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Tag: Interest Rates

Retail Sales Falling in the US – a Softer Tone

Retail sales in the US fell short of expectations this month, according to data compiled by the Commerce Department. Retail spending decreased 0.6% from April to...

Powell Pessimistic After Q1

Powell reiterated this week that he does not see any short-term need to lower interest rates. The Fed remains delicate in its speech to the public. They knew that...

Jerome Powell on Stagflation

“I don’t see the ‘stag’ or the ‘-flation’,” Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said during his Wednesday address. Powell believed inflation would be...

Powell: March Rate Cut Unlikely

Those who follow this blog already knew that the Federal Reserve would not drop rates in the future due to unsustainable fiscal policies paired with America’s...

Japan Slips to Fourth-Largest Economy

Germany has overtaken Japan to become the world’s third-largest economy behind the US and China. Japan’s economy contracted by 0.4% in Q4 after a 3.3% decline...

What Will the Fed do in 2024?

Everyone wants to know what the Federal Reserve will do in 2024. Of course, people want to believe that the Fed will slash interest rates in the New Year. The...

Supply Chain Crisis and Inflation

COMMENT: Hello Mr. Armstrong. Thank you for my daily dose of reality. Your blog is one of the last sources of untainted news. I would like to show these pictures my...

US Households Lost Over $7,400 Under Biden

I reported in September that the Heritage Foundation estimated that the average American lost $4,200 since Biden became president. Within only a month, their...

Interest Rates Rise will Not be Slow

This interview with FXStreet is from 2015. Some are surprised at the consecutive rate hikes, but our models have been indicating for a very long time that rates...

Fed Pivot Myth

Thank you to the reader who sent in this hilarious image. Despite all the incoming data and price instability, some expected the Fed to pivot on its stance. Even...