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Banking, Stocks

“Why Treasury yields keep rising, causing pain for stock-market investors”

“…The benchmark 10-year yield BX:TMUBMUSD10Y finished at its highest close since Nov. 7, 2007, at 4.307%, while the 30-year rate BX:TMUBMUSD30Y ended at 4.411% or its highest since April 28, 2011. The 30-year rate has jumped 87.3 basis points since April, while its 10-year counterpart… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Deflation could soon hit the US as real estate and stock prices are at risk of crashing, economist says”

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/deflation-could-soon-hit-us-012106807.html I don’t care what the article says. I’ve already said deflation is more of a risk. Also I already said if the market crashes that would be prime time to buy stock. Save money for now and wait for… Continue Reading…

Real Estate

“Mortgage rates could hit 8%, economists say, citing a worrying sign not seen since the Great Recession”

“…Three experts told MarketWatch that if the economy continues to show signs of strength, and the U.S. Federal Reserve hikes its benchmark interest rate once again, rates could go up to 8%.  High rates have already taken a toll on… Continue Reading…

Business

“Walmart earnings smash expectations…”

“…In the retail giant’s second quarter earnings release, out before the market open on Thursday, Walmart posted same-store sales that rose 6.30%, more than the 4.04% expected, according to data from Bloomberg. Foot traffic increased for Walmart, up 2.8%, along with… Continue Reading…

Business

I noticed its not easy to find economic news on China…

I did some digging and I found some good resources for news happening in China. info is hard to come by because of all the white washing in news articles. It makes it hard to understand whats going on. It’s… Continue Reading…

Economy, Stocks

“China Stocks Drop as More Grim Economic Data Outweigh Stimulus Measures”

Chinese stocks continued to slide lower on Tuesday amid further signs that the world’s second-largest economy is in retreat. Not even substantial stimulus measures from China’s central bank have been enough to fully stem the bleeding in the stock market.… Continue Reading…

Business, Stocks

“Home Depot Tops Earnings Estimates, Launches $15 Billion Stock Buyback”

https://finance.yahoo.com/m/7a5dbac6-51ee-38c9-8218-f8bd736dac4e/home-depot-tops-earnings.html The article is behind a paywall but the headline is useful. There’s a 15 billion dollar buyback.

Business

“IBM Plans To Replace Nearly 8,000 Jobs With AI — These Jobs Are First to Go”

“IBM CEO Arvind Krishna announced a hiring pause in May, but that’s not all. Later that month, the CEO also stated the company plans to replace nearly 8,000 jobs with AI. Krishna noted that back-office functions, specifically in the human resources (HR)… Continue Reading…

Banking

“Fitch warns it may be forced to downgrade dozens of banks, including JPMorgan Chase”

“A Fitch Ratings analyst warned that the U.S. banking industry has inched closer to another source of turbulence — the risk of sweeping rating downgrades on dozens of U.S. banks that could even include the likes of JPMorgan Chase“ https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/15/fitch-warns-it-may-be-forced-to-downgrade-dozens-of-banks.html How does it feel JPMorgan?… Continue Reading…

Economy

“China’s Economic Recovery Faces Risks From Property Crisis”

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/china-economic-recovery-faces-fresh-210000125.html This article seems like a white wash at best and badly written at worse so I’ll just do a quick recap instead of quoting the article. There’s multiple crisis hitting China all at once. The property crisis, weak investment… Continue Reading…