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Musk realizes DC is a complete cesspool; Powell’s next move could very well be to hike interest rates.
Musk is done IMO. He realizes DC is a complete cesspool. Back to continue being the greatest innovator in this generation and focusing on his companies. https://t.co/mEJlLUjAnC — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) May 25, 2025 🚨 RINO Republicans not codifying @DOGE …
Trump eyes fannie mae freddie mac privatization, homebuyers brace for higher rates
uhh… WOW! https://t.co/pDlpOfxWQt — Roberto Rios (@peruvian_bull) May 21, 2025 Trump announced he’s seriously considering privatizing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two government-backed companies that support the mortgage market by buying loans from banks and turning them into securities. This …
CBO seen too rosy market rates imply interest costs doubling to 6% GDP
The CBO’s projections are arguably too optimistic because they assume lower interest rates than what the market is expecting. Using market rates, interest expense is set to double to 6% of GDP over the next 10 years. That why the …
Birth rates are plummeting. The global population is collapsing.
Seems obvious, people need to have more children and govts. ignore it….except for Orban in Hungary.pic.twitter.com/b6bWXt0TmQ — floridanow1 (@floridanow1) May 16, 2025
How is Trump supposed to deliver max growth with trillion-dollar investments when rates are still sky-high?
$SPY 588 How is Trump supposed to deliver max growth with trillion-dollar investments when rates are still sky-high? The market may be celebrating over-the-counter deals, but let’s be real, who’s paying back these massive loans? Same playbook every time: distract …
The trends in housing are not good in 2025. Rates are high, inventories are rising, and people are getting foreclosed on.
The trends in housing are not good in 2025. Rates are high, inventories are rising, and people are getting foreclosed on. California inventories are up 40%. pic.twitter.com/qxbnXntKDT — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) May 13, 2025 Great fucking news, US rents are …
Global long term bond markets are weak again today. Higher rates will solve the overspending in households and governments.
Let them eat cake 🍰 pic.twitter.com/oo61kcRt9x — The Great Martis (@great_martis) May 13, 2025 Seeing another push higher across yields today after CPI, with some noteworthy exceptions pic.twitter.com/bWQH9ht1Cx — Markets & Mayhem (@Mayhem4Markets) May 13, 2025 Is the bond market …
Lower mortgage rates just don’t seem to be in the cards for this summer. Sorry, Housing Market!
Lower mortgage rates just don’t seem to be in the cards for this summer Sorry, Housing Market! pic.twitter.com/CCbABMbirx — Amy Nixon (@texasrunnerDFW) May 12, 2025 https://twitter.com/Jedi_ant/status/1921663824295350763 pic.twitter.com/UCl19LyfeK — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) May 12, 2025
Stagflation threat could push rates higher for longer; Lenders to tech and VC face wave of credit pain…
“In a stagflation scenario, the risk is that rates will be higher for longer and credit losses will begin to accumulate, in particular for lenders to tech, growth, and VC, where borrowers are characterized by having no earnings and low …
The Federal Reserve has kept rates unchanged. They are warning of higher risks due to tariff shock. Markets continue to price-in 3 interest rate cuts this year.
The Federal Reserve has kept rates unchanged. They are warning of higher risks due to tariff shock. Here we go… — Gold Telegraph ⚡ (@GoldTelegraph_) May 7, 2025 FED DECISION HIGHLIGHTS – MAY 7, 2025 1.Interest rates held steady for …
Paul Tudor Jones: “For me, it’s pretty clear. You have Trump who’s locked in on tariffs. You have the Fed who’s locked in on not cutting rates. That’s not good for the stock market,”
“For me, it’s pretty clear. You have Trump who’s locked in on tariffs. You have the Fed who’s locked in on not cutting rates. That’s not good for the stock market,” 👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/4q3f48LSmT — Kalani o Māui (@MauiBoyMacro) May 6, …
Doge’d! Federal Job Hires Decline, Native-born Jobs Increase (Fed Likely To Keep Rates The Same)
by confoundedinterest17 The April Jobs report blew away the tariff crash hysteria. 177k jobs were added, far better than the doomsayers predicted. Even better, more jobs went to native-born workers than foreign-born workers. Even better still, Federal jobs decreased (thanks to Doge). …
Tariffs choke supply lowering rates only fuels inflation. Stimulus fails when there’s nothing left to buy.
