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The Fed insists it’s making “data-driven” decisions, but what if the data itself is broken? This month’s CPI report exposes a massive blind spot in how inflation is measured – and why bad numbers can lead to even worse policy choices… By Peter Reagan The federal government finally released the September 2025 Consumer Price Index (delayed due …
Rogan exposes flaws in wealth redistribution pitch… The conversation started off strong for Bernie, as he returned to his 2015–2016 form. Sanders shined a light on three mega-powerful investment firms with a massive grip on American politics: BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard. “The three of them combined are the major… pic.twitter.com/z9ew51zG62 — The Vigilant Fox …
One of the oddest things in the House budget bill was cutting the private market incentives in energy markets. 81% of incremental power generation will be crippled by that single stroke of the pen. How do we compete in AI and compete against China? They have an abundance of… pic.twitter.com/QOALsBwLum — Chamath Palihapitiya (@chamath) May …
Tech giants rethink the future… cc: @Dr_Gingerballs @DarioCpx @RealJimChanos pic.twitter.com/k0tc6pnf8R — Gordon Johnson (@GordonJohnson19) March 26, 2025 JIM CRAMER JUST TOLD NVIDIA $NVDA INVESTORS TO PREPARE FOR ‘TURBULENCE’ – CNBC pic.twitter.com/ezPTeeisqZ — Evan (@StockMKTNewz) March 26, 2025 Microsoft, $MSFT, has cancelled new data center projects in the US and Europe, per Bloomberg. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) …
This is like when reporters asked LeBron about the book he was reading, Collin. — Burt Macklin (@BurtMacklin_FBI) October 31, 2024
by confoundedinterest17 Jackson Browne appartently knew that the Biden/Harris economic recovery would run out of gas as soon as Federal spending started to slow down. The US economy is running on empty. Evidence? The Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) decreased to –0.28 in September from –0.01 in August. Two of the four broad categories of indicators used …
Watch live coverage as President Biden speaks at a campaign event in Madison, Wis., marking the start of a crucial weekend for his re-election bid as he continues to face criticism and calls to withdraw from the race after his debate against former President Trump.
The Dallas Federal Reserve’s somber report reveals a slight contraction in the service sector in January. Retail, in particular, nosedives with the fastest sales drop since April ’20, casting a shadow on the overall health of the economy. The modest employment gains in non-retail services provide only marginal relief, painting a worrisome picture for the …
Joe Biden stumbles multiple times walking up steps ahead of speech in Philadelphia… pic.twitter.com/howoKQYihh — Rare (@Rare) October 16, 2023 h/t Coastie Patriot
Global economy’s glide to ‘soft landing’ gets bumpy as bond yields jump WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Rocketing U.S. government bond yields that have led to a global jump in borrowing costs are raising new risks for economic policymakers hoping to lower inflation without triggering a major crisis. The world’s finance officials, who will gather …
by confoundedinterest17 I am anxiously waiting for the US inflation report tomorrow, so I am just looking at the US Treasury yield curve, mortgage rates and cryptos today. The US Treasury 10Y-2Y yield curve stumbled (just like Biden and Bidenomics) to -91.166 basis points as the turnaround in M2 Money growth has stalled. Bankrate’s 30Y …