The Interest Rate Puzzle
Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes The financial markets swooned in January in response to the statements and growing perceptions that central banks must soon begin the painful task of slowing inflation. The old saw on Wall Street is, “as goes January, so goes the year.” If so, we are in for a very volatile year. […]
Study Finds 4.5x Higher Psychiatric Illness Rate for Transgenders
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes The medical journal Transgender Health recently published a study that revealed transgenders are 4.5 times more likely to have psychiatric illnesses. Of course, the journal tried to claim this is because of discrimination and all that nonsense, but the reality is that it is extremely difficult to be in business […]
1 in Every 39 Americans Will Die of a Drug Overdose at Current Rate
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Editors’ Note: The number of deaths is truly shocking. Our present approach to drug usage is not working. We have more addiction, more homeless, and more deaths. Those are objective facts. Why do so many people today seek chemical answers to life problems or simply for “recreation”? As a society, […]
Amazon hits $2T in market value on AI fervor, rate cut bets
Amazon’s market capitalization surpassed the $2 trillion mark for the first time on Wednesday, as optimism about artificial intelligence and the possibility of interest rate cuts this year drove demand for technology stocks. Shares rose 3.4% to $192.70, making the e-commerce giant the fifth company to join the $2 trillion market cap club, joining tech […]
Fed’s Bowman Sees No Cuts This Year, Warns of Possible Rate Hike
Bowman issues warning to rate cutters Market remains most underestimated risk Federal Reserve Rate Hikes. The Federal Funds futures market The Federal Reserve is almost certain to cut interest rates They see a 94% chance of at least one rate cut by the end of the year and a 65% chance of two cuts by […]
Fed’s Bowman sees no interest rate cuts this year
“The Craman Countdown” panelists Kate Moore and Joseph LaVorgna predict the Federal Reserve’s interest rate movements and yield curve normalization. Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said Tuesday that the central bank does not plan to cut interest rates before the end of the year and is prepared to raise rates again if inflation progress stalls. […]
Gold prices rangebound around $2,300 amid rate jitters, inflation watch By Investing.com – Investing.com
Investing.com — Gold prices fell in Asian markets on Tuesday, remaining stuck in a narrow trading range in the low $2,300s as a recent strengthening of the dollar and expectations of a key inflation reading made traders cautious about the metal. Metals markets saw limited relief from the greenback’s overnight fall as the dollar remained […]
Peter Schiff Issues Gloomy BTC Price Prediction, Ripple CEO Hails 'Big Win' in California, SHIB Burn Rate Surges 2,682% With No Price Momentum: Crypto News Digest by U.Today By U.Today – Investing.com
U.Today – U.Today brings you a rundown of the top three news stories of the weekend. Schiff predicts prices will continue to fall over the next few years On Friday, June 21, Peter Schiff once again launched his criticism of the flagship cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. In a post on X, Schiff noted that BTC has fallen […]
Bank of England Revives Speculation of UK Rate Cut This Summer – Yahoo Finance
(Bloomberg) — The Bank of England rekindled speculation about an interest rate cut in the near future, as more officials signaled they might support moving away from borrowing costs that are at a 16-year high. Most read articles on Bloomberg Investors are pricing in a more than 50% chance of a rate move in August, […]
Wisconsin Dem hits back at Trump: Milwaukee crime rate will go up with his '34 felony counts'
Following reports that former President Donald Trump had called Milwaukee, home of next month’s Republican National Convention, a “bad city,” Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.), Milwaukee, said that “crime rates are going to go up in the city” if Trump comes to the city with “34 felony charges.” “I don’t know many people in Milwaukee who’s […]