4th-Quarter Real GDP Increased 2.3 Percent, Good, Bad, and Ugly Details
Tyler Mitchell The BEA reports GDP rose 2.3 percent vs a consensus 2.6 percent. But details are mixed. GDP and…
What Are the Odds the Fed Follows Trump’s Demand for Lower Interest Rates?
The odds constantly change but here’s a post-FOMC snapshot. My how things have changed. In October, the market…
December FAA Report Cites “Urgent Need to Modernize Air Traffic Systems”
Yesterday, over 60 people died in a preventable plane crash. No Survivors Expected The Wall Street Journal reports…
DeepSeek AI is Free, the Comparable Version of ChatGPT Costs $200 a Month
Wall Street is stunned and rightfully so. DeepSeek’s AI Model Is the Top-Rated App in the U.S. Scientific…
Trump Announces New Tariffs on Computer Chips and Semiconductors
Trump goes after Taiwan in a spat over semiconductors. New Tariffs on Chips The Washington Post reports New…
Imports Surge 3.9 Percent Exports Plunge 4.5 Percent, New Trade Deficit Record
Today’s trade report will have Trump howling. The Advance International Trade report today is sure to have Trump…
Final GDPNow Forecast for Q4 Drops 0.9 Percentage Points on Trade Data
The Atlanta Fed GDP model forecast fell from 3.2 percentage points to 2.3 percentage points. Data from Atlanta…
Trump Signs Executive Order to Detain Illegal Migrants in Cuba
Trump’s executive order instructs the Departments of Defense to prepare a 30,000 person migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay.…
Trump Bashes the Fed Again, Cites DEI and Fake Climate Change
Trump is not happy with the Fed’s decision to hold rates steady today. Trump Slams Fed NBC reports…
The Green New Deal Is Dead, Even in Europe. Thank Trump
Trump pulls the US out of the Paris Accord. And the long-suffering Green New Deal is on the…