WAPO: “.. all the major donors to .. Trump’s White House ballroom project, including previously undisclosed contributors who have benefited from regulatory decisions, government contracts and, in one case, a pardon for a family member.”
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Japanese foreign exchange intervention typically involves selling US securities to buy Yen, potentially adding yield pressures to an already sensitive Treasury market.
#economy#markets#japan#yen#bonds#yields
The protestor is yelling 'HE SUES HIS PATIENTS', which tells me that the New York Times story on about Sen. Roger Marshall suing his patients - and some of them winding up in jail - has broken through in Kansas.
a protester interrupts JD Vance's speech in Kansas. Can anybody tell what he was yelling? I can't quite make it out (sounds like it was something about Roger Marshall)
FYI: My thoughts on the recent surge in yields, yesterday’s Treasury buyback announcement, and what’s next.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/o...#economy#markets#bonds#yields@nytimes.com
Posted earlier today:
My thoughts on an important development that is yet to be sufficiently internalized by markets and economists:
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/o...#economy#markets@nytimes.com
Trump “reported more crypto-related income last year than any publicly traded US digital-asset company earned.”
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FAZZOLARI: “.. It’s unclear whether he’s intentionally or ineptly ruining the historic relations between the United States and Europe. ..
“.. he’s succeeded in the not-easy task of making the United States unpopular throughout Europe ..”
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Trump on Platner: "Can you imagine if the Republicans had him? What if we had him? If it meant losing the Senate, you would not let that happen. There's never been a guy like that that's run for office."
(NYT) - A federal judge in Washington ruled on Friday that President Trump’s name was illegally added to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, writing that the law establishing the center made “crystal clear” that only Congress could change it.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05...
Stephen Miller: "Based on what I've heard, we could balance the federal budget if the only dollars that went out of the treasury went to individuals who were properly, lawfully, correctly eligible to receive them"
Seems like a good day to remind everyone that Trump’s ex-wife Ivana wasn’t an American citizen until 1988. She gave birth to Don Junior in 1977, Ivanka in 1981, and Eric in 1984. — Let’s cancel their birthright citizenship first.
Breaking news: The White House is weighing unilateral action to pay TSA officers if Senate Democrats and Republicans cannot quickly agree to a deal on the DHS’s budget.
The move would sidestep Congress as millions of travelers face record delays.
Imagine if the global stock market reverted to 50/50 US/ex-US... doesn't seem like folks are positioned for it..
...in today's environment, "we are bullish international" means having like a 10% allocatoin to it lol $EFA $EEM $ACWI $VEU
I find this chart by Anthropic about theoretical vs. actual AI usage, from @pbump.com's latest newsletter, very funny, and I think it's worth explaining why, and also please push back on any of this if you disagree, as I may write about it in the future.
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This answer - from one of the president’s key economic advisors - is disgraceful.
And, fwiw, the number for tariff pass through is closer to 94-96 percent
Hassett on new study from NY Fed showing 90% of tariff burden is being shouldered by US firms & consumers: "The paper is an embarrassment. It's I think the worst paper I've ever seen in the history of the Fed system. The people associated with this paper should presumably be disciplined."
Rather than trying to shrink “If so, they will more fully appreciate why the Founding Fathers made free speech the first Amendment in the Bill of Rights!”
Rather than trying to shrink the First Amendment liberties of retired service members, Secretary Hegseth and his fellow "Defendants might reflect and be grateful for the wisdom and expertise that retired service members have brought to public discussions and debate on military matters in our Nation"
Rather than trying to shrink the First Amendment liberties of retired service members, Secretary Hegseth and his fellow "Defendants might reflect and be grateful for the wisdom and expertise that retired service members have brought to public discussions and debate on military matters in our Nation"
Fetterman: "I met with Secretary Noem. I've always treated her with respect. I refuse and never will engage in the kinds of sexist terms like 'ICE Barbie' that the left media will use."