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JOLTS Jolts Jackson Hole: Why the Fed Is Reading the Labor Market Completely Wrong
JOLTS Jolts Jackson Hole: Why the Fed Is Reading the Labor Market Completely Wrong If you’ve been watching financial headlines lately, you’ve seen a lot of noise: bond yields are “soaring,” the Fed might raise rates again, and inflation is back. But beneath all that noise, a clearer picture is forming — one that the…
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Japan Burned $96 Billion Defending the Yen — and Got Almost Nothing for It
Japan Burned $96 Billion Defending the Yen — and Got Almost Nothing for It In less than one month, Japan spent the equivalent of nearly $100 billion trying to stop its currency from collapsing. It didn’t work. That failure isn’t just an embarrassing policy blunder — it’s a flashing warning light about the true state…
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Walmart’s Worst Sales Growth in Six Years Is Screaming What the Fed Won’t Say
Walmart’s Worst Sales Growth in Six Years Is Screaming What the Fed Won’t Say Walmart doesn’t miss. That’s almost the whole point of Walmart — when times get tough, Americans trade down to the cheapest option, and Walmart wins. So when Walmart posts its worst sales growth in six years (AP News), and its stock…
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Treasury Buybacks Are Not QE: What the Hype Gets Dead Wrong
Treasury Buybacks Are Not QE: What the Hype Gets Dead Wrong If you spent any time on financial social media this week, you heard two words repeated like a drumbeat: Treasury buybacks. Within hours, the comparisons flew — “QE light,” “Operation Twist,” “stealth money printing.” Gold spiked 3.6% in a single day. Everyone had an…
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The Fed Lost Track of Money 50 Years Ago — Here’s What to Watch Instead
The Fed Lost Track of Money 50 Years Ago — Here’s What to Watch Instead Most investors think the Federal Reserve has a firm grip on the monetary system. They picture legions of economists running sophisticated models, tracking every dollar in circulation, ready to pull the right lever at the right moment. The reality, as…
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The Fed Is Chasing Phantom Jobs Again — And the 2026 Playbook Is Identical to 2024
The Fed Is Chasing Phantom Jobs Again — And the 2026 Playbook Is Identical to 2024 If you watched the June 2026 jobs report drop and felt vaguely uneasy — like you’d seen this movie before — you weren’t imagining things. Negative payrolls, massive downward revisions to prior months, a falling official unemployment rate that…