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FOMC official: Interest rates maintained at 3.5% to 3.75% for third straight time… Powell’s chairmanship expires next month; markets obsess over his “staying power”… Fed Statement: “Inflation remains elevated,” fueled by recent global energy shocks… The Warsh Shadow: Investors look …
People keep trying to drag this into crash talk while the tape is telling a different story. Breadth is firming and buyers keep showing up on every dip, so a short rally makes more sense than another doom cycle right …
“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/ …
Berkshire Hathaway’s cash position is now 30% of their total assets, the most in history 🚨 Probably Fine? pic.twitter.com/ILr70bCct7 — Barchart (@Barchart) August 3, 2025 Berkshire Hathaway’s cash is now 30% of its total assets, the highest in its history. …
BREAKING: April PCE inflation, the Fed's preferred inflation measure, FALLS to 2.1%, below expectations of 2.2%. Core PCE inflation FALLS to 2.5%, in-line with expectations of 2.5%. PCE inflation is now at its lowest level since September 2024. All eyes …
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept its key interest rate unchanged and signaled that just one cut is expected before the end of the year. The Federal Open Market Committee also indicated that it believes the long-run interest rate is …
In a delicate balancing act, the Federal Reserve chose to keep its benchmark interest rate steady, resisting the pressure to cut rates as the economy faces cooling growth alongside persistent inflationary pressures. As households and businesses await the central bank’s …
When everyone is telling you that you are so smart for buying #bitcoin at $73,000 and insulting you for doing the opposite. You might be entering into a good contrarian trade. That said, as I told Mike Maloney in an …
The car market in a nut-shell: 1) Interest rates at 20-year highs. 2) Consumer savings depleted. 3) Vehicle prices slowly normalizing (with some exceptions). And yet… sales volumes are fine. The real looming issue in the industry right now? Undoubtedly …
Bankruptcies steady drumbeat- JP Morgan$HYG $JNK $BKLN pic.twitter.com/izoky5PRZl — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) August 11, 2023 Credit is the next shoe to drop says Guggenheim CIO$HYG $JNK $BKLN pic.twitter.com/4x2DbwJiec — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) August 11, 2023 The Credit Market …
Darth Powell knows: This is the result of economic and social terrorism caused by the elite/donor class and Federal Reserve. Rewarding the most worthless, least productive members of society (asset price speculators) over actual production/innovation. https://t.co/UhRkGnrXJL — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) …