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IronLionZion

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11. The Fed lowers interest rates when the economy is doing badly. It's to stimulate the economy

Reply to gab13by13 (Original post)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 12:18 AM

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I've long been suspecting things are worse than this administration is letting on. The stock market is propped up by inflation and debt. AI is propped up with circular investments and that bubble can pop eventually.

Or MAGA will claim that the Republican Powell is some liberal deep state liar or something. Trump appointed him as chair of the Federal Reserve.

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The Employment Numbers Are being Fudged, So Says Jerome Powell [View all] gab13by13 Wednesday OP

No effn doubt that ALL negative numbers are being fudged vapor2 Wednesday #1

Didn't Krasnov just hold an economic rally in the Poconos, gab13by13 Wednesday #2

BLS numbers have not been "fudged" and Jerome Powell did not Wiz Imp Thursday #15

Did you read the supplied link ? KS Toronado Thursday #20

Thank you. You're right, he did not. And a technical note from the BLS on the size of sampling error progree Thursday #22

Kick dalton99a Wednesday #3

Read an article on Yahoo the other day... Xolodno Wednesday #4

That is absolutely NOT what they said. Wiz Imp Thursday #14

Think we may have read two different articles. Xolodno Thursday #21

You may be right, but they both referred to the same rport from Challenger. Wiz Imp Thursday #25

You don't have to explain it to me. Xolodno Thursday #34

The article doesn't say that has anything to do with Trump EdmondDantes_ Wednesday #5

BLS has had since April to revise its numbers down, gab13by13 Wednesday #6

The same amount of time every other president does EdmondDantes_ Thursday #23

I don't remember when Biden was president that those numbers had to be lowered, gab13by13 Thursday #27

Because your memory isn't accurate is my guess EdmondDantes_ Thursday #31

Does this include the 911,000 downward revision over the period April 2024 through March 2025 progree Friday #35

and does this include the 589,000 downward benchmark revision from April 2023 thru March 2024? progree Friday #36

Wall St. Will listen to Powell, not Trump. Nt Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #7

This is why Powell is lowering interest rates, gab13by13 Wednesday #8

Every month, they re-state previous months' numbers... Mark.b2 Wednesday #9

You obviously know nothing about how sample based estimates are derived. Wiz Imp Thursday #13

The only thing I know is the quality of the estimates... Mark.b2 Thursday #19

The estimates are based on a relatively small statistical sample Wiz Imp Thursday #26

Thank you! Very interesting and helpful. Nt Mark.b2 Thursday #32

AND popsdenver Thursday #10

I was in post office yesterday to mail Christmas stuff tavernier Thursday #24

Nope popsdenver Thursday #33

The Fed lowers interest rates when the economy is doing badly. It's to stimulate the economy IronLionZion Thursday #11

You sound exactly like Trump Wiz Imp Thursday #12

I simply want you to explain one fact for me, gab13by13 Thursday #28

I wouldn't trust any figures Figarosmom Thursday #16

This is why I think a lot of magas are now quitting. C Moon Thursday #17

why does it say the US Skittles Thursday #18

I am not backing down, gab13by13 Thursday #29

Investors rely on the accuracy of these numbers lame54 Thursday #30