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The Commerce Department reported on Thursday that second quarter gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annualized rate of 6.5 percent. This may sound good, initially. But economists with Dow Jones had estimated an 8.4 percent Q2 GDP increase. Thus the Fed will continue to hold the federal funds rate near zero and will continue creating credit from thin air at a rate of $120 billion per month to purchase Treasuries and mortgage backed securities in the amounts of $80 billion and $40 billion, respectively. By now these damaging actions have become exceedingly mindless. The aim for maximum employment will ultimately prove to be a shortsighted calamity. The economy’s not really strengthening at all. Rather, the economy and financial markets, handicapped by extreme intervention, are entirely dependent on this monetary stimulus. Implicit to the planner’s toils, is a shared sense that they know how to spend your money better than you. At best, the central planners call your money to Washington so they can then distribute it back to your friends and neighbors. In reality, the lawmakers call your money to Washington where they distribute it to their friends and neighbors – not yours. We will all contribute to an economy that’s ultimately doomed, where debt well outpaces GDP. Make of it what you will. Physical infrastructure. Human infrastructure. Debt. Deficits. Nonstop money printing. Price in...
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Weekly market recap
For the week, major US indexes set new records. $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ gained 1.08%; the $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$is headed for a weekly gain of 1.96%, and the $Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$ gained the most by 2.84% this week.
All three of the major averages finished at record closing highs last week after the markets tumbled at the start of the week on concerns about the spread of the delta variant of Covid and how it would potentially hinder the economic recovery. The uncertainty briefly sent bond yields lower, and investors jumped into tech stocks. Both bonds and equities rebounded quickly by the end of the week....
For the week, major US indexes set new records. $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ gained 1.08%; the $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$is headed for a weekly gain of 1.96%, and the $Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$ gained the most by 2.84% this week.
All three of the major averages finished at record closing highs last week after the markets tumbled at the start of the week on concerns about the spread of the delta variant of Covid and how it would potentially hinder the economic recovery. The uncertainty briefly sent bond yields lower, and investors jumped into tech stocks. Both bonds and equities rebounded quickly by the end of the week....
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Hey moomooers,
Here is the latest Market Recap for you.
U.S. stocks rose Friday with major indexes hitting new records as they overcame concerns about economic growth from earlier this week.
Stocks to watch: $Intel (INTC.US)$, $Twitter (Delisted) (TWTR.US)$, $Snap Inc (SNAP.US)$, $American Express (AXP.US)$, etc.
Market Snapshot
U.S. equities rose Friday with the major averages hitting new records as they overcame concerns about economic growth from earlier in the week....
Here is the latest Market Recap for you.
U.S. stocks rose Friday with major indexes hitting new records as they overcame concerns about economic growth from earlier this week.
Stocks to watch: $Intel (INTC.US)$, $Twitter (Delisted) (TWTR.US)$, $Snap Inc (SNAP.US)$, $American Express (AXP.US)$, etc.
Market Snapshot
U.S. equities rose Friday with the major averages hitting new records as they overcame concerns about economic growth from earlier in the week....
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