Recent content by CobbVol

Then why did Powell and the FED act in Q4-2024? Election time? October 2024 => Y2Y inflation rate rose to 2.6%, up from 2.4% in September. • In response, the Fed CUT rates 25 BPS. November 2024 => Y2Y inflation rate rose to 2.7%, up from 2.6% in October • In response, the Fed CUT rates 25 BPS.

We do have differing opinions on certain aspects of this trade/tariff issue, but we also have agreement. I do agree with you that the focus should be on China. I wished the Trump administration would have had discussions with the major trading partners excluding China to get their differences...

I was just responding to your questions below.

A third facility now for violent illegal immigrants ...

I don't care if you buy it or not.

Read up on non-tariff barriers. They are real and not rhetoric like you stated. Here are a couple to help. https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2025/apr/nontariff-trade-barriers-us-eu...

You would think cutting $9B would be easy in DC and not need the VP to break the tie ... From the article: Vice President Vance had to break the 50-50 tie vote after three Republicans — Sens. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Susan Collins (Maine) and Mitch McConnell (Ky.) — voted against a motion to...

Being in the transportation industry I think and see it daily in my job. In 2022, 2023, and before those years your mentioned.

You were close, US industries do fine in markets they are allowed to compete in.

Do you think there is a major trading country with the US where the US has better access to their markets than they do ours? I place value on opening up markets to US industries with trading countries that have not been there or restricted. Planned investment in the US from some companies given...

The bolded part highlights the democrat philosophy of "by any means necessary" ... From the article: Nearing the six-month mark of President Trump’s frenetic second term, Democrats are fighting to find their footing and claw themselves from the wilds of the minority in next year’s midterm...

Not really. Oil/energy and interest rates are the 2 things that impact everything. That is why he wants Powell to lower rates.

Yea, declining economic activity isn’t the only reason to reduce rates. Low rates yielding increased economic growth is an actual thing.

I thought it to be the dual deficit problem this country is facing.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/10/trumps-brics-fueled-anger-sparked-50-percent-tariff-threat-on-brazil-00447814