NYTIMES (Jeff Sommer) - Should You Invest in Bonds Right Now?
High-quality bonds are still safer than stocks, but they have been swinging in value, so move cautiously, our columnist says.
AXIOS (Neil Irwin) - Consumer sentiment dips, especially among Republicans
Data: University of Michigan ; Note: August 2026 number is preliminary; Chart: Neil Irwin/Axios Public opinion about the economy appears to be souring further this month, per the preliminary release of the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index. By the numbers: Overall sentiment fell 8% in the early days of August, after two consecutive months of improvement. - The index fell to 51, from 55.2 in July. That remains above the recent lows reached in the spring, when gasoline prices were soaring. - Inflation expectations were stable, with expected inflation over the next year ticking up to 4.3% and over the next five years unchanged at 3.3%. The intrigue: The steepest month-to-month drop in sentiment was among survey respondents…
YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - Finnerty exposes why Americans never elect consecutive Democratic presidents
On Thursday’s “Finnerty,” Rob discussed former President Joe Biden’s legacy by comparing him to Jimmy Carter, examining the economy President Donald Trump handed Biden after Trump’s first term, comparing Trump to Ronald Reagan, and discussing the current state of the economy.
AI:Rob Finnerty is pulling back the curtain on why the American electorate consistently rejects Democratic presidential candidates when they attempt to hold onto power for consecutive terms. While leftist media outlets try to ignore the fundamental economic failures inherent in the radical left's platform, Finnerty breaks down Joe Biden’s disastrous legacy by drawing direct comparisons to the stagnation of the Jimmy Carter era. The discussion highlights how Donald Trump successfully handed a robust economy to the Democrats only to see it dismantled by their incompetent policies, contrasting that strength with the Reagan-era prosperity. This isn't just mere political commentary; it is an exposure of the cyclical pattern where Democratic…Open
AXIOS (Courtenay Brown) - U.S. economy's K-shaped gap narrows
For years, America's economy has been defined by a "K-shaped" gap: The rich kept spending at a rapid pace, while everyone else struggled to keep up. - That divide is suddenly narrowing. Why it matters: Economists warned that consumer spending growth was increasingly reliant on wealthy Americans, leaving the economy vulnerable to a stock market downturn or any other wealth shock. - Importantly, the "K" appears to be closing from the bottom up, meaning that lower- and middle-income Americans are catching up, rather than affluent households pulling back. - That could put consumer spending on a more resilient footing. Zoom in: Bank of America is calling it the "great convergence." - The bank's data shows spending and wage growth among its…
REDSTATE (Ward Clark) - Rand Paul Visits Fort Knox: The Gold Is Still There
AMERICANTHINKER - There’s actually very good news behind those ‘job loss’ numbers
By Andrea Widburg The headlines are meant to harm Donald Trump; the truth is something much more positive.
AMERICANTHINKER - Single-bureau credit reports endanger mortgage market
By Steve Sherman A reliable mortgage market needs accurate and consistent information, especially when small differences in a credit assessment can determine whether a family qualifies for a loan or what price it pays.
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Harrison Berger) - U.S. Economy Grew at 1.5 Percent Rate in Second Quarter
State of the Union: The growth rate, released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, was less than expected. The post U.S. Economy Grew at 1.5 Percent Rate in Second Quarter appeared first on The American Conservative .
Data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis showed that the U.S. economy grew at an annualized rate of 1.5 percent in the second quarter of 2026, down from the 2.1 percent growth rate in the first quarter of the year. Gross domestic product fell short of economists’ expectations. A Bloomberg poll of economists had predicted a 2 percent growth rate, and a Dow poll predicted a 1.8 percent growth rate. A separate report on personal income and outlays showed U.S. consumer spending rose, with personal consumption expenditures increasing at a rate of 2.1 percent during the second quarter, up 0.4 percent from the first. PCE inflation ticked down 0.1 percent from May to June, but core PCE—which does not include food and energy…Open
AXIOS (Neil Irwin) - Why AI makes central banking tougher
Central bankers, as a rule, try to maintain stable prices, a strong job market and a sound financial system. The AI boom is a complexifier on all three fronts. The big picture: AI is blurring the usual indicators that central bankers rely upon to set policy, a new paper from a leading international body finds, simultaneously affecting the supply and demand sides of the economy and driving both structural and cyclical change. - The upshot, per the Bank for International Settlements — the Basel, Switzerland-based central bank for central banks — is that the rules of thumb on which policymakers have long relied are all being shuffled at once. State of play: In the U.S. and other hotbeds of AI innovation, an investment boom in the near…
BITCHUTE - Ep 3952a - Trump Just Destroyed The Climate Hoax & Mitigating Fed Inflation Has Begun
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