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So basically the Fed is doing QE again. They are using the interest on reserves from their SOMA account to purchase treasuries at bond auctions. This is why the market is rising. The smart guys understand this. QE=higher stock prices. pic.twitter.com/k6eKdAwacD — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) August 10, 2025 “The Federal Reserve just bought $43.6 billion …
Student loan interest resumes today for nearly 8 million borrowers enrolled in Biden’s SAVE plan. The temporary 0% interest waiver expired August 1, after being quietly applied last year following legal scrutiny of the plan’s funding structure. Borrowers will now see interest pile on top of balances again. According to the Education Department, “Borrowers should …
BREAKING: 🇮🇱🇱🇧 Israel restarts bombing of Lebanon pic.twitter.com/GjgwkZUuUj — Megatron (@Megatron_ron) June 27, 2025
from Kerry Lutz’s Financial Survival Network Kerry hosted a discussion with Paul Oster from BetterQualified.com, focusing on the implications of a 50 basis point cut and new student loan forbearance rules. Paul Oster noted that the rate cut would have minimal effects on consumers, recommending that borrowers maintain higher payments to expedite debt repayment. He provided strategies for managing …
Sept. 16 (UPI) — Germany reintroduced temporary checks at all of its land borders on Monday in a move that ruffled the feathers of its neighbors but found strong support among its domestic conservatives. The government on Monday extended checks to its borders with France, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands and Denmark along with those already …
by confoundedinterest17 Money, money! The various talking heads from The Federal Reserve keep jawboning about whether to raise rates or not. One of the major drivers of inflation is … money. M2 Money growth YoY is growing again (blue line)! And with it, inflation has been rekindled. Mortgage rates? There is a lag between M2 …
via DAVID JENSEN: On Wednesday January 3, 2024 the Bank of Canada (BoC) restarted its Overnight Repurchase (Repo) operation with an initial injection of $4.85 Billion CAD into the financial system – one or more bank or eligible financial institution lacked sufficient overnight liquidity and was unwilling or unable to sell assets to raise such …