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🎄✨ Wishing You All a Merry Christmas! ✨🎄 As the world glows with holiday lights and hearts fill with joy, we want to take a moment to send love, warmth, and cheer to everyone celebrating this magical season. 🌟❤️ May your homes be filled with laughter, your tables with delicious treats, and your hearts with happiness. Whether you're with family, friends, or enjoying some well-deserved alone time, we hope this Christmas brings you peace, comfort, and joy. 🎁🎅 To those near and far, thank you for making this year special. Let's carry the kindness of this season into the year ahead. 🌍💌 Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! 🥂✨

📊 Economic News Alert: Personal Consumption and Income Data 💵 📅 Date: December 20, 2024 🕒 Time: 9:30 AM EST 🇺🇸 Currency: USD 📈 Importance: High Key Indicators: 1️⃣ Core PCE Price Index (m/m) - November Previous: 0.3% Forecast: 0.2% 2️⃣ Core PCE Price Index (y/y) - November Previous: 2.8% Forecast: 2.9% 3️⃣ Personal Income (m/m) - November Previous: 0.6% Forecast: 0.4% 4️⃣ Personal Spending (m/m) - November Previous: 0.4% Forecast: 0.5% 📌 The PCE index is the Fed's preferred measure of inflation, and changes here could impact future rate decisions. Monitor for any significant deviations. #Inflation #ConsumerSpending #EconomicUpdate

🏛️ Inside the Biden White House: How the administration adapted to a president showing signs of age. Meetings became shorter, access tightly controlled, and top advisers acted as intermediaries. Public interactions? Carefully scripted. Here's how it played out. 🧵 🕰️ As the oldest president in U.S. history, Biden's age factored into his daily routine. Key lawmakers and even cabinet secretaries found it hard to secure face time. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and others often stepped in as go-betweens. 🔗 📉 But the real turning point came during the 2024 debate with Trump. Struggling to find words, Biden’s performance raised questions even among loyal Democrats. The aftermath? A shortened re-election bid and a decisive GOP win. 🚨 🤔 What does this mean for leadership in Washington? A story of adaptation, loyalty, and the challenges of managing an aging leader. Can the lessons of the Biden era reshape future presidencies? Let's discuss. ⬇️

📊 Economic News Alert: Jobless Claims Data 🏢 📅 Date: December 19, 2024 🕒 Time: 9:30 AM EST 🇺🇸 Currency: USD 📈 Importance: High Key Indicators: 1️⃣ Continued Jobless Claims (Week Ending Dec 7) Previous: 1.886M Forecast: 1.885M 2️⃣ 4-Week Jobless Claims Average (Week Ending Dec 14) Previous: 224.25K Forecast: 220K 3️⃣ Initial Jobless Claims (Week Ending Dec 14) Previous: 242K Forecast: 240K 📌 Labor market data is closely watched for signs of economic health. Market movements may follow based on deviations from expectations.

🏦 The Fed's big question: Are ultra-low interest rates gone for good? Chair Powell suggests the era of rock-bottom borrowing costs might be behind us. Investors are taking notice, and markets are reacting. Let’s break it down. 📉💡 🚥 The “neutral rate”—where rates neither speed up nor slow the economy—is now the Fed's focus. Pre-pandemic, neutral hovered around 2.5%. Now, it’s creeping higher. Powell says, “We’re a hundred basis points closer to it.” Careful cuts ahead? 🤔📊 🌍 Why the shift? Rising deficits, green energy, AI investment, and reshoring supply chains may push neutral higher. The Fed's latest projection? Neutral could settle at 3%—or even higher. Are we entering a new era of “higher for longer”? 🔋🏗️ 🎯 Fed watchers: If neutral is indeed higher, the Fed may hit pause on cuts soon. A stronger economy, higher productivity, and post-pandemic shocks are reshaping the landscape. The big question: Is this the new normal? 🕰️📈

