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from24/7 Wall St.
1 day ago

Is the Federal Reserve Quietly Fueling a Bubble? U.S. Money Supply Just Hit $22.7 Trillion

M2 money supply has risen to $22.7 trillion, suggesting liquidity is loosening despite high interest rates and coinciding with elevated asset prices.
from24/7 Wall St.
2 weeks ago

Oil Is Replacing Interest Rates as the Global Economy's Dominant Force

High interest rates 'froze' housing markets and 'closed' construction markets, making stock markets super interest rate sensitive. Now, oil is becoming the primary economic lever.
World politics
fromFortune
5 months ago

Fed's Powell voices fear of K-shaped economy: 'How sustainable it is, I don't know' | Fortune

I wanted to ask you about how the higher-income households are really driving spending right now that are backed by home equity and stock market wealth, but lower-income consumers are really struggling with the accumulation of five years now of rising prices. It's price levels, not really the inflation rate, holding some of these families back. How sustainable is this so-called K-shaped economy?
US news
Business
fromFortune
5 months ago

The K-shaped economy means inflation hurts at the bottom and swells the assets at the top | Fortune

Higher-income Americans are gaining income and wealth while lower-income households face weaker income growth and rising prices.
US politics
fromFortune
6 months ago

It's Trump's economy now and Americans don't seem to love it | Fortune

Economic growth appears uneven and fragile, driven mainly by affluent consumers, AI-driven investment, and asset-price gains while many Americans feel financially worse off.
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