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Trading Desk: $7 Trillion Question
It’s one of the biggest paradoxes in finance right now. The Federal Reserve is cutting interest rates, causing the yields on cash to shrink, yet
Trading Desk: Is the Economy Really Just Three Data Centers in a Trench Coat?
For the better part of a year, the U.S. economy has been a puzzle. Forecasters have consistently called for a slowdown that has stubbornly refused
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Trading Desk: Earnings Stay Strong
Now that the dust has settled on the second-quarter earnings season, we can all breathe a collective sigh of relief. Despite the endless chatter about tariffs and economic woes, the results were actually pretty darn good. Corporate profits for the S&P 500 jumped a healthy
Trading Desk: Don’t Pop The Rate Cut Champagne Just Yet
Well, the Federal Reserve finally did it. They sliced a quarter of a percentage point off the benchmark interest rate, a move many in the market were clamoring for. But before you rush out to celebrate cheaper borrowing costs, Fed Chair Jerome Powell had a
Trading Desk: Are There Cracks In The Roaring Market’s Foundation?
It’s been a wild ride this year, hasn’t it? After a gut-wrenching 19% drop from its record high following the announcement of the “Liberation Day” tariffs back in April — one of the sharpest two-day plummets in history — the S&P 500 has come storming
Trading Desk: A Rate Cut May Not Help the Market
After a jobs report that looked about as energetic as a Monday morning meeting, the market has all but priced in an interest rate cut from the Fed. The consensus seems to be that lower rates will be the financial equivalent of a double espresso
Trading Desk: Is The Fed Still Running The Show?
On the surface, everything looks rosy. The stock market continues to climb to new heights, and the party on Wall Street seems to be in full swing. But if you listen closely, past the popping of champagne corks, you can hear a low hum of
Trading Desk: Welcome The Endless Crypto Spring
Seems like a new season has dawned over at the Securities and Exchange Commission. After years of what felt like a regulatory winter for the crypto industry, the agency just dropped its new rulemaking agenda, and it’s a clear signal that the frost is beginning