I find that very little of your many verbose rants actually make any sense or have any substance worth discussing. It's as if you have your forefinger pointing to the sky and gush out any thought bubble that seems to be swimming around in your head.

Trump launches ‘large-scale’ attack on Venezuela, captures Nicolas Maduro and wife

I've often thought that Trump is a bit of a hypocrite. Now he is virtue signalling again, something that the left is traditionally fond of making their own.

Trump: If Iran shoots and violently kills peaceful protesters, the US will come to their rescue

What is this talk about tariffs? They are designed to affect imports. They have. Imports are not made in the USA. They do not contribute to GDP. Eventually they will (who knows when), but certainly not in the 3rd quarter GDP measure. {if anything, a ...

US GDP grew 4.3% in Q3, and it was ‘healthier’ growth

Now the Fed really has to cut interest rates. A lot! Or else Powell will be fired!

US GDP grew 4.3% in Q3, and it was ‘healthier’ growth

No External Revenue Service No 200% tariff on Euro wine, champagne and spirits No 100% tariff on foreign made films No 100% tariff on pharmaceuticals No 100%tariff on computer chips No $2,000 tariff dividend

These Trump tariff threats never materialized in 2025

Trump will need to deck out the new East Wing chicken coop with the finest imported furniture. That'll probably cost the equivalent of the GDP of a small African country.

White House: Trump signed proclamation to delay increases in tariffs for furniture for another...

That is click bait to the brokers home page. Pretty fucking profound stuff, startrader.

Forex Trading Sessions: Times, Overlaps & Best Hours

I'm not convinced these dudes know which way is up or down. Nearly identical in insanity to Trump appointing Miran to the Fed. Does it matter in autocratic regimes? On the new Governor - Hemmati, 68, previously served as minister of economic and ...

Iran appoints new central bank governor after mass protests as currency hits record low

I don't understand that comment.

US Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims

There is no "US dollar" as skimmed over in the article. There is the US dollar index. The futures contract is traded on ICE with very low volumes. Probably because it is heavily weighted to the Euro (57.6% weight) and liquidity is with the Euro/USD ...

Why the euro was the big winner in foreign exchange in 2025

Very good. Be very careful. A more meaningful correlation would be between the change in the money supply and the change in the S&P 500.

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee

That's great. I'll grab a copy and read it. 700 pages of people talking.

Ranked: The World’s Most Powerful Reserve Currencies

It ought to go without saying that most taxes, without more, are wealth depleting. A tax on what are known as "bads" is an exception, in the aggregate. Tobacco and alcohol, for example. I could name something else, but it is too politicised in the ...

Trump: Tariffs are creating great wealth; Trade deficit has been cut by 60%, totally unheard...

It has been noted elsewhere that it is important to consider the components of GDP. I see vinta.reddy made a similar observation quoting from an article at Trump: Tariffs are creating great wealth; Trade deficit has been cut by 60%, totally unheard ...

What US GDP report means for Fed’s rate decision in January

I wasn't being polite because you know I didn't say that ("read stuff on this before" meaning in a distant memory articles purporting to explain reserve currency stuff) and up with that I will not put.

Ranked: The World’s Most Powerful Reserve Currencies

This is tremendous news. Are there being portraits being commissioned for every school classroom?

Trump: Tariffs are creating great wealth; Trade deficit has been cut by 60%, totally unheard...

I'll have to clarify things in my own head. I have read stuff on this before and I wasn't convinced that they knew what they were talking about. What I'm going to do is research Bretton Woods and see what I can find. I know Keynes had thoughts. Here ...

Ranked: The World’s Most Powerful Reserve Currencies

Thanks for that. I think that I framed my curiosity poorly. I would be seeking analysis that is rather more substantive than procedural. Most used/traded and characteristics - not reasons - of most used/traded. Like liquidity. Nah. That is circular ...

Ranked: The World’s Most Powerful Reserve Currencies

I'm always perplexed at adjectives being used to describe a currency. The article merely provides a summary of the aggregate of currencies being held by international central banks. That the US dollar is the world's reserve currency is a historical ...

Ranked: The World’s Most Powerful Reserve Currencies

This is what I reckon. The other Fed members will be on red flag alert. This doesn't even need to be said. Should the new Chair display any hint of advocating a Trump agenda, they will be displeased. That'd be really dumb of the new Chair. It is not ...

At least two more Fed cuts likely in 2026, says Moody's Mark Zandi