🇺🇸Possibly worrying wholesale numbers. Falling sales and rising inventories. Often a precursor to slower GDP growth. pic.twitter.com/HoGyJReLEU
— Mikael Sarwe (@MikaelSarwe) February 25, 2019
BUFFET: ECONOMY SEEMS FINE RIGHT NOW pic.twitter.com/FW9gskjHCE
— Alastair Williamson (@StockBoardAsset) February 25, 2019
This trade deal has been so overhyped, *if* it actually happens, would not be surprised if it ends up being a sell the news event at this point
— 𝕮𝖍𝖎 🛢️ (@chigrl) February 24, 2019
Now that Trump has raised stock market investor's expectations for a trade deal with China so high, he has lost whatever leverage he thought he may have had to negotiate a good one, as the risk of disappointing investors puts even more pressure on Trump to compromise and settle.
— Peter Schiff (@PeterSchiff) February 25, 2019
Trump's bearish oil tweet leads to declines in #CL_F – this should lead to equity vol and credit spreads widening. pic.twitter.com/frnKbDfDBz
— Alastair Williamson (@StockBoardAsset) February 25, 2019
Bloomberg: “If Central Banks Are the Only Game in Town, We’ve Lost”
“Relying on monetary policy to prop up asset prices and smooth out global volatility is a recipe for disaster.”
50% of US Economists See Recession Occurring by Next Year at Latest; 75% by 2021
“Only 11 percent expect the economy to avoid a recession through 2021.”
The Fed: Jawboning Concern for Everything, All the Time, Solving Nothing
Because hitting the brakes and gas simultaneously is never the right decision. “Concern about low inflation is remarkable; the Fed was recently raising interest rates to keep the economy from overheating.”