Current Affairs 2024 POTUS race

[JP5]

The reason why central banks control set interest rates, is they are charged with long term economic stability and wider economic growth rather than a politician setting them based on personal short term interests, which creates inherent instability

I genuinely believe Trump is a dictator in waiting. He's completely in that mould and will only get worse if he gets into power again

It is clear that the recent volatility was a "correction" in stock markets not the "crashing" as Trump and his lackeys ("policing the riots" @dylsexicbleu ) have claimed

Things will remain fairly volatile until September and when the Fed decides on rates again. But to characterise it as a "crash" etc. Pure Trump fantasy economics

Global stocks bounce back as market jitters ease

US stocks have their best trading day since November 2022, after lower unemployment claims boost sentiment.

www.bbc.co.uk

Markets will always fall back to fundamentals long term. All else (geopolitical etc) is just noise. I wouldn’t even categorise it as a correction at a global level as it’s <10%. Japan was down to carry unwinding quickly.

The slow down in jobs is something to keep an eye on though. Rates being where they are for as long as they have will have an affect at some point. And aw we’ve seen with the Nasdaq 100, a lot of the protections for growth assume a fairly benign environment. Things slow further and all of a sudden valuations look highly optimistic.

 

[Prevenger17]

Do Americans seriously want a politician deciding interest rates?

Seriously?

Jesus, imagine that donkey deciding interest rates. It would be like getting Fred West to mind your kids

 

[Harryflashman]

Jesus, imagine that donkey deciding interest rates. It would be like getting Fred West to mind your kids

“The late, great Fred west is a wonderful man. He oftentimes would have a friend for dinner. Remember the last scene? ‘Excuse me. I’m about to have a friend for dinner,’ as they walked by. ‘I’m about to have a friend for dinner.’ But Fred west . Congratulations. The late, great fred west .”

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Where is he anyway? Since that press conference there’s been silence.

Think he’s been working on his pre season squad analysis dossier. I for one, am very much looking forward to it.

 

[RAFUH]

Way too late and it won't change anything, but a nice change

 

[RAFUH]

 

[RAFUH]

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

Yes.

This would be a thing of absolute beauty. Would also solve the MAGA problem in the US, as all their heads would simultaneously explode

 

[tsubaki]

This is what should have been said the moment that GOP leaders started talking about inspecting girls to prove they were not transgender.

 

[LinekersLegs]

RFK seems to be making inroads on Trump’s young male supporters, or at least their influencers

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[BlueTX]

The sad, fat Cat man is having another moment.

 

[BlueTX]

They say I met this Fuentes guy at Mar A Lago but I don't remember him. I host lots of guys, all wonderful people, at the incredible Mar A Lago but I don't know this guy. So low energy. Nasty young person. Hates the blacks and I'm doing tremendously well with the blacks. Black men for sure. Maybe not so much with the black women.

What's that? Tim Pool? Never heard of him. What's that? Huh? Oh, you say I interviewed with him about two months ago and I told him he had a beautiful face? Well, he must be an incredibly handsome guy because I know beauty far better than any man alive or dead, let me tell you. Remember, I used to own the Miss Universe pageant and all these lovely teenage girls used to beg me to come into the dressing room and tell me, Mr. Trump, they called me Mr. Trump of course, or Sir, Sir you are the best at judging so will you come look at us and let us know what you think? So, what are you going to do? Of course you are going to walk in there and stare at all these pretty young things. Epstein would get all kinds of jealous, you know.

Oh, Tim Pool? Never heard of the guy. Not a very handsome person though. Nasty guy.

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

RFK seems to be making inroads on Trump’s young male supporters, or at least their influencers

“Dems are a cult”.



You can’t make this stuff up.

 

[Pittsburgh Footy]

They say I met this Fuentes guy at Mar A Lago but I don't remember him. I host lots of guys, all wonderful people, at the incredible Mar A Lago but I don't know this guy. So low energy. Nasty young person. Hates the blacks and I'm doing tremendously well with the blacks. Black men for sure. Maybe not so much with the black women.

What's that? Tim Pool? Never heard of him. What's that? Huh? Oh, you say I interviewed with him about two months ago and I told him he had a beautiful face? Well, he must be an incredibly handsome guy because I know beauty far better than any man alive or dead, let me tell you. Remember, I used to own the Miss Universe pageant and all these lovely teenage girls used to beg me to come into the dressing room and tell me, Mr. Trump, they called me Mr. Trump of course, or Sir, Sir you are the best at judging so will you come look at us and let us know what you think? So, what are you going to do? Of course you are going to walk in there and stare at all these pretty young things. Epstein would get all kinds of jealous, you know.

Oh, Tim Pool? Never heard of the guy. Not a very handsome person though. Nasty guy.

I could totally see him saying this. You speak Trump incredibly well