Having carefully read that and sifted through all the chaff, I can find just two material things. Is that the best that you can do? Obviously better than Mr Reagan then. What you like about Trump is that he is open to the media and transparent. Yes, ...

Trump: Without Tariffs, and all of the TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS we have already taken in, our...

I dunno what he must think about his target audience. Did he mean to say "some prices"? But that is always the case especially with volatiles, so no big deal. Because you cannot have prices in general falling, and inflation (bubbling away at a ...

Trump: Prices are “WAY DOWN” in the USA, with virtually no inflation

Are retail electricity prices decreasing in the US? Say, from this time last year? Interesting. He keeps saying trillions when it should be billions. I think I know why.

Trump: Prices are “WAY DOWN” in the USA, with virtually no inflation

In many ways, we would become are a Third World Nation, with no hope of GREATNESS. Corrected. You're welcome.

Trump: More than $15 trillion will be invested in the USA, a RECORD. Much of this investment...

It must hurt Trump more than childbirth to concede that not only can lefties read, they have actually read the Constitution.

Trump: More than $15 trillion will be invested in the USA, a RECORD. Much of this investment...

Gaylord, you have previously advised this forum that you would never ask that question again. Should you persist further in asking that question it is required that each time you do so you must skin and gut a cat, read its entrails, and report what ...

Kremlin: We are ready to resolve the problem by political and diplomatic means

Some email commentary I receive from Dr. Komal Sri-Kumar at url It isn't anything that hasn't been written here already, really, and adds an angle. .....longer-term yields would likely rise, not fall. Why? Because politicized easing would raise ...

Trump: All Tariffs Are Still In Effect!

Why he didn't go through Congress in the first place is interesting. Is he someone who is afraid to ask in case they say no?

Trump: All Tariffs Are Still In Effect!

Thanks. In Australia all mortgage rates change when the central bank changes -> banks change their rate. That is, variable. So, any change in central rates has more bite than in the USA. If you compare central banks rates, Australia went up slower ...

Trump: All Tariffs Are Still In Effect!

Technical point and I'm happy to be corrected - aren't mortgages in the USA based on long term rates? That is, traditionally banks borrow short (like your deposits at the bank which get low interest) and lend long - 20 or 30 years, at more like 10 ...

Trump: All Tariffs Are Still In Effect!

It would only enhance Trump's objective to turn the USA into a closed, hermit economy. On an individual level, there is not much choice. Leading export industries include petroleum products (Exxon), aircraft (Boeing), electronics (Apple, Intel, ...

Trump: All Tariffs Are Still In Effect!

That is quite a philosophical question. Are you sure that you are on the right forum? Do you sometimes find yourself contemplating - I'm not quite sure why I'm here or what I'm doing, but there's a reason.

US Personal Income and Outlays, July 2025

Yep. The priority of the Fed's monetary policy ought to be getting those inflation numbers under control. Fiscal and other measures can deal with everything else.

US Personal Income and Outlays, July 2025

This bloke also advocated a lot of other things that I trust that the Senate will consider. Too many to mention them all, except for perhaps one that is pretty creative - He is in favour of altering (by decree and without compensation) the maturity ...

Trump's Fed pick Miran to get Senate hearing Sept 4

It doesn't matter what everyone agrees upon. Zero. Zilch.

Fed Governor Lisa Cook sues Trump to block her firing

It is a little bit ambiguous - “This case challenges President Trump’s unprecedented and illegal attempt to remove Governor Cook from her position". My guess is, from the words illegal attempt, that she is not defending anything. She is on the front ...

Fed Governor Lisa Cook sues Trump to block her firing

Yep. I like this quote by James Carville - I used to think that if there was reincarnation, I wanted to come back as the President or the Pope or as a 400 baseball hitter. But now I would like to come back as the bond market. You can intimidate ...

Trump's Fed attack adds to fear Treasurys, US dollar face emerging market-style risks

They compare funds. Funds are diversified. Diversification negates a lot of the need for insurance. So of course there isn't much difference, really, and so I agree with the rather foregone conclusion - don't hedge. Its a rigged conclusion. ...

To Hedge or Not to Hedge: Navigating Currency Risk in International Portfolios

Yes, because she is simply seeking new material for another album down the track (if you have ever read her lyrics. Have a bucket nearby if you do).

Jeweler estimates Taylor Swift's engagement ring costs more than $1 million

Yep, thanks for all that. I have thoughts. I will abstain because I have no time for heterodox pseudo thought bubbles, so what's the point.

The importance of trust in economic data