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  • The Fed will likely hold interest rates steady as Trump's tariffs spark uncertainty

    From npr.org

    The Federal Reserve is likely to hold interest rates steady later on Wednesday amid fears that President Trump's tariffs will rekindle inflation and slow economic growth. The decision to keep the Fed's benchmark borrowing rate between 4.25% and 4.5% is widely expected by financial markets despite the president's repeated demands for the Fed to lower interest rates. Since the central bank's last rate-setting meeting in March, Trump has imposed 10% tariffs on nearly everything the U.S. imports, along with 145% import taxes on goods from China. On average, Americans are now paying higher taxes on imported products than ... (full story)

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TheCableman
May 7, 2025 4:48am
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Id so love them to raise them, just to make old Trumpty Dump totally lose his shit..
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KimKim23
May 7, 2025 12:30pm
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Quoting Trader#FC66
{quote} Put the FFR and 2y treasury yield on the chart. Guess who always lags behind?
Beautiful chart this https://en.macromicro.me/charts/762/...ury-bonds-rate
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Trader#FC66
May 7, 2025 8:32am
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Quoting Trader#BEEB
Fed was transitory on the upside of rates. Are they doing the same on the downside too.... These guys say they look at data, but history doesn't show that.
Put the FFR and 2y treasury yield on the chart. Guess who always lags behind?
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Trader#FC66
May 7, 2025 8:38am
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Quoting Trader#57B3
"Trump's Tariffs Spark Uncertainty" - OMG, the Sky is Falling, the Sky is Falling! Wait, who wrote that? NPR, hmm. Isn't that the money laundering network that's losing their minds because Trump's pulling 1% of their funding from by canceling the government dole for them? Nevermind...
Trump is central banks savior. This is the guy they had wet dreams about. He literally took the whole blame on himself for the disaster that central banks have created and now central banks will put the whole blame on him because of the tariffs. They will blame the inflation problem on Trump saying they were so close to the goal if only Trump wasn't here to screw that up. They will say that the economy was running on all four until Trump came. Also, did you notice how everyone is blaming Trump? They already forgot central banks created the inflation problem. Trump will be sacrificed by the real rulers in the background for the recession and inflation, so the focus is removed from the Fed.
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Trader#8927
May 7, 2025 12:40pm
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""""""On average, Americans are now paying higher taxes on imported products than at any time since at least the 1930s,"""""""

on average. all of us are not average. some of us are paying almost 0.00 .

the only things i have bought imported in the last 90 days were at brookshires, a single bag of giant green grapes imported from peru. and a single papaya imported from mexico bought at sams club. it was just to try. had never had them before. they were on sale.

tariffs are high enough now. let them stand as is.

i will happily pay any tariff. but mine will probably be between 0.00 and 5$ per month.

wanting and needing are not the same thing.
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Trader#FC66
May 7, 2025 8:45am
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I'm long on "Trump will talk shit to the Fed after hearing that the Fed didn't cut". Using leverage as well!
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Trader#5E8D
May 7, 2025 6:00am
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All aboard mighty US Dollar! The Earth-shuttering godzilla is coming.
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Trader#68DD
May 7, 2025 7:37am
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Gold will hit 3550 today
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Trader#57B3
May 7, 2025 7:56am
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"Trump's Tariffs Spark Uncertainty" - OMG, the Sky is Falling, the Sky is Falling!
Wait, who wrote that? NPR, hmm.

Isn't that the money laundering network that's losing their minds because Trump's pulling 1% of their funding from by canceling the government dole for them?

Nevermind...
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Trader#24E9
May 7, 2025 8:06am
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Quoting Trader#57B3
"Trump's Tariffs Spark Uncertainty" - OMG, the Sky is Falling, the Sky is Falling! Wait, who wrote that? NPR, hmm. Isn't that the money laundering network that's losing their minds because Trump's pulling 1% of their funding from by canceling the government dole for them? Nevermind...
The Truth is irrelevant here.
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AlGator21
May 7, 2025 12:07pm
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Defy Trump, Powell!
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Trader#34F9
May 7, 2025 5:06am
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he will go mad and increase tariffs to 1000%. That man doesnot play dice
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Trader#0ED1
May 7, 2025 5:18am
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Quoting TheCableman
Id so love them to raise them, just to make old Trumpty Dump totally lose his shit..
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Trader#BEEB
May 7, 2025 7:12am
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Fed was transitory on the upside of rates. Are they doing the same on the downside too....

These guys say they look at data, but history doesn't show that.
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Trader#BEEB
May 7, 2025 7:14am
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The Fed cut rates to aide Kabala get elected. Looks more political positioning than guiding the economy.
Definitely a self guided entity for those on the other side of the isle.
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Trader#BEEB
May 7, 2025 7:18am
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Is it really uncertain about the impact from tariffs?

Money changes hands at a slower rate.

That is not inflationary.
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Trader#BEEB
May 7, 2025 10:18am
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Is the Fed actually using data, or is it's main job to give updates absent of data?
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Trader#94FC
May 7, 2025 2:38pm
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Hello
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Trader#9DA8
May 7, 2025 2:42pm
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Trump still have no Deal ?
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Trader#1B42
May 7, 2025 9:48pm
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maybe the Pengiuns will announce some Deal
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