📊 Economic News Alert: Jobless Claims Data 🏢 📅 Date: December 19, 2024 🕒 Time: 9:30 AM EST 🇺🇸 Currency: USD 📈 Importance: High Key Indicators: 1️⃣ Continued Jobless Claims (Week Ending Dec 7) Previous: 1.886M Forecast: 1.885M 2️⃣ 4-Week Jobless Claims Average (Week Ending Dec 14) Previous: 224.25K Forecast: 220K 3️⃣ Initial Jobless Claims (Week Ending Dec 14) Previous: 242K Forecast: 240K 📌 Labor market data is closely watched for signs of economic health. Market movements may follow based on deviations from expectations. #EconomicData #JoblessClaims #MarketUpdate

🚗💥 Honda & Nissan: Exploring a Merger? Two of Japan's biggest automakers might join forces! Struggles in China 🇨🇳 & competition from Tesla and BYD have pushed them to the table. A potential merger could reshape the global auto industry. 🧵 Why Now? 🔹 Weak results in China & U.S. 📉 🔹 The EV boom led by Tesla & BYD ⚡ 🔹 High R&D costs for electrification & autonomous tech 🚘💻 Nissan has cut jobs & halted China production, while Honda has sought buyouts. Collaboration could save costs. 🤝 What’s at Stake? 🔸 Combined sales: ~7.4M vehicles/year 🚗🌍 🔸 Potential to rank 3rd globally behind Toyota & VW 🏆 🔸 Merging different cultures & overlapping models = big challenge Market Moves Nissan shares surged 23% 📈, while Honda’s fell 3% 📉. With Honda’s market cap 4x Nissan’s, Honda would likely take the lead if the merger happens. Your thoughts? 💬⬇️

📊 Economic News Alert: Retail Sales Data (Nov) 🛍️ 📅 Date: December 17, 2024 🕒 Time: 08:30 EST 🇺🇸 Currency: USD 📈 Importance: High 1️⃣ Retail Sales y/y Previous: 2.8% Forecast: 3.8% 2️⃣ Retail Sales ex Autos Previous: 0.1% Forecast: 0.4% 3️⃣ Retail Sales ex Gas/Autos (m/m) Previous: 0.1% Forecast: 0.4% 4️⃣ Retail Sales m/m Previous: 0.4% Forecast: 0.5% 📌 Retail data will provide insights into consumer spending and economic health. Stay updated! #EconomicData #RetailSales #MarketUpdate

🏠 The Housing Affordability Crisis is Going Global 🌍 From Dublin to Vancouver, home prices and rents are rising faster than wages. Young adults are stuck living with parents, as buying or even renting feels impossible. "The price in Ireland is mental," says one resident. 🧵 📈 What’s Driving the Crisis? 🔹 Strong job growth in big cities 🔹 Too few homes being built 🏗️ 🔹 Red tape & land-use restrictions slowing new development 🔹 Soaring construction costs post-pandemic 🛠️ In Dublin, rent has doubled in a decade. 😱 The Generational Divide 👨👩👧👦 Existing homeowners see their property values soar 🤑. Meanwhile, younger generations can’t afford homes and face steep rents. 59% of Irish adults (20-34) now live with their parents—up from 38% a decade ago. A global trend causing frustration. 🌍💔 “We love the city, but it doesn’t treat us right.” Generations are being stalled. Jobs are plenty, but housing insecurity is pushing many to leave cities like Dublin. Policymakers are scrambling to boost construction—but will it be enough? 🏘️🔧 Is this a global housing bubble or a policy failure? 🧐👇

📊 Economic News Alert: Final S&P Global Services PMI (Dec) 🌐 📅 Date: December 16, 2024 🕒 Time: 09:45 EST 🇺🇸 Currency: USD 📈 Importance: High Previous: 56.1 Forecast: 55.7 📌 Key data for the services sector! Stay informed for market movements. #EconomicNews #MarketAlert