8% Y/Y, Exp. 5.0% — zerohedge (@zerohedge) July 12, 2023 The Fed’s inflation job is not done yet Despite headline inflation trending lower, sticky inflation is still at levels last seen in 1982 pic.twitter.com/Hk51pNGs2B — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) …