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The Reassurance That Contradicted the Data

Patience has been a reliable strategy in American finance for most of the past forty years. Inflation eventually cools. Rates eventually fall. Markets eventually recover. The household that did nothing usually came out fine, sometimes better than the household that acted. That logic has been fraying for three years. This

A 10% Rally Doesn’t Lower Your Interest Rate

Markets just delivered their strongest month since 2020. The S&P 500 surged more than 10%. The Nasdaq jumped 15% and broke 25,000 for the first time. Big Tech earnings all beat. AI spending is accelerating. Headlines suggest resilience. But the underlying story is not about strength. It

The Fed Won’t Cut Your Card Rate

Today is the kind of day financial historians will mark in retrospect. Jerome Powell delivers his final press conference as Federal Reserve Chair. Kevin Warsh faces a confirmation vote in the Senate Banking Committee that will shape monetary policy for the next four years. The FOMC announces another rate hold

The Three Cracks Most People Aren't Watching

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The Most Expensive Mistake in American Finance Is Doing Nothing

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How a Five-Week Energy Spike Rewrote Every Summer Travel Budget

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What Amazon, Apple, and Nvidia Had in Common Before Anyone Noticed

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Prices Don’t Reset Just Because Markets Do

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Stocks Can Rally on Hope. Households Still Pay the Bill

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What This IPO Really Says About the Market

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The Next Infrastructure Monopoly Is Already in Orbit

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Peace Hopes Don't Pay for Gas

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Peace Is Being Priced Faster Than the System Can Recover

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SpaceX Isn't a Rocket Company Anymore. The Market Just Figured That Out

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Oil Prices Are Down. So Why Does Everything Still Feel Expensive?

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The Oil Shock Is Moving From Markets to Main Street

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When Tax Day Meets a New Oil Shock

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Gold Is No Longer Just a Fear Trade

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The Cost of Feeling Secure Is Going Up

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Pension Funds Bet Big on Private Credit. Now Liquidity Gets Tested

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Why Friday's CPI Report Matters More Than Wednesday's Rally

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Why Your Monthly Bills Keep Getting Higher

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Oil Near $108 and Rising Loan Defaults. This Is Not 2008. But It Is a Warning

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Gas Is Back Above $4. Here Is What That Does to a Fixed Income

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