You cannot fix a supply shock with either fiscal or monetary stimulus. Real consumption is set by the quantity of goods and services available, and tariffs pull those real goods and services out of the economy. Lowering interest rates won’t …
Folks still want Treasurys… biggest 4wk inflow in two years. And rates marginally lower over that 4 week period!
And rates marginally lower over that 4 week period! I was promised an apocalypse! pic.twitter.com/LI9S16eHje — Glen Evans (@Glen_Evans_01) April 25, 2025
Warren begged Powell to cut rates, now slams Trump for same demand
This is exactly what people are so dang tired of. Say one thing if your side is in power and another if the other side is in power. Do what is right for the country! — MoSmith (@MoSmithHMC) April 22, …
White House may slash China tariffs in major policy reversal. New plan splits goods into two tiers at 35 and 100 percent rates
TRUMP MAY CUT CHINA TARIFFS TO EASE TENSIONS The Trump administration is weighing major tariff cuts on Chinese imports—possibly by over 50%—to reduce trade tensions, sources say. No final decision has been made, and options remain open. One idea is …
E-cigarettes causes high rates of COPD
E-cigarette use is linked to increased risk of COPD and possibly hypertension, though less harmful than traditional smoking, which raises risks for several serious conditions. A Johns Hopkins Medicine-led study analyzing health data from nearly 250,000 diverse individuals over a four-year period …
ECB rate cuts signal Europe’s move toward zero rates
Markets price sub-2% rates with German 2-year falling under 1.7%… Something big just happened in Europe… and almost no one is talking about it. Last week, the ECB cut rates again — their 7th rate cut since last June — …
Interest rates slashed, undervalued commodities, and gold poised for huge growth.
“Natural resource assets have never been more undervalued, in my view. Most commodity prices are trading near historical lows when measured against gold. We’re at the early stage of recognizing that the monetary issues we face can’t be resolved unless …
Central Banks Are Being Forced To Lower Interest Rates Now
Central bankers all over the world kept saying, nah, we’re not going to do it this time. They weren’t going to race to the bottom, cutting their interest rates back down to historical lows. And the data keeps coming in …
30-year mortgage rates just hit 7.50%, the highest since January.
30-year mortgage rates just hit 7.50%, the highest since January. Buying or refinancing a home just got even harder. pic.twitter.com/2lCnjDCwmA — Michael Burry Stock Tracker ♟ (@burrytracker) April 15, 2025
ECB set to cut rates by 25bps to 2.25%; Bank of Canada likely to hold at 2.75%
‼️Central banks rate decisions scheduled for the next week: The European Central Bank is expected to cut rates by another 25 basis points down to 2.25% as the economy rapidly slowed. The Bank of Canada is likely to hold at …
Mortgage rates climb back to 7%
https://twitter.com/FinanceLancelot/status/1910788259770147302 https://twitter.com/akm515/status/1910812182364795356 https://twitter.com/onechancefreedm/status/1910793081261089209 It has undoubtedly been an extremely volatile week for financial markets and that includes the U.S. bond market to be sure. As an example, the poster child for the U.S. bond market, the 10yr Treasury, saw its …
President Trump says “oil prices are down, interest rates are down… and there is NO INFLATION.”
BREAKING: President Trump says "oil prices are down, interest rates are down… and there is NO INFLATION." pic.twitter.com/cK1p8RKlTt — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) April 7, 2025
Mortgage Applications Decline -1.6% From Previous Week (30Y Mortgage Rates UP 137% Since Biden Was Elected President)
by confoundedinterest17 The mortgage market got its mind set on a recovery, but Biden’s mindless economic policies have jammed up the mortgage market. Example? Mortgage applications are down in a season where they typically increase. Mortgage applications decreased 1.6 percent from …
Volcker’s 18% rates crushed inflation—Druckenmiller saw it and went all in.
Druckenmiller "So, the next thing that happened when I started at Duquesne, Ronald Reagan had become President, and we had a radical man named Paul Volcker running the Federal Reserve and inflation was 12 percent. The whole world thought it …