Spending slows down, layoffs speed up. Bonds are setting up the ultimate catch-up trade. All the hard data that feeds bonds is looking great (oil prices, housing data, growth data).

And now, it is showing up in the hard data. Credit card transactions began falling in a highly unseasonal manner in the last week of April. Spending slows down, layoffs speed up. It’s just that simple. pic.twitter.com/I7zBVDie5u — Spencer Hakimian …

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We Are Much Closer To A Major War With Iran, And Trump Warns That Anyone That Buys Iranian Oil “Will Not Be Allowed To Do Business With The United States Of America In Any Way, Shape, Or Form”

by Michael 2025 is going to be largely defined by whether there is a major war with Iran or not.  If a verifiable deal with Iran can be reached that prevents Iran from producing nuclear weapons, I will applaud the Trump …

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High-ranking Dem Jamie Raskin threatens countries that support Trump: ‘When we come back to power … we are not going to look kindly

Wait so an elected Government official is telling foreign countries to go against the President?? Sounds treasonous. pic.twitter.com/hj2AcDil5a — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) April 21, 2025 Rep. Jamie Raskin threatened foreign leaders who “facilitated authoritarianism in our country” by currying …

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