Why hasn’t Biden passed off to the Fed the blame for economic uncertainty?

The takeaway … The election is one year away, and President Joe Biden has some work to do. According to a The New York Times/Sienna College poll, Mr Biden is losing to Donald Trump in five of six pivotal states. Should forecasts hold, Mr Trump could very well carry the Electoral College by at least … Continue reading Why hasn’t Biden passed off to the Fed the blame for economic uncertainty?

Will the AUD/USD keep falling through end of the week? Can Biden influence Albanese’s visit to China?

AUD/USD=0.63201 There is more to Australia than the Australian Open, which I look forward to each year because it signals the beginning of the tennis season ( For my fellow tennis-heads, the dates are 14 January to 28 January 2024). Prior to the tennis hardcourt play down under is the political hardcourt play in the … Continue reading Will the AUD/USD keep falling through end of the week? Can Biden influence Albanese’s visit to China?

Biden supports a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine.

At 10:06 am as President Joe Biden began delivering remarks from Tel Aviv, the EUR/USD was 1.05475 and GBP/USD was 1.21622. Mr Biden reiterated that the United States supported Israel; that the Jewish state would not stand alone. Mr Biden also noted that the United States saw no higher priority than getting back American hostages. … Continue reading Biden supports a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine.

For all his stumbling, Joe Biden managed to successfully spin two narratives.

The State relies on the political means of extracting financial energy. The political means are based in coercion, a coercion that combines police power with the narratives produced from executive orders and rules; court opinions, and legislation from Congress. Mr Biden, as America’s chief political officer thus chief architect of the political means, was able enough not to weaken this narrative.

Mr Biden’s remarks, fumbling speech and all, was a smart one. Continue reading For all his stumbling, Joe Biden managed to successfully spin two narratives.

Consigliere: I am already seeing the impact of the debt ceiling deal…

The Speaker of the U.S. House, Kevin McCarthy, and the President of the United States, Joseph R. Biden, came to a tentative deal yesterday (Saturday, 27 May 2023) on the debt ceiling for the United States government. While a bill is still to be hammered out, MSN and Reuters report that the deal would put … Continue reading Consigliere: I am already seeing the impact of the debt ceiling deal…

Interbank Market Scan: Latest Federal Reserve, Treasury rates of interest … and Joe Biden announces his re-election bid.

The takeaway: Joe Biden announces his re-election bid. Today, U.S. President Joseph R. Biden announced his candidacy for president in 2024. Since taking office in January 2021, Mr Biden has for the most part steered clear of adding onerous regulation to the banking sector. On the contrary, his infrastructure legislation and the spending that flows … Continue reading Interbank Market Scan: Latest Federal Reserve, Treasury rates of interest … and Joe Biden announces his re-election bid.

Interbank Market News Scan: Inflation slows. Expect Biden to take a victory lap.

Should Mr Biden speak specifically to the inflation report, I expect that he will give some amount of credit to his inflation reduction and infrastructure initiatives that he has been implementing over the past two years. In theory, fiscal spending usually takes 18 months to move through the economy. Inflation, however, is a monetary phenomenon where there is an increase in money supply and not enough production in the economy to absorb the money supply. Continue reading Interbank Market News Scan: Inflation slows. Expect Biden to take a victory lap.