Economic News | Moodys downgrades U.S. Debt Rating

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heelinhell said:
So we hear from the Fed this afternoon and my prediction is no rate cut despite pressure from Trump.

The interesting question is whether there will be a rate cut this summer or even later in the year. My guess is no rate cuts this year as the Fed monitors for inflation spikes vs. unemployment spikes...
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From what I’ve read, the general expectation is no cut today and a 25 bps cut at the next meeting in July, depending on how other data turns out in the interim.
 
nycfan said:
From what I’ve read, the general expectation is no cut today and a 25 bps cut at the next meeting in July, depending on how other data turns out in the interim.
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I can't see how the Fed could possibly make a determination of whether to cut or raise. So status quo it will probably be.
 
No change in interest rate by Fed, but warnings of higher unemployment and higher inflation risks going forward.
 
nycfan said:
He’s been busy blathering about how we don’t celebrate WWII enough.

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Let's get rid of Christmas, Easter, St. Patrick's and Valentine's Day. They don't have anything to do with the nation. You can include Halloween , to but it's a lot more ecumenical.
 
nycfan said:
No change in interest rate by Fed, but warnings of higher unemployment and higher inflation risks going forward.
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I disagree with their interpretation of the 1Q GDP report.

The Fed's position seems to be something like "consumption remains constant; thus, the big surge of imports merely accelerated some of the purchasing."

My position is more like: "consumption is falling; the big surge of imports made consumption look strong but if the purchases are just going into inventory [which is the theory as to why the 1Q results weren't as bad as they look] it does not augur well."

Normally, I'd say the Fed knows more than I do about these issues (and they do in this case as well) but I think they are wrong on this point. We will see, I guess.
 
nycfan said:
No change in interest rate by Fed, but warnings of higher unemployment and higher inflation risks going forward.
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as I mentioned in an earlier post above that the Fed will monitor spikes in inflation vs spikes in unemployment to determine whether any rate cuts will come this year...

but what will the Fed do if there are spikes in both inflation and unemployment... and slowing economic growth ?

Paul Volcker died back in 2019 so he can't save us...
 

Monthly Inflation Ticked Up in Early Hints of Tariff Effects​

CPI was up 0.2% over the month, while annual inflation was 2.3%​


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“… Year-over-year inflation cooled to a 2.3% increase in April, below the 2.4% that economists had expected and below March’s annual rate. A big decline in gasoline prices versus a year earlier helped pull that rate lower. …”

 
Healing said:
We’re in the fully casino-fied stock market, where consumer sentiment nears historic lows and inflation forecasts rival the late 70s, but stocks barely move.
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No, even more detached ... stocks have been going UP. The only times the markets acted rationally during Trump's tenure were the beginning of Covid and the announcement of tariffs. Otherwise, he seems immune from all the dumb stuff he says and does. It's almost like he could shoot someone on 5th Avenue, and stocks would increase.
 
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