by scott_jr Definitely some similarities between US, UK and Australia. But look at China. They haven’t raised their rates — never have. For the US, I think a “soft landing” means another .25 raise. Maybe they’ll do it more often …
Global Central Bank Update:-Australia hikes rates for the 10th time, 25 bps increase to 3.60%. pic.twitter.com/BmxiVnQuLf — Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) March 7, 2023
by Shaun Richards This morning has brought another addition to what in recent times has become a pretty regular drumbeat. At its meeting today, the Board decided to increase the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 3.60 per cent. It also …
by confoundedinterest17 Interest rates are an important driver of the economy and financial markets. And what has happened to the S&P 500 index since The Federal Reserve started raising their target rate on May 4, 2023 to fight surging inflation? Since …
Real estate bros on suicide watch… h/t BoatSurfer600
Best of luck with those debt ceiling discussions. Btw: The ceiling "debate" is a farce anyways and they can't cut enough to keep up with this funding fire that's burning all around them. — Sven Henrich (@NorthmanTrader) February 25, 2023 …
Institutional investors may control 40% of U.S. single-family rental homes by 2030, according to MetLife Investment Management. And a group of Washington, D.C., lawmakers believe that Wall Street needs to back away from the market. more: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/21/how-wall-street-bought-single-family-homes-and-put-them-up-for-rent.html Rich love stocks …
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Soon to exceed $1 trillion per year in interest payments on debt. pic.twitter.com/smSYJKco0F — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) February 6, 2023 The US government is set to pay over $850B in interest on its debt this year. This is larger …
Guest post from Ryan McMaken, Editor of the Mises Wire: The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on Wednesday raised the target policy interest rate (the federal funds rate) to 4.75 percent, an increase of 25 basis points. With …
by Shaun Richards Today is interest-rate day in Europe as we wait for the ECB and the Bank of England. But the world background was set last night in New York by the US Federal Reserve, The Committee seeks to …
by Michael As our society continues to deteriorate all around us, rising crime has become one of the primary reasons why so many Americans are choosing to relocate to a different part of the country. According to the National Association …
Another sign of the times? I think the next two years are going to be very interesting! Demand and output for cardboard boxes and other packaging material fell sharply in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to data released by …
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point and gave little indication it is nearing the end of this hiking cycle. Aligning with market expectations, the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee boosted the …
We now have a market where the Fed is raising rates into a recession and wants a spike in unemployment. Markets are literally hoping for a recession to bring lower rates. The bull case has become a recession when that …
odds: https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/interest-rates/cme-fedwatch-tool.html h/t rdm41
ECB'S MAKHLOUF: RATES MUST INCREASE DRAMATICALLY AND CONSISTENTLY. — FinancialJuice (@financialjuice) January 25, 2023 Fed’s Bullard: inflation will probably recede in 2023 but ‘not as fast as financial markets expect’ — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) January 25, 2023
With the financial world ever changing, it is crucial to stay informed of all its nuances. One topic that affects virtually everyone on the planet, directly or indirectly, is interest rates. We may take for granted that we are living …
by Shaun Richards One of the major economic stories of last year was the rise in US interest-rates. The US Federal Reserve is keen to tell us it was rapid but the main issue was sung about by Carole King. …
No one is buying Jay Powell's hawk act. No one doubts the FOMC actually intends to keep hiking rates and keep rates up, but markets know it ain't happening no matter what policymakers think about the economy. They're ALWAYS wrong.https://t.co/JY98hYnHw5 …
by jessefelder They say there are five stages of grief; the same might be said about bear markets as investors typically go through a similar process beginning with denial. In this regard, the biggest development seen in the markets during 2022 …
The last three years were complicated for the dominant reserve currency. At first there was the Fed’s $5-trillion money-printing orgy and interest-rate repression. Then there was raging inflation, which the Fed brushed off as “transitory.” Through this period, the dollar …
by confoundedinterest17 2022 is one of the record books and not in a Tiger Woods way. Call it a year of pain. First, the US enacted policies that drove up energy prices (goin’ green) that reverberated through the entire economy in the …
Lance Roberts with Jason Burack of Wall St For Main St During this 50+ minute interview, Jason asks Lance about risk to the global economy, Fed rate hikes ending soon but still causing a lot of problems and why the Fed will have to …
by confoundedinterest17 The mortgage market is behaving like today’s bomb cyclone in terms of the weather. Bomb cyclone in that mortgage rates have dropped 7.16% on October 21, 2022 to 6.34% on December 16, 2022 (a drop of 82 basis points), …
by silvertomars Italy is addicted to cheap money. Europe will be facing higher energy inflation + commodities inflation driven by China's demand.. people think inflation return to normal soon. it's time to wake up. Stagflation will get a lot worse.. …
The Fed forecast that it would keep rates higher through 2023, with no reductions until 2024. h/t Guysmarket
Germany is planning to issue record debt to counter energy crisis.. i told you this was going to happen. goverments won't let an economic collapse to happen. chart from @Credit_Junk pic.twitter.com/KSxauwYlVY — Alessio (@AlessioTMAD) December 14, 2022 JAPAN’S BANKS COULD …
The ECB has never hiked rates as fast as they are now, setting a new precedent for what was once a relatively sleepy central bank when it came to hiking. Thursday is likely to bring a 50 bps hike. pic.twitter.com/e2lgMnGiDm …