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Powell said the Unemployment Rate was now more important than payroll numbers…4.4% is a new cycle high. Highest since 2021. Fed officials voicing concerns about private credit lately.

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 about lifers, things are quite serious. pic.twitter.com/sC3uUFrdKq — Mr. VIX (@yieldsearcher) November 20, 2025 Everything’s …

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U.S. layoffs in October hit the highest level since 2003. Consumer sentiment dropped another 6%. Powell says job creation is “close to zero” due to AI

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 — Kalshi (@Kalshi) November 7, 2025 The top 10% of U.S. households hold 87% of all …

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Fed’s QT Surprise! Powell Announced That Maturing Mortgage-backed Securities (MBSs) Will Be Reinvested Into Short-term Treasury Bills

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 Treasury bills instead of longer-duration Treasuries, signaling a shift toward a shorter-duration balance sheet. 🧭 …

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Prevaricating Powell Makes the Blunder of the Century

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 to lower interest rates one more time was his naive claim that AI stocks are …

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GoFundMe CEO admits people are now using his platform to pay for groceries as the cost-of-living crisis spirals out of control

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, 2025 People are literally crowdfunding groceries. Let that sink in. The CEO of GoFundMe says …

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Nice bubble you’ve got there, Jerome Powell – A bubble 17x dot-com 4x subprime; Fed’s Goolsbee: We are seeing both sides of Fed’s mandate deteriorate.

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 got there, Jerome Powell – would be a shame if anything were to happen it …

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President Trump posts a picture of himself firing Fed Chair Powell.

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 Fired!” while Powell slumps beside a cardboard box and potted plant. Accompanying the meme, Trump …

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Powell targets AI bubble to cool the economy

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 one thin $NVDA string and if they aren’t able to start round-tripping revenues with Martians, …

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Most don’t realize it. But we just experienced what might be the greatest blowoff top since the DotCom bust. Powell saying sell?

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 an everyone has too much money bubble — Ben Carlson (@awealthofcs) September 23, 2025 JEROME …

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Powell is telling everyone we have stagflation And the market is saying, they don’t give a F**K

**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 if you included a "Slowdown" period…. Like 2007-09 or 2001? 😁 Macrobond's chart clearly show …

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4 ways Powell just confirmed the economy is getting worse

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% vs. 2.5% last year. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell just admitted the economy has fewer job …

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Powell signals caution, avoids rate cuts, and keeps inflation and labor pressures in focus while markets misread the hawkish message

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, and risks to employment are to the downside — a challenging situation,” Powell said. Stocks …

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This is going to be a different Jackson Hole speech from Powell. No wonder the market is so jittery about it. $QQQ put skew is near a 3-yr high

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 getting it back to 2%. pic.twitter.com/fCHSBNpRt2 — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) August 20, 2025 Mag 7 …

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Bowman wants three rate cuts. Payroll growth just cratered. The Fed held steady.

“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/ The Fed’s dual mandate is breaking down. Inflation’s near target. Jobs are slipping. Tariffs are …

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Trump calls Powell stubborn moron as job data worsens. Fed urged to cut rates now.

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, AND DO WHAT EVERYONE KNOWS HAS TO BE DONE!” https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-fed-board-should-assume-control-if-powell-wont-lower-interest-rates-2025-08-01/ Powell had to wait until …

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Powell warns businesses hold the tariff burden now but eventual price hikes for consumers are imminent.

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 Powell It looks like Trump made a mistake https://t.co/P25q5bjEba — sandile swana (@sandileswana) July 31, …

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Trump unloads on Powell after fifth rate hold

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. Bond yields stayed elevated. The Fed’s statement cited “uncertain conditions” and stuck to the “higher …

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Powell ain’t cutting rates

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 ready for more inflation. pic.twitter.com/N3KC7Idemh — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) July 30, 2025 You can kiss …

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Trump says he doesn’t ‘think it’s necessary’ to fire Jerome Powell

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 reporters he doesn’t want to “Monday morning quarterback” and said he doesn’t believe it’s “necessary” …

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Powell drops monetary talk, urges big banks to compete and hold capital: Fed opens door to changes in risk rules

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 at 10:04 AM Eastern. No policy lines. Just structure. Fed is reviewing how it calculates …

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No, we don’t need rate cuts. Powell should have been fired years ago, but not now. Trump won’t fire Powell. If the economy goes into freefall, he has a scapegoat until May 2026.

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 Trump won't fire Powell: if economy goes into freefall, he has a scapegoat until May …

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Rumor? Fed Chair Jerome Powell Considering Resigning

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 America, and the economy will boom,” Pulte said. Statement from Chairman of the Board of …

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Navarro blames Powell for economic slump…

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 have clue about tariffs.” pic.twitter.com/qxqB7FO0dc — Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) July 7, 2025

Powell weaponizes monetary policy to hold global grip, tariffs give Fed cover to delay rate cuts, BRICS nations caught in dollar’s tightening vise…

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. The recent stalling of a September rate cut isn’t just about economic data; it’s about …

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