Economy & Finance

Zelensky Blasts Europe’s Inaction, Paralysis As Greenland Sideshow Consumes Attention “Europe loves to discuss the future but avoids taking action today.” As Bloomberg has described it, a visibly angry Zelensky Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tore into European leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday. “Where is the line of leaders who are ready to […]

Fed’s Favorite Inflation Indicator Refuses To Show Any Signs Of Runaway ‘Trump Tariff’ Costs Before we all get too excited, bear in mind that this is November’s data – so still horribly stale (and also missing October’s data point entirely) – but it’s all we have for now, so let’s dive in… The Fed’s favorite

“Totally Absurd”: Circle CEO Rejects Bank-Run Fearmongering Over Stablecoin Yields Authored by Helen Partz via CoinTelegraph.com, Jeremy Allaire, CEO of the publicly listed stablecoin issuer Circle, said interest payments on stablecoins do not pose a threat to banks. Speaking Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Allaire described concerns that stablecoin yields could cause bank runs

Musk To Make Last-Minute Appearance At WEF, Putting Globalists On Edge President Trump and his “America First” agenda dominated the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this week, taking direct aim at the snobbish European leftists and the globalist establishment that has tried everything in its bag of tricks to derail Trump’s pro-Americana agenda. Now

NatGas Jumps 75% As Extreme Cold, Blizzard Risks Threaten Appalachian Gas Supply US natural gas futures are ripping higher, up roughly 75% in just three trading days, and are on pace to post the largest weekly gain on record. The move has all the signs of a classic winter-driven short squeeze, with traders scrambling to

US Q3 GDP Revised Up to 4.4%, Highest In Two Years While it’s ancient history now – even preceding the record long government shutdown – and nobody will care, moments ago the BEA reported that its first revision of third quarter GDP came in a bit hotter than expected as US GDP grew slightly more than

House To Vote On Bill To Fund The Government Authored by Joseph Lord via The Epoch Times, The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on a multi-bill package to fund the federal government on Thursday. The legislation includes funding for the departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, and Housing

Rate-Cut Odds Tumble As Jobless Claims Hover Near 56-Year-Lows Following last week’s plunge back below 200k, analysts expected a small rise to 209k this week but the number of Americans filing for jobless benefits for the first time remained flat at 200k. Notably, as is usual at this time of year, non-seasonally-adjusted claims spiked… Source:

US Futures, Global Markets Rally After Trump Greenland Pivot US equity futures and global stocks are sharply higher as the S&P again marches toward a new ATH while the latest vol spike subsides, after Trump’s tariff pivot eased geopolitical fears, though Greenland and other flashpoints mean the optimistic mood is laced with some caution. As of

Das: Trump’s Spat With The Fed Is Not About Central Bank Independence Authored by Satyajit Das via New India Express, The spat between the White House and Fed Reserve Chairperson Jerome Powell, a President Trump appointment, is hardly unusual. Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon bullied the central bank to lower interest rates. Central banks function as the government’s