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Trump says $2,000 stimulus checks could come ‘toward end of the year’
Trump says $2,000 stimulus checks could come ‘toward end of the year’ https://t.co/UTF37aXICG — Austin Statesman (@statesman) January 9, 2026 President Donald Trump said he could begin sending $2,000 stimulus checks to Americans “toward the end of the year” using revenue from tariffs, stating he would not need congressional approval to do so, according to …
There have been 1.1 million layoffs in 2025, up 44% from 2024. Bush signs a multibillion-dollar stimulus in Feb 2008, yet even bold measures couldn’t fully stop the collapse.
U.S.-based employers announced 153,074 job cuts in October, up 175% from the 55,597 cuts announced in October 2024. It is up 183% from the 54,064 job cuts announced one month prior, according to a report released Thursday from global outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. “October’s pace of job cutting was much …
Tokyo cannot raise yields without blowing up its budget and cannot hold them down without crushing the yen and investors are piling into the debasement trade
Japan's government says it may "intervene" before the Japanese Yen to US Dollar ratio reaches 160. Over the last 2 months, the Yen has gone from 145 to 157 as a $110B+ stimulus package is coming byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts I agree, but does it really solve anything for Japan? With all the helicopter money, a demographic …
Every major economy just opened the stimulus floodgates. Inflation is coming back whether they admit it or not.
Current situation: 1. The US is preparing $2,000 stimulus checks 2. Japan is preparing a $110 billion stimulus package 3. China has approved a $1.4 trillion stimulus package 4. The Fed is officially ending QT on December 1st 5. The US is issuing~$1.9 trillion in treasures per year 6. Canada is restarting its Quantitative Easing …
Bessent unveils twin stimulus push
THE U.S. TREASURY SECRETARY BESSENT JUST CONFIRMED TWO MAJOR STIMULUS PLANS. Treasury Secretary Bessent revealed that the administration is working on two separate initiatives aimed at supporting families and stimulating the economy. 1️⃣ $2,000 Rebate Plan Families earning under $100,000 could soon receive a $2,000 direct rebate. This would work as a tax credit or …
The market is being propped up while regular people are tapped out, and the push for new stimulus will only make the cost of living rise even faster
The stock market is being pushed up by the same small group every single day and you can tell they’re running out of room. It’s getting harder for them to keep the illusion going. The tape looks forced. Every rally looks like someone holding a beach ball underwater and their hands are slipping. Meanwhile regular …
Trump says that a tariff stimulus check of $2,000 will be paid to “everyone,” except rich people. Bessent softens the $2,000 promise, saying it may only be tax adjustments, not checks.
If the money is real, someone else is absorbing the pain quietly. NEW – Trump says that a tariff stimulus check of $2,000 will be paid to "everyone," except rich people. pic.twitter.com/X4ZgeCPIsY — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) November 9, 2025 TRUMP: “PEOPLE THAT ARE AGAINST TARIFFS ARE FOOLS!” “People that are against Tariffs are FOOLS! We are …
Tariffs in name, stimulus in practice — Washington’s cover story for pumping cash into a weakening economy
This is basically a stimulus plan dressed up as a rebate. The idea of using tariff money makes it sound like it’s paid for, but in reality it’s closer to a form of universal basic income. And the timing says a lot, the economy’s clearly showing cracks: job losses are starting, oil prices are falling …
BREAKING: President Trump is reportedly considering giving taxpayers $1,000 to $2,000 stimulus checks funded by tariff revenue.
Tax U.S. companies. Pay proceeds to taxpayers. Taxpayers pay higher prices on goods that are taxed more. Makes a lot of sense when you don’t think about it! — Reef Insights (@ReefInsights) October 2, 2025 We are in full-blown communism!The tariff tax on U.S. citizens is being given back as a stimulus check. pic.twitter.com/qx0rkr17MN — …
China’s industrial profits just cratered 9.1% in May. Mining down 29%. Auto profits off 11.9%. State firms bleeding. Stimulus failing.
China’s industrial profits dropped 9.1% in May 2025 compared to the same month last year. That is the sharpest monthly decline since October. The fall is not isolated. It is part of a broader contraction that has now stretched across multiple sectors and quarters. Beijing’s stimulus efforts are not catching. The engine is sputtering. Cumulative …
Should Trump Fire Powell? YES (Fed Hasn’t Removed The Covid Stimulus And Should, Rates Too High)
by confoundedinterest17 Should President Trump fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell and replace his with someone else like Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent? The answer is … YES! Why? First, there was a massive response to the Covid outbreak in 2020. And the monetary stimulus (aka, stimulypto) has never been removed. The Fed Funds Target Rate (upper …
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 make more stuff. It will just make more… https://t.co/gkkkGOZeXz — Megan McArdle (@asymmetricinfo) April 28, …
Trump’s 2020 stimulus kept economy afloat, Biden cashed in… now Trump faces mess
Trump’s stimulus kept the economy afloat in 2020. Biden inherited the benefits, rode the bull market, and walked away before the cracks turned into craters. Now, Trump is back at the wheel, facing an economic mess that was years in the making. Biden’s presidency was defined by easy money. Checks were sent, loans were paused, …
The Biden administration pumped the economy full of artificial stimulus, but now the hangover is here.
