Nonilex<p>"We've taken a step back & we're watching to see what the policies turn out to be & the ways in which they will affect the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a>. Then we'll be able to act. Fortunately, our policy stance is in a good place for us to do that." thanks to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> / <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Bidenomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bidenomics</span></a>]</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TheFed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheFed</span></a>, he added is in the same place as everyone else, awaiting clarity on policies.<br>[again, cuz shit is crazy]</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ETTTTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ETTTTS</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
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Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JeromePowell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JeromePowell</span></a> signaled that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TheFed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheFed</span></a> would not be making any hasty decisions on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InterestRates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InterestRates</span></a>.</p><p>"It's a good time to take a step back & let things clarify. That's why it's just too soon to say what the appropriate monetary policy response will be to these new policies. It is just too soon to say. We can't say with any confidence today." [cuz shit is crazy]</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ETTTTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ETTTTS</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JeromePowell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JeromePowell</span></a> says <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TheFed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheFed</span></a> does not forecast <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> probability.</p><p>"We don't actually, we don't make a probability forecast of how likely it is for there to be a recession, but many outside forecasters do, & many of them have raised the likelihood, …there's not much more I can say about that."</p><p>Powell stressed that he did not want to be part of a political discussion about <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a>.</p><p>The Fed is not responsible for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a>, fiscal or other policies.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ETTTTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ETTTTS</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CentralBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CentralBank</span></a> holds <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InterestRates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InterestRates</span></a> steady</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TheFed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheFed</span></a> said it will slow the pace of the drawdown of its balance sheet, as it faces challenges in assessing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/market" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>market</span></a> liquidity….</p><p>Stmnt: "The Cmte will continue reducing its holdings of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Treasury</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/securities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>securities</span></a> & agency <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/debt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>debt</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/mortgage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mortgage</span></a>‑backed securities. Beginning in April, the Cmte will slow the pace of decline of its securities holdings by reducing the monthly redemption cap on Treasury securities from $25B to $5B."</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fed-meeting-live-us-stocks-open-higher-investors-eye-rate-decision-2025-03-19/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/us/fed-meeti</span><span class="invisible">ng-live-us-stocks-open-higher-investors-eye-rate-decision-2025-03-19/</span></a></p>
David Phd<p>Trump performing as well as Liz Truss in his first few days</p><p>- Tariffs which caused a stock market slump, hitting pension funds<br>- which will also lead to inflation<br>- meaning the Fed will have to raise interest rates <br>- leading to increases In mortgage payments<br>- and an economic slow down </p><p>SO MUCH WINNING !! </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TheFed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheFed</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/interestrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>interestrates</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/mortgages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mortgages</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/pensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pensions</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/slump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slump</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>…This week’s pause is fueled at least partly by uncertainty over the way <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> could enact new policies, such as a return to an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aggressive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aggressive</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/unpredictable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unpredictable</span></a> global <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a> overhaul w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/threats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>threats</span></a> to impose significant <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> on US trading partners. Though it’s unclear exactly how those policies will affect the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a>, some <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Fed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fed</span></a> ofcls have already begun to factor these policies into their economic projections.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalReserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalReserve</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TheFed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheFed</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalReserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalReserve</span></a> left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, amid a cloudy economic outlook, partly because some of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s policies could stymie the fight against <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a>.<br>
Wednesday’s pause comes after the central bank cut interest rates by a full percentage point between Sept & Dec last year. Officials anticipate the pace of future cuts slowing to just 2 this year, down from 4 cuts that they projected before the election.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TheFed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheFed</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/01/29/fed-meets-on-interest-rates/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/business/20</span><span class="invisible">25/01/29/fed-meets-on-interest-rates/</span></a></p>
Zach Everson<p>"‘Call This Idiot’: Trump Ordered Cabinet Secretary To Pressure Fed Chair To Cut Rates"</p><p>by Kyle Khan-Mullins for <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@Forbes" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Forbes</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/interestrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>interestrates</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/thefed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thefed</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/kylemullins/2024/08/21/call-this-idiot-trump-ordered-cabinet-secretary-to-pressure-fed-chair-to-cut-rates/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">forbes.com/sites/kylemullins/2</span><span class="invisible">024/08/21/call-this-idiot-trump-ordered-cabinet-secretary-to-pressure-fed-chair-to-cut-rates/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TheFed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheFed</span></a> Keeps Rate Steady & Hints at Cut</p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalReserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalReserve</span></a> left <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InterestRates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InterestRates</span></a> unchanged on Wednesday & signaled only one cut by the end of the year. Earlier, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> data for May came in cooler than expected.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/06/12/business/fed-rates-inflation-cpi?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/live/2024/06/12/bu</span><span class="invisible">siness/fed-rates-inflation-cpi?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb</span></a></p>
jackhutton 🇺🇸<p>This is really important, read and share this. [Gifted article, The Washington Post] This should be a 5-alarm fire for anyone who cares about inflation</p><p>With the 2024 election approaching, the central bank’s independence is on the line. By Catherine Rampell </p><p><a href="https://wapo.st/44q1mKa" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wapo.st/44q1mKa</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trump2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump2024</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/theFed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theFed</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/federalReserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federalReserve</span></a></p>
