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Banking, Economy

“US Inflation Picks Up, Signaling Bumpy Path for Fed”

“…The figures show the Federal Reserve is facing a bumpy path to tame inflation, which risks staying elevated in coming months should prices of goods, such as clothing and cars, continue to climb. Fed policymakers and Wall Street economists have… Continue Reading…

Banking

“Fed reverse repos fall under $1 trillion for first time since August 2021”

“The Federal Reserve’s efforts to drain liquidity from the financial system have finally pushed inflows into a critical central bank tool below the $1 trillion mark for the first time since late summer 2021. Cash from money market funds and… Continue Reading…

Economy

“The price of money is going up, and it’s not only because of the Fed”

“What’s the most important price in the global economy? The price of oil? The price of semiconductors? The price of a Big Mac? More important than any of these is the price of money. For more than three decades it… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“The Federal Reserve thinks catastrophe is coming for US businesses”

“…1. Researchers at the US central bank just published a paper warning that a historic surge in the percentage of distressed American companies could worsen the fallout from the Fed’s inflation battle. Plainly, they said high borrowing costs could cause a huge number of companies… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“Federal Reserve expected to raise interest rates 0.25%, investors debate next steps”

“The Federal Reserve will kick off its latest two-day policy meeting on Tuesday with officials expected to announce a 0.25% increase in its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday, a move many believe could be the final rate hike of the… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“Fed Chair Powell says interest rates are ‘likely to be higher’ than previously anticipated”

“Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Tuesday cautioned that interest rates are likely to head higher than central bank policymakers had expected. Citing data earlier this year showing that inflation has reversed the deceleration it showed in late 2022, the… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“…Cathie Wood has warned of another ‘Great Depression’ if the Fed doesn’t pivot…”

“…“The Fed raised rates in 1929 to squelch financial speculation and then, in 1930, Congress passed Smoot-Hawley, putting 50%+ tariffs on more than 20,000 goods and pushing the global economy into the Great Depression,” Wood said. “If the Fed does… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“M2 Growth Plummets Down To Zero”

“EDITOR’S NOTE: It’s interesting to see common optimism floating around on Wall Street as mainstream financial media often represents it. It certainly makes you wonder if this is truly the case, as any investor, from retail to professional, can simply look “under… Continue Reading…

Economy

“40% of households will pay no federal income tax this year…”

“…Some 72.5 million households or 40% of households will pay no federal income tax this year, down from the pre-pandemic high of 60% two years ago, according to new estimates from the Tax Policy Center. In 2021, nearly 56% of… Continue Reading…

Economy

“$4,408,452,000,000: Federal Tax Collections Set Record Through August”

“…The federal government collected a record $4,408,452,000,000 in total taxes in the first eleven months of fiscal 2022 (October through August), according to the Monthly Treasury Statement. That was up $525,658,170,000—or 13.5 percent–from the then-record $3,882,793,830,000 (in constant August 2022 dollars)… Continue Reading…