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The Fed’s desperate rate-cut moves unveil economic weakness during the inflation crisis.
Citizen Watch Report ^
Posted on 12/14/2023 6:42:56 PM PST by davikkm
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posted on
12/14/2023 6:42:56 PM PST
by
davikkm
To: davikkm
Could there be an election year coming? Anyone who shops for groceries does not believe the propaganda media when it says that the economy is doing great.
To: davikkm
The UPS driver for my neighborhood said it was the slowest he’s ever been for Christmas season.
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posted on
12/14/2023 6:47:27 PM PST
by
bort
To: davikkm
They know that if rates go up a bunch of businesses tip over.
Yet they won’t stop printing money, won’t stop spending money that doesn’t exist, and won’t stop wasteful policies that increase unfunded liabilities.
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posted on
12/14/2023 6:49:42 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same. )
To: davikkm
We’ll have to tackle inflation. Vote out the Democrats. That worked for us back in ‘80.
To: davikkm
Why prolong te pain? They should have been more aggressive cutting rates to fight inflation. To beat inflation you need to take your medicine m
To: Freee-dame
Could there be an election year coming?
The scheduled rate cuts will increase inflation. Maybe Powell is working against Biden's re-election.
To: nickcarraway
They should have been more aggressive cutting rates to fight inflation.
You've got it backwards. The Fed raises the prime rate to fight inflation, which Powell has been doing for the past 18 months.
To: nickcarraway
Cutting rates to fight inflation? Uhh... thats backwards.
To: Darksheare
Yep. Banks are on the hook for 5.5 right now.
They have a boatload of mortgages under 4.
Bit of a mess.
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posted on
12/14/2023 7:04:16 PM PST
by
eyedigress
(Trump is my President!)
To: MinorityRepublican
Back then, we were the world’s creditor nation. Now we are the biggest debtor in all of human history. Not that easy today to fix things.
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posted on
12/14/2023 7:05:49 PM PST
by
DesertRhino
(Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up.)
To: Right_Wing_Madman
Sorry, I mistyped. They should have been raising rates more aggressively. They didn’t do enough of it.
To: eyedigress
It’s going to be uuuuuugly.
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posted on
12/14/2023 7:06:59 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same. )
To: DesertRhino
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posted on
12/14/2023 7:08:16 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same. )
To: Freee-dame
(Could there be an election year coming?)
Yep
(Anyone who shops for groceries does not believe the propaganda media when it says that the economy is doing great.)
Exactly
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posted on
12/14/2023 7:08:18 PM PST
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: nickcarraway
Sorry, I mistyped.
Got it!
To: Darksheare
I went to the sidelines two months ago.
The gamblers can have this market.
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posted on
12/14/2023 7:14:20 PM PST
by
eyedigress
(Trump is my President!)
To: eyedigress
Bunch of weirdos out there saying it’s a great time to make risky investments or trades.
And a bunch of idiots younger than me believe it.
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posted on
12/14/2023 7:17:07 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same. )
To: Darksheare
Market has to drive all the money back into the market to sell it off. That’s currently going on. However, with rising inflation, the market looks cheaper and cheaper in the long run.
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posted on
12/14/2023 7:20:05 PM PST
by
Theoria
To: davikkm
I don’t know what this CWR place/thing other than click bait.
Fed is composed of knuckleheads. Yep. We know that.
Big banks have an agenda. Yep. We are not in the club.
Economy is a fluster-cluck. Yep. See above.
Maybe CWR just enjoys repeating the obvious?
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