May 2024 – Social Security Enrollments
The social security office released the May 2024 snapshot and it’s another jump in enrollments. For May 2024, there were 157,000 net new social security enrollees over the age of…
April 2024 – Social Security Enrollments
The social security office released the April 2024 snapshot and it’s a jumbo jump in enrollments. For April 2024, there were 195,000 new social security enrollees over the age of…
Fed: No Rate Cut
The Fed held rates steady and there is a great write up on the policy changes over at CNBC. The most interesting thing the Fed has said, “Beginning in June,…
March 2024 – Social Security Enrollments
The social security office released the March 2024 snapshot and it’s a huge jump in enrollments. For March 2024, there were 148,000 new social security enrollees over the age of…
Fed Decision and Scalp Trading
The Fed opted to keep rates the same despite all signs that inflation is rearing its ugly head again but there is nothing we can do about that except continue…
Jerome Powell – More Bank Failures
We are surprised there wasn’t much commentary about the Fed’s Jerome Powell saying there would be more bank failures. Here is a snippet from The Hill: Powell said the banks…
The Fed Rate Decision & Déjà vu all over again
The Fed decided to pause on rate changes yesterday and that got us thinking about our post entitled, “Comparing Inflation 1960 to 2023” and wondering if its Déjà vu all…
BLS: CPI November 2023
The BLS released the November CPI report today and while many are cheering the continued decline in inflation, there is still plenty to worry about. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – NOVEMBER…
Labor Hoarding or Labor Panic?
The Kansas City Fed had an excellent release discussing the current labor shortage paradigm and we suggest everyone read it. Here are some key points: From 2001 thru 2019 there…
The Fed vs. The World
The Fed opted not to hike at today’s FOMC meeting which did surprise us given the recent headline news. Oil is over $90 barrel. Amazon plans to hire 250,000 while…