SolacefromSilence

Just adding the bailouts for right wing governments that bow to the fascists, like Argentina recently. As you said, there’s no level playing field.

Thank you for explaining

Thank you for explaining

Is “just following orders” back on the menu?

Anyway, I saw no call for US troops to disobey orders, where is it?

https://eleanorsquad.substack.com/p/un-speech-by-gustavo-petro-urrego

If it’s all unknowable, then why suppose something and present evidence? I agree the “priced in” trope is just another way to say “I don’t understand”. If you still think mortgage rates have decoupled, show us your murderboard.

I was responding to the idea that mortgage rates have decoupled from the Fed fund rate. The difference noted in the article is just noise… unfortunately so much reporting has a sprinkle of facts, but the goal isn’t to inform.

Respectfully, I think your fear is overblown. The fed rate does impact the 10 year Treasury yield and mortgage rates. Basically investors were trying to get ahead of the rate cut and some were making investments accounting for a 50 basis point rate cut. Once the 25 basis point rate cut was confirmed, yields and mortgage rates rose accordingly since there wasn’t an immediate possibility of the larger cut.

Tbh, I believe the Fed has long had a bias in keeping inflation low at the expense of job growth. I would welcome larger rate cuts and hopefully larger employment growth… unfortunately fiscal policy can only do so much and Congress/President need to be doing more to drive job growth. They’re only interested in enriching their friends, so I won’t hold my breath.

In times of high inflation, you want to hold equities or other investments that will appreciate with inflation… stay away from bonds.

I don’t think that’s how it normally works…

“when patents expire”, lol

https://time.com/6336840/patent-manipulation-insulin-prices/

A disturbance in the force, of course

The secret ingredient is fraud!

Tbh, the non-profits in healthcare have consolidated and enshittified themselves. Don’t forget about the religious hospitals looking for legal means to deny care the disagree with. It’s all irredeemable.