Mary Ann Horn<p>Red alert!<br>We must stop trump and Project2025<br>WSJ finds secretive plan to change the Fed</p><p><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/26/trump-advisors-are-considering-plans-to-dramatically-revamp-the-fed-wsj-report-says.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnbc.com/2024/04/26/trump-advi</span><span class="invisible">sors-are-considering-plans-to-dramatically-revamp-the-fed-wsj-report-says.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>project2025</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/theFed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theFed</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MissionCreep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MissionCreep</span></a>: <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TheFed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheFed</span></a> has moved beyond its traditional technocratic role & ‘pursued a much more expansive <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/monetary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monetary</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulatory</span></a> agenda that is more consistent w/an explicitly <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> institution.’”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> </p><p>(Again, this is from George F. Will, so a libertarian conservative; NOT my perspective)</p>
Nonilex<p>“‘while allowing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/theFed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theFed</span></a> the flexibility to unwisely expand its remit into inherently <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> areas such as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/credit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>credit</span></a> rationing & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>banking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a>.’ Here is <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/groupthink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>groupthink</span></a>: ‘Despite the biggest <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/monetary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monetary</span></a> errors in 4 decades,’ Katz & Miran write, none of the 9 recent appointees to the Board of Governors was on record as having made accurate predictions about <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a>’s path.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“Even if evidence indicated <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/theFed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theFed</span></a> capable of such precision (evidence does not), Joseph C. Sternberg’s question in the WSJ is apposite: ‘Who elected these folks to aim for a 50% loss in purchasing power of a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dollar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dollar</span></a> every 35yrs?’<br>
“In a recent rpt, the Manhattan Inst’s Dan Katz & Stephen Miran argue that ‘the Fed’s current governance has facilitated <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/groupthink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>groupthink</span></a> that has led to significant <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/monetary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monetary</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> errors</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>from George F. Will:</p><p>“…The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalReserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalReserve</span></a> was instrumental in igniting <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> w/too-cheap <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a> for too long, & then was serene about inflation’s supposedly ‘transitory’ nature. In 2012, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/theFed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theFed</span></a> announced its hubristic plan to achieve its aspiration of exactly 2% inflation.<br>
<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/credit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>credit</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>banking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/monetary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monetary</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/groupthink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>groupthink</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/17/federal-deficit-and-inflation-danger/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/opinions/20</span><span class="invisible">24/04/17/federal-deficit-and-inflation-danger/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The report comes as the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalReserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalReserve</span></a> presses on in its fight to tame high prices — but the central bank already has plenty of success in the rearview mirror. After sprinting to hoist interest rates in 2022 & 2023, ofcls are entering a new phase: cutting borrowing costs multiple times this year. The message is that even though inflation hasn’t settled all the way down, the economy is stable enough for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/theFed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theFed</span></a> to take its foot off the brake.
<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Bidenomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bidenomics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoteBlue</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inflation</span></a> eased further in Jan as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TheFed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheFed</span></a> weighs when to cut rates</p><p>Prices cooled further in Jan, offering the latest sign that inflation has eased significantly since its pandemic-era surge but still hovers above what policymakers consider normal.
Data from the Bureau of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> Statistics on Tues morning showed prices rose 3.1% in Jan, compared w/the year before. They also rose 0.3% compared w/the previous month.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Bidenomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bidenomics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BidenBoom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BidenBoom</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoteBlue</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/02/13/inflation-cpi-january/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/business/20</span><span class="invisible">24/02/13/inflation-cpi-january/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Analysts attribute the market’s continued gains to positive economic data suggesting <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TheFed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheFed</span></a> has tamed <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> w/o breaking the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a>, giving <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/investors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investors</span></a> confidence that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InterestRate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InterestRate</span></a> cuts could be on the horizon.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BidenBoom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BidenBoom</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DemocratsDidThat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocratsDidThat</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoteBlue</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Finance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Investment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Investment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SandP500" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SandP500</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/stocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stocks</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Markets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Markets</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economic</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The S&P 500 stock index crawled past 5,000 for the FIRST TIME EVER Friday, reaching an important symbolic landmark as continued <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economic</span></a> optimism fanned the flames of a rally driven by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WallStreet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WallStreet</span></a>.
<br>The broad-based index closed at 5,026.61, up <1% for the day, setting yet another closing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/record" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>record</span></a>. It has gained >5% in the first 5 wks of the yr.
<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BidenBoom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BidenBoom</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DemocratsDidThat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocratsDidThat</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoteBlue</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Finance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SandP500" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SandP500</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TheFed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheFed</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/investors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investors</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InterestRates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InterestRates</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>This morning’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> headlines are utterly irrational. While the European economy is still suffering, the U.S. economy is doing incredibly well because of Biden’s economic policies. Yet <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> now leads <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> by 6 points. Complete <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CognitiveDissonance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CognitiveDissonance</span></a>!</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USeconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USeconomy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EuropeanEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDP</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TheFed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheFed</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ECB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ECB</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/2024Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2024Election</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoteBlue</span></a></p>
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