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Economy

“Oil Prices Jump As Key U.S. Supply Data Stuns Again; Output Continues To Plunge”

“U.S. crude production fell to 11.5 million barrels per day from 11.6 million bpd in the prior week, EIA said Wednesday. That’s down from a high of 13.1 million in March and the marked the seventh consecutive decrease… U.S. crude futures… Continue Reading…

Banking

“JPMorgan Asset Says It’s Way Too Soon for Negative U.S. Rates”

““Three, four years down the line if the economy is still in a very weak state, then perhaps the Federal Reserve could consider negative rates,” said Seamus Mac Gorain, head of global rates in London at the $1.7 trillion investment… Continue Reading…

Predictions, Opinions, & Comments

Ahead Of The Game: My Predictions For The U.S. Economy & Stock Market In the Near Future

I’ll Make this short and sweet. I see a lot of good things happening. I’m betting on the economy bouncing back rather quickly. Many places are starting to return to normal. Restrictions of social distancing is easing. It’s a good… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Retail sales plunge a record 16.4% in April, far worse than predicted”

“Consumer spending tumbled a record 16.4% in April as the backbone of the U.S. economy retrenched amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a government report Friday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones expected the advanced retail sales number to fall 12.3%… Continue Reading…

Economy

“U.S. Factory Production Plummets by Most in Records to 1919”

“U.S. factory production plummeted in April by the most in records back to 1919 as coronavirus-related shutdowns exacted a bigger toll on the economy. Output slumped 13.7% from the prior month after a revised 5.5% decrease in March, Federal Reserve… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Weekly jobless claims total 2.981 million, bringing… tally to 36.5 million”

“New filings for unemployment claims totaled just shy of 3 million for the most recent reporting period, a number that while still high declined for the sixth straight week, according to Labor Department figures Thursday. The total 2.981 million new… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“Spending and Deficit Set All-Time Records: Feds Spent $3.3 Trillion Through April While Running $1.48 Trillion Deficit”

“The federal government has spent more money and run a larger deficit in the first seven months of fiscal 2020 (October through April) than in any previous year, according to the data published today in the Monthly Treasury Statement. In fact,… Continue Reading…

Economy, Stocks

“US economy to see V-shaped recovery: Morgan Stanley”

“The U.S. economy will come roaring back to life after the COVID-19 pandemic caused the deepest contraction of the post-World War II era, according to one Wall Street strategist… “We will see a V-shaped recovery for two reasons – the historic steepness of the… Continue Reading…

Economy

“US grocery costs jump the most in 46 years, led by rising prices for meat and eggs”

“Prices Americans paid for eggs, meat, cereal and milk shot higher in April as people flocked to grocery stores to stock up on food… The Labor Department reported Tuesday that prices U.S. consumers paid for groceries jumped 2.6% in April,… Continue Reading…

Banking

“U.S. Treasury Expects to Borrow $4.5 Trillion in Fiscal Year as Stimulus Spending Soars”

“The U.S. government expects to borrow a record $4.5 trillion this fiscal year as it steps up spending to battle what is likely to be the deepest economic downturn since the Great Depression…” https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-treasury-expects-to-borrow-2-99-trillion-in-second-quarter-as-stimulus-spending-soars-11588619567