March 20, 2025
“…In a post Wednesday night on Truth Social, Trump encouraged Chair Jerome Powell and his colleagues to ease policy as the administration enters the next phase of its aggressive trade policy. “The Fed would be MUCH better off CUTTING RATES as U.S.Tariffs start… Continue Reading…
March 11, 2025
“…Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday that Ukraine would have to make concessions over land that Russia had taken since 2014 as part of any agreement to end the war… The Trump administration halted military aid to Ukraine…… Continue Reading…
March 5, 2025
“In a direct threat to Donald Trump, China’s representatives in America said: “If war is what the US wants, be it a tariff war, a trade war or any other type of war, we’re ready to fight till the end.”… Continue Reading…
January 10, 2025
“”Ford Motor’s operations in China earned roughly $600 million last year. Farley said those earnings included the export of vehicles such as the Lincoln Nautilus, which is exclusively produced in China for other markets such as the U.S. China has been… Continue Reading…
October 2, 2024
“Private companies added 143,000 jobs in September, an acceleration from 103,000 in August and better than the 128,000 consensus forecast, ADP reported Wednesday. Job gains were fairly widespread, with leisure and hospitality leading at 34,000, followed by construction (26,000) and… Continue Reading…
October 2, 2024
“Stocks could see a 10% drop by the end of the year, Stifel’s Barry Bannister says. The bank’s stock-strategy chief pointed to the slowing job market and the potential for sticky inflation. He added that interest rates likely aren’t dipping… Continue Reading…
September 23, 2024
“Jim Kavanaugh, CEO of World Wide Technology, told CNBC that people are “too smart” to accept artificial intelligence won’t alter their work environment. Business leaders shouldn’t “BS” employees about the impact of AI on jobs, Kavanaugh said, adding that they… Continue Reading…
September 9, 2024
“Companies hired just 99,000 workers last month, less than the downwardly revised 111,000 in July and below the consensus forecast for 140,000, according to payrolls processing firm ADP. The report corroborates multiple data points recently that show hiring has slowed… Continue Reading…
August 14, 2024
“Americans now owe a record $1.14 trillion on their credit cards, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported Tuesday. The average balance per consumer stands at $6,329, up 4.8% year over year, according to a separate quarterly credit industry insights report from TransUnion…” https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/08/credit-card-debt-and-delinquencies-are-on-the-rise-reports-finds.html I… Continue Reading…
August 8, 2024
https://www.barrons.com/articles/fed-goldman-recession-rates-16bf36fc Article is behind a paywall so I’ll make a few comments instead. First of all we are already in a recession. The government altered the definition in order to avoid stating the obvious. Second, by the time mainstream media… Continue Reading…
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