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https://twitter.com/spice1975503/status/1991520334458343476 Noticing a growing number of Fed officials voicing concerns about private credit lately. But this one is esp notable where one of them is openly highlighting risks among life insurers (its largest investor base). If the Fed is concerned …
There’s already a notable drop in consumption, truck fright in the US is down 17% YoY, while shipping containers inbound from China is down 15% YoY. JUST IN: Powell says job creation is "close to zero" due to AI — …
by confoundedinterest17 Like tuna surprise (bleech!!), Fed Chair Powell announced a move towards reinvesting maturing MBS into ST Treasury bill decreasing the duration of The Fed’s balance sheet. Fed’s QT Surprise: Powell announced that maturing mortgage-backed securities (MBSs) will be reinvested into short-term …
And it wasn’t his interest cut, though that is not going to help matters, but his Mr. Magoo blindness to the massive coming crash. by David Haggith The only thing remarkable about the Powell Presser after the Fed decided predictably …
GoFundMe CEO says the economy is so bad that more of his customers are crowdfunding just to pay for their groceries. We thought 25% of consumers using BNPL for groceries is nuts. Now, this? https://t.co/4ejLhDyl6o — Unicus (@UnicusResearch) October 14, …
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank is nearing a point where it will stop reducing the size of its bond holdings, but gave no long-run indication of where interest rates are heading. Though balance sheet questions are …
Watch live as U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivers the Adam Smith Award lecture at the 67th annual meeting of the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) in Philadelphia.
We’re f**ked. 👀👀 https://t.co/ISfWNlDKun — Amanda Goodall (@thejobchick) October 3, 2025 AI bubble now 17 times bigger than dot-com boom and four times larger than subprime crisis, analyst warns — MarketWatch — NewsWire (@NewsWire_US) October 3, 2025 Nice bubble you've …
President Donald Trump intensified his long-running confrontation with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Saturday, September 27, by posting a satirical cartoon on Truth Social. The image portrays Trump pointing at Powell in a boardroom with the iconic caption “You’re …
By popping AI bubble, Powell could solve a lot of problems, e.g. upcoming electric power inflation, various pockets of services inflation, etc. More effective than beating down housing markethttps://t.co/k56lVzMxCt — Marko Kolanovic (@markoinny) September 23, 2025 The market hangs by …
He said the market is high. https://twitter.com/fiatmoneysucks/status/1970640552535441662 Gold is at all time highs Money market assets are at all time highs Stocks are at all time highs Housing prices at all time highs This isn’t an everything bubble This is …
by confoundedinterest17 In addition to soaring sellers to buyers ratio in US housing markets, we now have surging mortgage default risk (CDR) after mortgage rate resets. Did Powell and The Fed (aka, Jay Powell and the Blackhearts) wait too long …
**POWELL: "NO RISK-FREE PATH WITH TWO-SIDED RISKS" Powell is telling everyone we have stagflation. — JaguarAnalytics (@JaguarAnalytics) September 17, 2025 Ladies and Gentlemens, we have or very near peaked. https://t.co/E5cf64jOpW pic.twitter.com/Ua4JmsV9T9 — The Great Martis (@great_martis) September 18, 2025 Maybe …
Fewer job gains – hiring momentum is fading. Higher unemployment – more people are out of work. Higher inflation – prices are still running hotter than families can afford. Lower GDP growth – the economy is slowing, now at 1.5% …
Markets cheered, but the message was hawkish. Powell didn’t promise cuts. He didn’t hint at September. He made the Fed’s caution sound like reassurance. That’s not dovish. That’s tight policy, carefully cloaked. “Risks to inflation are tilted to the upside, …
Watch live as U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivers a high-profile address at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium. Read more: https://bit.ly/4mDHhZd
Fascinating read: This is going to be a different Jackson Hole speech from Powell. No wonder the market is so jittery about it. The Fed could be completely revamping how they conduct monetary policy by focusing more on inflation and …
“Payroll employment growth slowed sharply to only 35,000 jobs per month over the three months ending in July. This is well below the moderate pace seen earlier in the year, likely due to a significant softening in labor demand.” https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/08/09/federal-reserve-rate-bowman/1681754774717/ …
Donald Trump called Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell a “stubborn MORON.” He urged the Fed board to take control of interest rates if Powell refuses to cut them. Trump said, “IF HE CONTINUES TO REFUSE, THE BOARD SHOULD ASSUME CONTROL, …
U.S. firms are carrying most of the tariff cost for now, holding prices steady and shrinking margins. “American businesses have been absorbing Trump’s tariffs so far, but eventually the burden will be shifted on to American consumers” — Fed Chair …
Trump released a statement slamming Jerome Powell after the Fed held rates steady for the fifth consecutive time. The former president called Powell “too late, too angry, too stup*d, and too political.” No further context. Just that. Markets barely reacted. …
Trump misreads Fed’s playbook. Powell ain’t cutting rates😅 pic.twitter.com/IiGQkdh4wi — The Great Martis (@great_martis) July 30, 2025 OH MY US Q2 GDP INITIAL ESTIMATES 3.0% VS 2.6% EXPECTED economy grew in Q2… pic.twitter.com/bdsm6u8Vle — amit (@amitisinvesting) July 30, 2025 Get …
President Trump says not necessary to fire Jerome Powell after Federal Reserve "inspection" — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) July 25, 2025 President Donald Trump continued to criticize the Federal Reserve building renovations as he toured the construction site Thursday, but he told …
Powell avoided the rate topic entirely. No hints. No guidance. Instead, he opened the Fed’s capital rule review on July 22 with a blunt message: big banks need stronger capital buffers, and they need freedom to compete. The speech dropped …
Today: Same as when the 90 Day Tariff Pause “Leak” came out Release Headline saying Powell is out Test the Market Reaction Walk it back immediately Everything they do is driven by the Market. — Manz🌪 (@ManzTrades) July 17, 2025 …
President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Bahrain Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa in the Oval Office.
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is considering resigning, according to Chairman of the Board of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Bill Pulte. “I’m encouraged by reports that Jerome Powell is considering resigning. I think this will be the right decision for …
He calls Fed chair clueless on Trumpnomics. Peter Navarro laying the groundwork to blame Fed Chair Powell for a slumping economy: “He doesn’t understand Trumpnomics. He doesn’t understand the supply side aspects of tax cuts and deregulation. And he doesn’t …
What’s happening now fits squarely within my thesis that Powell is using monetary policy not just to manage inflation, but as a geopolitical weapon of delay, designed to trap adversaries and force the world to bend to U.S. dollar hegemony. …
