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Just like everything else, it's about OMB more than anything else.

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Alternatively, we have people here that have been lauding the deal now perfectly happy to tear it up if Trump decides to do so. The OMB people are cut from the same cloth.

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Yes he did. It's hilarious watching people pretend he doesn't mean it or something so they can continue to hold onto this delusion that Netanyahu calls the shots.

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You don’t have to believe Trump is a slave to Israel to think your entire post and premise is horse shite.

The strawman is ridiculous.

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Trump signed the Peace Deal with Iran in the same place that the Rothschilds forced Palestine to be invaded and overtaken! This is an epic and historical snub!

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I’ll bet you a large sum of money this doesn’t have anything to do with it.

He signed it in Versailles because he was in Versailles. Nothing more, nothing less. :lol:

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Cant wait for the cuts and the tears about it

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Cope harder.

But the bombs man. Remember all the bombs? That’s how we know we won.

I think Warsh is going to be the right man for the job, but I’m not particularly sure Trump will be too happy with his first Fed meeting and press conference.

Warsh has indicated price stability and a commitment to get inflation to 2% is his priority, but markets were anticipating a more dovish stance from Warsh. Rates rose all across the yield curve, with current futures pricing in an 85% likelihood of at least 1 rate increase this year and 60% chance of at least 2 hikes in the next 9 months. Of particular interest was the 2y bond yield increasing 15 basis points on the day.

I appreciate Warsh’s no nonsense attitude, and he announced 5 task forces to study various components of the Fed. The Fed statement was slashed in half as far as word count goes, and Warsh did not submit his individual dot plot projections.

All in all, I thought it was a nice showing from Warsh, even though markets were not thrilled. If Trump wanted someone who was going to lower rates soon, there was zero indication today. It will be interesting to see if Trump comments soon.

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“I did not submit a dot for me,” Warsh said. “It’s not helpful in the conduct of policy. I suspect by year-end, as I mentioned in my opening statements, there’ll be a review about communication broadly, press conferences, dots, meetings, and the like, transcripts, minutes. This will be part of that. I don’t want to prejudge the outcomes there, but I’m pretty open-minded about what they could be.”

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“It’s a bit shorter, a bit simpler and it dispenses with some older language,” he said. “That statement just gives you the facts, as best we can judge it.”

“Economic activity is expanding at a solid pace despite elevated uncertainty that owes, in part, to the conflict in the Middle East. Productivity growth and capital investment are strong,” the statement read. “Job gains have kept pace with the workforce, and the unemployment rate has changed little.”

“Inflation remains elevated relative to the Committee’s 2 percent goal, in part reflecting supply shocks that have driven price increases in certain sectors, including energy. The Committee will deliver price stability,” the policymakers said.

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Lucky strikes =/= doing something about it

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Actually taking Kharg Island is absolutely something that Iran can do something about. There is a reason we haven’t even tried to do it yet.

Sigh.

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Oh yeah, THIS time it's for real guys! Seriously please listen!

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:lol:, I’ve got 3% of my NW in crypto, mostly BTC. It used to be 5% of my NW. I’m not rooting against it.

I’m sure you totally expected it to underperform stocks over a 5 year stretch back in 2021…

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Who gives a frick about the Strait? They are shut out of their ports. THAT is the siege and it is working exactly as planned. That people cannot see this is absolutely astounding to me.

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:lol:

Wait wait wait, we’re really blaming oil companies here?