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👀 👀 This is what usually happens once the rate cuts start. pic.twitter.com/ocumfep07B — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) September 9, 2025 Wall Street has a new religion: the rate cut. But to receive its blessings — beefier market valuations, more robust …
911K Job Growth Revisions Color me not surprised. https://t.co/xWCzOX1Im4 pic.twitter.com/jCjWB3pON3 — Samantha LaDuc (@SamanthaLaDuc) September 9, 2025 Big 50bps cut at the next FOMC meeting is a lock: https://t.co/thO5HFLVos — Sold At The Top (@soldatthetop) September 9, 2025 The US …
Everyday costs are exploding. Gas is up 94 percent. Electricity is up 78 percent. Fuel is up 49 percent. Hotels are up 38 percent. Rent and food are up 25 percent. Average earnings have fallen 2.8 percent. Citizens are being …
GB News star Miriam Cates sits down with data scientist and demographer Stephen J Shaw to examine why birth rates are falling, what the figures reveal about women having fewer children, and how shifting societal norms could influence the next …
1️⃣ Japan – 2.3% (July) 2️⃣ U.S. – 4.3% 3️⃣ U.K. – 4.7% (Q2) 4️⃣ Italy – 6.0% (July) 5️⃣ Germany – 6.3% 6️⃣ Canada – 7.1% 7️⃣ France – 7.5% (Q2) Read Maritime combined, 3/4 of the population aren’t …
According to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED), based on official BLS data: 2022: 3.5% 2023: 3.8% 2024: 4.1% June 2025: 4.1% July 2025: 4.2% August 2025: 4.3%
by confoundedinterest17 Not exactly the Guns Of August. More like a wet cap gun firing. The jobs report for August showed only 22k jobs added. U-3 unemployment rate rose to 4.3%. U-6 unemployment and part-time rose to 8.1%. Total private …
Over 300,000 jobs vanished from the books in four months, the labor market was never strong. The Fed is late: Based on recent data, President Trump's calls for rate cuts beginning ~5 months ago were correct. And, it's even more …
The system’s crumbling, gold’s at $3500, a dead canary in a coal mine. Central banks cut rates as inflation hits 3%, pure sabotage dressed up as policy. Yields at 30-year peaks shout panic, not control. They’re pumping a bubble to …
via notayesmanseconomics This morning the focus is back on the Bank of England and we cam start with something which will match the new autumnal mood for the weather at least for the research student presenting the morning meeting. “August …
Truflation has been arguing that inflation is a non-problem and calling for the Fed to cut rates (below). But their latest readings are flashing a yellow to red flag on inflation. August 4th is labeled. It was 1.65%. Today it …
Failure wears the mask of governance. Karoline Leavitt did not hold a press briefing. She delivered a postmortem. “Your leaders are lying to you — and they have been failing you for decades.” link Chicago murders explode in numbers that …
The fertility rate for England and Wales has fallen for the third year in a row to reach a record low, figures show. The total fertility rate across both countries, meaning the average number of live children women can expect …
How the HELL is Trump demanding rate cuts not a direct conflict of interest? -Trump empire tied to real estate -Entire fam heavily into crypto -Extended fam run PE/VC/investment firms -DTJ buys ~$100m worth of bonds This is absolutely absurd …
Too many babies are dying. Too many babies have already died. Too few are shouting that the collapse is not a coincidence. Mississippi is bleeding life before it even begins. Each number is a scream. Each statistic is a failure …
https://twitter.com/AlessioTMAD/status/1959952991399596149 Bloomberg U.S. Financial Conditions Index has risen to highest since late February (near when S&P 500 peaked that month) pic.twitter.com/eDKvF0VSx9 — Liz Ann Sonders (@LizAnnSonders) August 25, 2025 Bloomberg @economics’ Fed Sentiment NLP Model jumped by 0.49 points on …
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, …
Trump is not playing coy. On Wednesday he blasted Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook with a blunt demand: “Resign, now!!!” The trigger? A Bloomberg report of a possible mortgage fraud probe, amplified by his allies. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-calls-fed-governor-cook-131136021.html BREAKING: The US Department …
DC crime since the announcement of federal control versus the 7 days prior: Robbery ⬇️46%ADW ⬇️6%Carjacking ⬇️83%Car Theft ⬇️21%Violent Crime ⬇️22%Property Crime ⬇️6%All Crimes⬇️8% While federal assistance gives us a boost, we must repeal the misguided Comprehensive… — DC Police …
$UNH has filed for 26% increase in ACA rates for the next year. Even $OSCR filed for 21% increase. Healthcare companies are set to see a V-shaped margin recovery next year. It’s currently the cheapest S&P 500 sector at 16 …
Socialism’s track record: 100% failure rate. Mamdani’s confidence level: Still 100%. Math was never their strong suit. — so what, now what? (@_sowhatnowwhat) August 13, 2025 Sun Fresh Market at Linwood and Prospect closed this week Taxpayer investment: nearly $29 …
“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 is about to cut rates while everything else hits all-time highs. Stocks, homes, rents, bitcoin, gold, household wealth — all at records. Unemployment sits at 4.2%. Inflation stays high. J.P. Morgan expects four rate cuts to bring the …
“83% of S&P 500 companies beat EPS estimates in Q2 2025” https://www.factset.com/earningsinsight But the real driver? A 15% USD slide from 109 to 96. That FX tailwind inflated overseas earnings, padded margins, and made weak quarters look strong. Consensus EPS …
What you’re not told about these Americans crying due to their student loans She paid $36,000 over 2 years. Her loan payoff is over $90,000 after all these payments, which is more than what she borrowed They’re paying their loans …
May’s jobs gain was revised down by 125,000, from 144,000 to 19,000. June’s jobs gain was revised down by 133,000, from 147,000 to 14,000. Together, that cuts 258,000 jobs from official data in two months. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm July added 73,000 jobs, …
Stock futures opened sharply lower. Dow futures shed about 0.8%, S&P 500 futures dropped 0.9%, and Nasdaq 100 futures fell 1%. Earnings weakness added pressure, but Trump’s tariff shock dominated headlines. “The average tariff rate roughly on reciprocal is going …
Housing is more broken than most admit. Cutting rates won’t fix it. Prices remain too high and wages too low to afford a home. Inventory shortages in key regions make matters worse. First-time buyers are pushing 40 years old on …
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. …