Retail sales data confirms what many already knew—the economy was juiced to mask deeper problems. Now, as stimulus runs dry, the lower-income consumer is collapsing. The administration’s money-printing spree fueled corruption, not prosperity. Chicago Fed retail sales data shows the consumer hit a wall in January (-.4%) and fell off a cliff in February (-.8%). …
The US plans yet another fiscal stimulus
via notayesmanseconomics The start of the second Presidential term of Donald Trump has seen quite a few policy changes. But there is one area where things are looking rather familiar so let us take a look. Here is the Financial Times from earlier. The US House of Representatives has passed a budget blueprint that calls …
Will You Get a $5,000 DOGE Stimulus Check?
Love him or hate him, Elon Musk has some truly enormous plans for slashing government waste and cutting federal spending. Trump and Musk say DOGE could return 20% of its savings to taxpayers, too! Is your $5,000 DOGE stimulus check is on its way? By Peter Reagan Public domain image via The White House If there …
IRS sending out $2.4 billion worth of stimulus checks: Are you eligible to receive one? Average is $1,400.00
U.S. taxpayers may be in line to receive a stimulus check by the end of January if they did not claim the Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2021 tax return, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. The IRS said the decision came about after reviewing internal data which showed eligible taxpayers who filed a return …
A New Round of Stimulus Checks Inbound – But There’s a Catch
The IRS recently announced they’re sending $2.4 billion in unclaimed pandemic-era stimulus checks. Everybody loves “free money,” right? Well, there’s only one small problem – that free money isn’t really free… By Peter Reagan Everyone loves to get “free money.” After all, isn’t that how you think about receiving a refund check from the IRS …
You know things are bad when 1.4trillion of stimulus causes a sell off. The whole world is about to go into Adani mode.
Those stimulus were never aimed to pump #stocks as was (on purpose) misrepresented by western media sir 🥲👇🏻 https://t.co/0OKJ4IrzGJ — JustDario 🏊♂️ (@DarioCpx) November 22, 2024 China is panicking: Last week ALONE, China ETFs saw $2 billion of outflows, marking the largest weekly outflow in history. Despite deploying pandemic-like stimulus, recent data suggests that China's …
China’s 10 TRILLION in Stimulus Is Failing Massively
Is there era of massive government “stimulus” finally over? Bonds are certain it is. The Chinese are doing their best to make sure that’s the result, in large part because they don’t know what to do. That much is becoming clear and the implications are already going global. Just ask anyone with oil.
China unveiled more stimulus actions for its property sector—investors weren’t pleased, again
Not enough’ Macquarie’s global economists Larry Hu and Yuxiao Zhang wrote in a note on Thursday that the measures “may not be enough to turn the housing market around.” The note added that it would have been better if authorities had expanded a program announced in May that would allow the government to act as …
Investors underestimate China’s delay in economic stimulus, requiring at least 5% of GDP. Deflationary pressure intensifies.
Investors are underestimating just how behind the curve China is in stimulating its economy. Looking at the chart below, it is clear that a 5% of GDP stimulus package is the minimum needed just to prevent growth from weakening further. Investors are underestimating just how behind the curve China is in stimulating its economy. Looking …
China’s finance minister says there is room for more economic stimulus but offers no plan
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government is looking at additional ways to boost the economy, Finance Minister Lan Fo’an said Saturday, but he stopped short of unveiling a major new stimulus plan that analysts and stock investors were hoping for. Lan’s remarks left the door open for such a plan in the future but he …
Look mummy, no stimulus.
Look mummy, no stimulus. https://t.co/K0LMwLcNzf pic.twitter.com/6vooCMyM8L — The Great Martis (@great_martis) October 9, 2024 Hang Seng Index pic.twitter.com/49gaT9om2D — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) October 9, 2024 🇨🇳📉SHANGHAI COMPOSITE INDEX CLOSED DOWN 230.92 POINTS, OR 6.62%, AT 3258.86 SHENZHEN COMPONENT INDEX CLOSED DOWN 937.29 POINTS, OR 8.15%, AT 10557.81 CSI 300 INDEX CLOSED DOWN 300.11 POINTS, …
China announces special bond to support economy, no major stimulus
China’s economic planner outlined new measures to support the struggling economy; however, the government refrained from implementing significant new stimulus. China’s National Development and Reform Commission Chairman Zheng Shanjie on Tuesday announced a special purpose bond issuance to local governments to spur their growth. He explained that ultra-long special sovereign bonds totaling CNY 1 trillion have …
Something is seriously wrong in China and it’s too late for stimulus.
It all began with a massive collapse in Chinese real estate. It even prompted the bankruptcy of Evergrande, one of China’s largest real estate giants. Currently, China's real estate market is BELOW 2008 levels, down over 80% from its recent all time highs. pic.twitter.com/Rgt6ftox1n — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) September 29, 2024 Ray Dalio recently …
China’s massive stimulus is missing a key ingredient: a way to revive the nation’s consumers
Want change? Help consumers “This economy has many deep, structural, fundamental problems that cannot be turned around just simply by a stimulus package,” Tianlei Huang told Business Insider. “I think it’s probably a bit too early to celebrate.” The Peterson Institute for International Economics research fellow explained that Tuesday’s stimulus boost will be offset by …
China shows 2008-like panic, launching pandemic-level stimulus to combat looming recession.
The first signs of weakness came after China’s HY real estate index fell a massive 82% in just over 2 years. This came as Evergrande, one of China’s real estate giants, filed Chapter 15 bankruptcy. This put the index back down to 2008-levels, but barely anyone talked about it. pic.twitter.com/OYhpxKCVBo — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) …