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Brian Scheid
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S&P Global Market Intelligence
Senior Reporter, Global Markets
High unemployment for younger, Black workers may decide Fed's next rate move
"That is likely an indicator of broader labor market weakness down the road, or given the lag, maybe now," says @deanbaker13.bsky.social
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November 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
"Beyond shaping market sentiment, any outsized post-earnings move in the stock could meaningfully sway the U.S. benchmark: Nvidia is the S&P 500’s largest constituent, and its 7.8% weight in the index is over 4.5 times that of the entire Materials sector."
- Benedek Vörös w/ S&P Dow Jones Indices
November 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The US government shut down for the longest stretch in American history and the stock market barely noticed
"The bull market isn't over. More new highs are coming, but cracks have developed beneath the surface, and that's a story for 2026."
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November 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Stock market's bull run collides with volatility
"Each of those developments in the derivatives space are noteworthy by themselves but not necessarily a reason to panic, however simultaneously combined, they are a more meaningful source of concern"
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November 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
New US jobs data?
Goldman Sachs economists see US govt shutdown ending in mid-Nov with BLS releasing the September jobs report within a few days, possibly never releasing the October jobs report and then putting out the November jobs report on time or within a week delay
November 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
NatAlliance Securities' Andrew Brenner thinks December's Fed rate cut is still likely, but could be the last until June
November 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The end of QT
"Normally, risk appetite rejoices when the Fed pulls forward ... but in this case it might be more a sigh of relief that the Fed is taking note of repo strains"
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October 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Fed set to cut rates again as policy path darkens during shutdown
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October 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
When will tariffs bite?
-Realized tariff rate ~10% (18% forecast)
-Effects weaker, delayed on pricing power, demand concerns
-Cost increases passed slowly
-Most price increases have been one offs
-Little sign of spillage into services
-Effects could hit within 3 mos
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October 27, 2025 at 1:42 PM
US dollar's historic slide on pause due to lack of government data
"Having less data to price in has been positive for the dollar's recovery"
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October 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Is the US labor market really weakening?
Maybe not, according to some new measures of the market's breakeven rate: www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
October 13, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The US government shutdown has so far been a non event in the Treasury market, but as it drags on fixed income investors could lose sight of the state of inflation and jobs:
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October 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
US construction job openings have sunk to the lowest level in more than eight years as a sudden spike in workers quitting has taken place, both signs the industry is straining under the weight of tariffs, high mortgage rates and an ongoing immigration crackdown
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October 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
US added 60k jobs in Sept, according to new data from Revelio Public Labor Statistics
Ed and health services: +45.6K
Retail: +40.1K
Leisure & hospitality: -34.2K
Govt's Sept. jobs report, to be released tmrw, delayed indefinitely due to shutdown www.reveliolabs.com/public-labor...
October 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
After a strong first half of 2025, global share buybacks slowed in the third quarter amid new US tariffs and historically high stock valuations
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September 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
"A more stretched consumer"
US consumers continue to spend, but are increasingly digging into savings to cover rising costs, a sign that the persistently robust domestic economy could be on shaky ground as the impacts of tariffs take root

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September 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Bubble risk with US tech stocks seen as relatively high, but lower than 2021 fears: Deutsche Bank Research
"Back then, zero rates were one of the main justification for high tech valuations. That valuation prop ultimately got shattered and tech stocks slumped before AI came along."
September 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
One of the worst US dollar runs in decades could still get worse
"I don't think we've seen the bottom just yet," Kyle Rodda, a senior financial market analyst at Capital.com

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September 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Is the Fed quietly abandoning its 2% inflation target?
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September 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"The assumption is that the three cuts this year … are enough to head off labor market weakness," said @peark.es. "But they can't forecast more cuts with inflation still above target." www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
September 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Fed readies 1st rate cut of 2025, boosting risk of pushing inflation higher
"It's an unclear path for sure," said Luke Tilley, chief economist of Wilmington Trust
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September 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
US stocks hit fresh highs in August, but retail investors grew wary of the rally, selling off a net $11.63 billion last month, highest outflow since Nov. '24
-S&P Global Market Intelligence
September 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
With tariffs here and rate cuts near how high will inflation climb?
"Both headline and core inflation are expected to move toward 3.3% to 3.5% year over year by early 2026 as the gradual and uneven passthrough from tariffs continues," says @gregdaco.bsky.social
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September 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Recession alert:
After nearly disappearing from conversations earlier in the year, recession fears returned to the second-quarter earnings calls of S&P 500 companies as concerns over inflation, interest rates and tariffs persisted from the first quarter
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September 12, 2025 at 1:07 PM
"Could it get worse? Yeah, it could get a lot worse."
Trump's efforts to weaken Fed independence could upend markets
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September 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM