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Stagflationary pressures are building in the US manufacturing sector. Powell: “Energy hasn’t even peaked yet, and we’d want to see the backside of that and progress on tariffs before we even thought about reducing rates”

ISM manufacturing prices paid index spiked to 84.6 points in April, a 4-year high. Over the last 3 months, prices paid have SKYROCKETED over 20 points, marking one of the biggest spikes in history. Meanwhile, the employment index dropped to 46.4 points, the lowest level in 2026. Employment has now been contracting for 15 months …

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Congrats to Jerome Powell for missing the 2% YoY inflation target for the last 60 months of his tenure as Chair, including his entire second term. The Fed has printed $9 Trillion under Powell

Funny thing is he was critical of QE at on point… pic.twitter.com/oad4mD2qSX — jas (@jasminOtt) May 1, 2026 If you think this is ever going to reverse, then you simply do not understand the delusional debt-driven fiat system. Own assets that cannot be debased to protect yourself from the never-ending madness. And have a great …

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Scott Bessent blows up jerome powell

It is unusual for soon-to-be-former Fed Chair Jay Powell to stay on at the @federalreserve. For someone who speaks so often of norms, his unilateral decision to stay flies in the face of tradition. Kevin Warsh will bring about a new day at the Fed, with accountability,… pic.twitter.com/QAxbwqNo2S — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (@SecScottBessent) April …

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Powell expected to hold rates as exit clock ticks

FOMC Day 2: Fed Chair to keep rates steady at 3.50% in likely final act… Market brace for “The Warsh Pivot” as Kevin Warsh prepares May 15 takeover… Inflation ghost: High yields and $111 oil kill hope for a 2026 rate cut… Internal Fed rift: Dissent grows over “over-correcting” for the AI bubble… Fed expected …

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Trump on Jerome Powell probe.

.@POTUS on Jerome Powell: "What I want to look at is, how can a building that I could have done for $25 million cost $4 billion? That’s a big thing, and he was in charge — so we’ll get to the bottom of it." pic.twitter.com/ZsdD2wCGYZ — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 25, 2026

Jerome Powell traps housing market, listings rise buyers vanish. Cheap mortgages lock owners in place, market freezes.

More homes are for sale. Prices are down. But nobody’s buying. Because the Fed trapped 40 million mortgages in cheap Covid rates so selling would double their payment. Jerome Powell should have cut rates years ago. Instead, he’s letting them rise, which will make the housing… https://t.co/dfgJVAxegv — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) March 24, 2026 …

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Powell: There is ZERO NET JOB CREATION in the Private Sector

by Martin Armstrong Jerome Powell finally said out loud what the revisions have been quietly showing for months. During his March 18 press conference, Powell said that “effectively there’s zero net job creation in the private sector” over roughly the past six months after adjusting for what Fed staff view as overstatement in the payroll …

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Powell is expected to warn of stagflation risks, yet Wall Street still expects the Fed to step in if SPY drops to 6,600.

Markets are teetering on the edge and the tension is growing by the hour. Michael Hartnett warns that if the S&P 500 falls to roughly 6,600, policymakers may feel forced to act. At the same time, Jerome Powell is expected to signal that stagflation risks are rising, meaning slower growth coinciding with higher inflation. This …

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The U.S. economic data is all fake. We are in a deep recession. Even Jerome Powell was warning about a potential liquidity event

The U.S. economic data is all fake We are in a deep recession — Nostra, House of Gold (@Nostre_damus) February 15, 2026 SALES OF HEAVY TRUCKS ARE PLUNGING, A TREND THAT HAS HISTORICALLY SIGNALED AN APPROACHING RECESSION. — First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) February 15, 2026 Even Jerome Powell was warning about a potential liquidity event in …

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Bessent backs Senate probe of Jerome Powell in closed door meeting

Top Overnight News In a closed-door meeting with Senate Republicans Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent agreed with lawmakers who suggested the Senate Banking Committee could investigate Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, instead of the Justice Department. Semafor China has confirmed that discussions were under way about US President Donald Trump’s planned visit in April, when …

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‘Jerome Powell did not commit a crime.’

Tim Scott on DOJ probe into Powell: ‘I do not believe that he committed a crime’ in Fed HQ testimony The comments mark the first time that the powerful Senate Banking chair has substantively weighed in on the issue. Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott on Wednesday said he did not believe Federal Reserve Chair Jerome …

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The elephant in the room: $10T in debt rolling from ~0% to ~5% within 12 months. Powell warns U.S. debt path is unsustainable

I've been watching the 30 treasury bond market. Its grim When the rate hits 5% the claxton bell goes off pic.twitter.com/3Iq7uQcBX5 — Leeds Fella : Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 🇬🇧🇨🇦🇲🇽🇪🇺 (@FellaLeeds) January 28, 2026 👉 “Most of the borrowed money went to:• Tax cuts without spending cuts• Two long wars• Expensive private healthcare• Bailouts and stimulus• …

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Powell: we don’t comment on the dollar, it’s not our role. Gold hit a new ATH

Powell: we don't comment on the dollar, it's not our role WTF — Nostra, House of Gold (@Nostre_damus) January 28, 2026 POWELL: GOLD AND SILVER AREN'T RUNNING BECAUSE THE US IS LOSING CREDIBILITY lol…okay — amit (@amitisinvesting) January 28, 2026 The quote appears to reference Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s recent comment during a press conference, …

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The US Dollar tumbles to a fresh 4-year low after President Trump says the US Dollar is “doing great” and he is not concerned about its decline. The dollar is in freefall, Powell is f**ked

BREAKING: The US Dollar tumbles to a fresh 4-year low after President Trump says the US Dollar is "doing great" and he is not concerned about its decline byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts We have approached "End of Empire" levels of gaslighting. https://t.co/7uHQOGhze2 — HealthRanger (@HealthRanger) January 28, 2026 Most people don't realize what Trump just said: For …

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Trump has made up his mind on Jay Powell replacement.

Trump signals he has a favorite for Fed chair: ‘Down to maybe one, in my mind’ President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is nearing the end of a search to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and hinted he has his candidate in mind. In a CNBC interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, …

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Cracks appear at the biggest banks. CNBC: Close to a zero chance that Jerome Powell cuts interest rates as he exits in May.

For a year, Wall Street’s dominant theme has been the so-called K-shaped economy, in which the well-to-do have powered financial activity despite lower earners’ struggles. This week, the nation’s largest banks reported a broadly disappointing set of quarterly earnings, marking the first stumble after a yearlong spree of rising markets and softening regulations paid off …

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Trump: Stock market should be going up way faster than it is, Powell is trying to kill my market… Central bankers: we stand in full solidarity with Powell.

Trump: Stock market should be going up way faster than it is, Powell is trying to kill my market#MacroEdge — MacroEdge (@MacroEdgeRes) January 13, 2026 Trump says pumping 401k is important to him and wants a Fed chair that also pumps stocks. 😳😳😳 — TT3 (@TradingThomas3) January 13, 2026 U.S. stocks remain heavily detached from …

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Jeanine Pirro issues clarification on subpoenas for Jerome Powell. No one is threatening to indict the Fed Chairman.

The United States Attorney’s Office contacted the Federal Reserve on multiple occasions to discuss cost overruns and the chairman’s congressional testimony, but were ignored, necessitating the use of legal process—which is not a threat. The word “indictment” has come out of Mr. Powell’s mouth, no one else’s. None of this would have happened if they …

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Trump issues new statement on Jerome Powell.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday slammed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as either “incompetent” or “crooked,” even as his Department of Justice faces growing opposition over its criminal investigation of the central bank leader. Trump threw his latest punch at Powell after being asked whether the unprecedented action undermines confidence in the Fed, which has …

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Major drama behind the scenes over Fed subpoena. ‘There is no way Jerome Powell will leave early now. They really made a mess of things.’

A perturbed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told President Trump late Sunday that the federal investigation into the Federal Reserve chair “made a mess” and could be bad for financial markets, two sources familiar with the call told Axios. Why it matters: Bessent’s worries about the financial fallout were somewhat realized Monday, when the dollar dropped …

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell hit with criminal probe over lavish Fed HQ renovations, fires back that White House pressure on rates triggered the threat

The Fed is legally required to ignore presidential pressure on rates. BREAKING: Federal prosecutors have opened an inquiry into Fed Chair Powell on renovations of the Federal Reserve’s headquarters in Washington. Jerome Powell just released his response below: "The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting… pic.twitter.com/HaKAPPW2tn — amit (@amitisinvesting) …

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Everyone cheers Powell because he’s against Trump, but no one is talking about the brutal mistakes he’s made

https://twitter.com/MitchMartan98/status/2001655851308724385 https://twitter.com/DanV_Barrons/status/2001683508813779205 Heritage Foundation: Powell made “brutal mistakes” and is the “worst Fed Chair in history” Powell engaged in “non‑stop money printing” Fueled “runaway government spending” Kept rates “too low for too long,” creating a market bubble Trump would be “justified in axing the worst Fed Chair in history” https://www.heritage.org/markets-and-finance/commentary/problematic-powell-what-do-the-worst-fed-chair-history Washington Morning: Powell failed on …

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Powell just told you the endgame is here: Either inflation silently destroys your savings or recession violently destroys jobs

🚨 “No risk free path.” Powell just told you the endgame is here. Either inflation silently destroys your savingsOr recession violently destroys jobs The Fed cannot save both.Liquidity already broke the system.There is no escape. Pick your poison. pic.twitter.com/m6RZGK2b03 — Wall Street Gold (@WSBGold) December 16, 2025 4.6% unemployment rate is very serious. There has …

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Home prices go negative, slightly. Powell says Fed rate cut won’t fix housing challenges.

Jerome Powell on the housing market: – “The housing market faces some really significant challenges and I don’t know that a 25-basis point decline in the Federal Funds Rate is going to make much of a difference for people.” – “Housing supply is low, many people have very, very low-rate mortgages from the pandemic period.” …

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Trump says Powell reappointment may be void over autopen use.

HOLY CRAP! President Trump reveals Jerome Powell’s reappointment to the Federal Reserve might be NULLIFIED because it was instituted by the Biden autopen – along with the other Democrat appointees SCOTT BESSENT is now investigating. This would be HUGE! “All 4 [Democrat] commissioners…I hear the autopen may have signed those commissions. Maybe I’m wrong. But …

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Powell fades while Hassett stirs fresh inflation fears. Google Searches for Dollar “Debasement” soared this quarter to the highest level in history. Gold has replaced bonds as a hedge against equities.

Google Searches for Dollar "Debasement" soared this quarter to the highest level in history 🚨🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/qJJFqd5b5h — Barchart (@Barchart) December 6, 2025 Gold has replaced bonds as a hedge against equities. The negative correlation between bonds and equities has broken, they now move together. If you're looking to hedge both equity and geopolitical risk, gold …

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