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2025 treated the market well. What a great year for stocks. S&P 500 +16.9%Dow +13.5%Nasdaq +20.8%Russell 2000 +11.3% The recipe for a great year for #stocks =The AI BoomResilient (higher income) consumersCost cuttingGood supply chain management to minimize tariffs… pic.twitter.com/YLMOg7Sh6m …
Interesting perspective, it somehow makes sense. South Korea and China are already in a demographic collapse which will be difficult to reverse. Isn’t it cute though how Paris sticks out? The French have always been so romantic. pic.twitter.com/qbW0XKl1jU — Michael …
As investors navigate the fluctuating landscape of 2025, certain dividend stocks continue to stand out for their resilience and reliability. Here, I’ll discuss ten noteworthy Forever Dividend Stocks that have not only weathered the market’s volatility but have consistently rewarded …
A growing number of African countries are turning to gold to hedge geopolitical risk and protect against currency losses. Nigeria, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, and several other African nations have made moves to increase gold reserves, bring their gold home, and …
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Gold coming off its highs in New York trading but Silver prices refuse to be smashed!#Silver wants to challenge $26+/oz area breakout this week, perhaps even today? We are close to something big. We are close! pic.twitter.com/oGSwtWxbMx — Peter Spina …
AP: Russia's economy is growing despite Western pressure After more than two years of the special operation in Ukraine, little has changed economically for most Russians. And this despite large-scale sanctions that have seriously limited Moscow’s trade with Europe, the …
via Douglas French The wordsmiths at the Federal Reserve wisely omitted the line about a “sound and resilient” banking system in its statement on January 31. That same day shares of New York Community Bank plunged when the bank announced …
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/25/gdp-q4-2023-the-us-economy-grew-at-a-3point3percent-pace-in-the-fourth-quarter.html The economy grew much faster than expected in the final three months of 2023, as the U.S. easily skirted a recession that many forecasters had thought was inevitable, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. Gross domestic product, a measure of …
In the last 24 hours: – Mortgage rates hit +8.09%– Credit card interest rate hits record high– Car loan interest rate hits highest since 2001– Oil prices jump highest in 6 months– China planning +$137 billion stimulus– War continues on …
Delinquency Rate on Credit Card Loans, All Commercial Bank. The “resilient consumer” choochoo train is slowly but surely headed towards the cliff. We have been saying it almost forever, but the train is closing in slowly for the big crash. …
Yes, it's extraordinarily resilient — supported now still by a Fed balance sheet that exploded. Despite their claims that they were going to reduce it, the Fed has made no real progress in QT in making it smaller. https://t.co/FeodVcuiPB — …
by BoatSurfer600 Source: Sagar Singh LinkedIn Labour market still remains hot as shortages loom. The stagflation is upon us in Europe. pic.twitter.com/Nyt39eG6JV — The Macro Guy (@SagarSinghSetia) June 28, 2023 Remember 2008? It’s happening again! Some European countries are exhibiting …
US BANKING SYSTEM IS SOUND AND RESILIENT. — The Macro Pulse (@TheMacroPulse) June 21, 2023 of course it is.. pic.twitter.com/LskTAKVwHG — *nothing*to*see*here* (@_TE_Para_) June 21, 2023