I Could've Been a Contender!

Blackrock’s Rieder said to climb ranks of contenders for role of Fed chair

I Could've Been a Contender!

BlackRock’s Rick Rieder Climbs Ranks of Fed Chair Contenders

Scott Bessent needs to go back to econ 101 and learn basic economics. If the Fed is bullied into lowering rates, the result will be (and always has been) higher inflation. Stay in your lane, and control your temper, Scott. Better yet, resign. You ...

Bessent: The Fed is among the foremost drivers of inequality, must regain independence, stop...

"I'M NOT HAPPY ON RUSSIA-UKRAINE SITUATION" - Oh, really? Is this a new announcement? Besides TACO, what are you going to do about it? "I THINK IT WILL GET SETTLED" - How? "EUROPEAN LEADERS ARE COMING INDIVIDUALLY TO OUR COUNTRY ON MONDAY AND ...

Trump: I think we will have a deal on Gaza very soon

Let's see.... Just how much ketamine does $1 trillion buy? Wrong answers only, please.

Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package Hinges on Staggering Performance Targets

So, this 'new' name change will, de facto, make the US automatically win every conflict that Trump throws our well-financed armed forces into. His, Xi's, and Vlad's fever dreams come true. Just like that...Poof!

President Trump Makes Announcements, Sep. 5, 2025

...and girlz

The US Employment Situation -- August 2025

Last week, I bought a jar of hamburger (sliced) dill pickles from the store. I took a look at the ingredient label. Guess where they came from? They tasted like it, too. I could not find any brand of sliced dill pickles that were made in the US. Go ...

Trump: India offered to cut their tariffs to nothing, but it’s getting late

So if I push Trump to meet up and talk with the Iranian Khomeini, does that qualify me for The Nobel Peace Prize? I think so. In fact, I DEMAND IT.

Trump Pushes Putin-Zelenskiy Meeting After Talks With Both

Gold and other 'Real' assets do not go up and down due to silly shit like this. Do yourself a favor and please refrain from pumping yourself with that false dogma about gold. It just doesn't happen that way.

Trump: I will head home 'real fast' if meeting doesn't go well

Please don't.

Trump: I will head home 'real fast' if meeting doesn't go well

Someone, and I won't say who, just DM'd me with his stmt: "And it Just Might Work". I'm sure you'll Never guess who.

Kremlin: The Putin-Trump talks could last for a minimum of 6-7 hours

Trump: LOCATION FOR RUSSIA NEGOTIATIONS WILL BE 'POPULAR'. Popular for whom, Sarah Palin? She can show Putin her view of Russia from her kitchen window. If Trump tries to surrender away the Ukrainian territory currently occupied, Zelenski isn't ...

Trump on Russia and Ukraine: We are looking to get some territory back, some swapping

India has been more than happy to take advantage of the Russian oil price cap imposed, then either resell it on the world market for the market price, or take advantage of the discounted price domestically. Nobody heard it complain about those ...

Indian Govt Calls The Targeting Of Country ‘Unjustified, Unreasonable’; Will Take Necessary...

High risk for SPX now as VIX is in contrarian danger territory. Watch SOX even closer.

US and EU close in on 15% tariff deal: FT

Trump is purposely using a construction project that his own appointees are making more expensive as grounds to pick a fight and potentially fire his nemesis, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The Fed building, opened in 1937, began undergoing ...

Fed Chair Jerome Powell Hit With Criminal Referral By House GOP Trump Ally

Sounds like the one-person Judge & Jury have already made their verdict. Now, he just needs to figure out a way to get the Execution done without really pissing off the SCOTUS. Popcorn at the ready.

Treasury Secretary Bessent calls for a review of ‘the entire’ Federal Reserve

This 'notice' is not to other countries. It's to all Americans who will be the only ones paying this 'tax'. It's a highly regressive tax.

Trump: Tariff payments start August 1

If Trump believes rates should be lower, let him tell us why. He won't because he can't. He doesn't know how the monetary system is supposed to work. If the economy is doing so great, why lower interest rates UNLESS he wants inflation to brew up ...

Trump: Consumer Prices Low. Bring down the Fed Rate, Now!!! Fed should cut Rates by 3 Points

I'm confused. Months ago, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed that the phones at the White House were “ringing off the hook” with countries calling to make deals with the United States. It's all very clear what game this ...

EU Will Not Be Receiving Letter Setting Out Higher Tariffs From The United States – RTRS Cites...