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This is the LAST ONE of the series. Hoping the numbers helped a bit.
AND, for today only (Friday, April 25); although you've probably already looked. NICE price gains in bond related areas, with lower yields, as of 5:30pm, EST.
NOTE: for below li…
Hi @Old_Joe
To add, that the coding Falcon/Accipiter used was very comprehensive for the time period. It is my/our understanding that the MFO site host has had to make changes on their end for upgrades. The original coding stills functions, but with…
Hi @hank To the best of my knowledge, Michigan is the only state that has this real estate tax inflation protection (noted below). And areas not too far from you have seen vast property value rises in the past twenty years for new purchases. A hot …
SPECIAL ADD FOR TODAY: With most investment sectors today being happy, one may suppose that it is no surprise that the Marijuana etf, MJ advanced today, +10.5%. So, be it a doobie, whacky weed or the 20 or so names..........light em up, eh? OR NOT. …
AND, for today only (Wednesday, April 23); although you've probably already looked. Price gains in most bond related areas, with lower yields, as of 6pm, EST.
***Mike McKee, Bloomberg, noted this morning; that demand for the shorter duration UST'…
AND, for today only (Tuesday, April 22); although you've probably already looked. Some relief today in pricing, with lower yields, as of 6pm, EST.
***Trump now states he won't fire Powell, and Mr. Treasury had a private meeting this morning with …
Hi @Old_Joe and @stillers
I always do my best to NOT place any link that is not 'official' or 'real', unless the site is intended for some other purpose (comedy, etc).
AND, yes; the WH covid19 page is very strange.........but to be expected, eh…
Hi @AndyJ
After we saw the first few pictures after she started her 'job'; with the full vest and weapons ready, we thought that she was getting ready to be in the next Sports Illustrated calendar or perhaps a calendar issued by a state militia grou…
NO, that must have been someone else in Michigan you heard screaming today !!!
AND, for today only (Monday, April 21); although you've probably already looked. Pretty NASTY down day in pricing. Only Short duration, MINT; remained unchanged from Fr…
Hi @stillers Thank you for the info. One can imagine the 'junior' attempting to outrun the quality of a David Attenborough (Planet Earth and other) or the 43 years of Nature on PBS. I'll refrain from descriptive words I could use for such a proje…
The community name with the most important relevance to these events is Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Yes? I had the pleasure of lunch and and a tour of this small community 1973, while on a driving tour from the mid-west and and headed towards…
Hi @sma3. The U.S. bond market is closed, too; for Good Friday. It also closed at 2pm on this Thursday.
AND, for today only (Thursday, April 17); although you've probably already looked. Pretty much down in pricing, higher yields to end this busin…
AND, for today only (Wednesday, April 16, 6 pm); although you've probably already looked. Decent gains in light of recent events. Bonds acted a bit more 'normal', relative to the equities sell off today. ADD: Fed. Chair Powell stated today, that the…
I read the description at the site. It only mentions the 'learning impaired' mode. It appears there is a 'dumb down' switch in the back for those in need. @Derf , you wouldn't need this feature, nor the vast majority here.
@hank Thanks.....Talking President Predictor.
This should/would require a Wi-Fi enabled device in order to perform 'firmware burn' or 'flash update' in order to keep the message up to date. One would expect to have to 'flash' the firmware several …
Lawrence O Donnell, on MSNBC. We watch his program every night. A most knowledgeable and scholarly gentleman. We discussed some of his background in OT last year. He's been there and done that.....West Wing, the tv series stands out; among many achi…
The UST's found basis point increases (higher yields) in the range of .20 - 50 last week, for the shorter duration through the long duration. This Monday morning finds lower yields in the .05 basis point area. So, a small victory as of 9pm, Monday m…
It's time to start calling for Godzilla (Gojira (ゴジラ). We really need his help.
I noted in the first post of this thread:
--- MINT, The Pimco Enhanced Short Duration, etf; had the first price down days (Last Friday and last Monday) since late …
I'll add 'YUP' to this...........
From October 1993 to November 1994 US 10-year yields climbed from 5.2% to just over 8.0% fueled by concerns about federal spending in what became informally known as the "Great Bond Massacre." With some guidance fr…
April 9, 2025 at 10pm EST
2, 5, 10 and 30 year Treasury issues are indicating decently lower yields (price appreciation) and hopefully maintaining and improving going into Thursday trading.
The yield increases from late last night have settled down a bit to about one half from the high point. At least a little relief.
Equity, bonds and US$ down, simultaneous. OUCH !!!
And China announced a 'screw you, too' policy of a 84% tariff incr…
A good idea. I was about to post this link, but this a good place to land.
I've used this site page for general interest, but moreso during times of markets 'duress'.
The page is at 'price', but one may select 'performance' and 'technical' without…
Hi @Charles The administration and friends started a 'war' and none of the friends want to raise a hand about reconsideration.
The U.S. government (not we citizens) has declared economic war with all countries. There are a lot of folks globally who…
Hi @msf
I check numerous items at the weekend, too. SPAXX at Fido had 3.98%. I write all of this stuff down on a weekly work sheet for reference.
FDRXX was 4.06 and FZDXX was 4.16%. These were Sunday morning numbers.
An excellent summation:
President Reagan's short radio broadcast speech from 1987, regarding the major problems with tariffs. This is 2 minutes, of the 5 minute speech. Select CC for larger text, for those who are hearing impaired.
LINK HERE.
The 'Hands Off' location for us was very well attended. A very decent turnout for a smaller population area with some folks driving about 60 miles from small rural areas. Importantly too, is that there was a decent turnout of younger folks; which is…
Hi @larryB We'll be there; but yes, all should be somewhat anxious regarding the crazies. They didn't have a problem trying to kidnap and 'off' the Governor. And we're not punk kids anymore, related to physical abilities.
ADD: This fella and his …
So long ago, but also for very serious reasons. We'll be curious about the age group now, at the area we travel to. Too many of us from the old days are now gone, using walkers or otherwise impaired.
Sadly, one large concern is the real crazies in …
Keep in mind........the above link will refresh with every market business day, AND updates throughout a business day . A decent graphic link to save for home use.
Remain curious,
Catch
Hi @hank
Only ice here is in a grass of Dewars. Cheers!
Cheers, indeed...........how many empty 'grasses' were in the line when you wrote this??? :) :) :)
@Old_Joe Crash
The Mackinac Bridge was closed initially for excessive wind and then the ice on the 5 mile long super structure. The main danger is when the ice melts and bombs the bridge deck in large chunks. One doesn't want to be driving the bri…
NOTE: This is the FINAL report for 'The week that was'. All numbers for the shortened week and final totals for the 2024 year ending data is accurate, to the best of my knowledge, from sources.
FOR YOUR USE: Most of you are familiar with M* and the…
