by Calculated Risk on 1/09/2026 01:12:00 PM The Federal Reserve released the Q3 2025 Flow of Funds report today: Financial Accounts of the United States. The net worth of households and nonprofits rose to $181.6 trillion during the third quarter of 2025. The value of directly and indirectly held corporate equities increased $5.5 trillion and…
Stock prices face greater volatility when lawmakers are active, driven entirely by the regulatory uncertainty they create.
by Calculated Risk on 1/09/2026 02:15:00 PM Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: The “Home ATM” Mostly Closed in Q3 A brief excerpt: During the housing bubble, many homeowners borrowed heavily against their perceived home equity – jokingly calling it the “Home ATM” – and this contributed to the subsequent housing bust, since…
The network found no evidence that McClain knew of the Pentagon’s later moves to integrate xAI’s Grok models, or that she traded on nonpublic information, and she holds no committee seats overseeing defence or technology. She does sit on the Financial Services Committee, and Capitol Trades, which tracks congressional disclosures, lists her household with 1,443 trades over three years, more…
A Rs 1 or Rs 2 payment for a free trial may appear insignificant, but for many users it can become the beginning of recurring monthly deductions they never intended to keep. Whether it is an OTT platform, music streaming service, AI tool or cloud storage subscription, many digital services ask users to…
by Calculated Risk on 1/10/2026 08:11:00 AM The key reports this week are December CPI, Existing Home Sales and November Retail Sales. Also, New Home Sales for September and October will be released. For manufacturing, the December Industrial Production report and the January New York and Philly Fed manufacturing surveys will be released. —– Monday,…
Retirement plan: cancelled. Startup launched instead.
More investors want their money to reflect their values. It feels righteous — but the reality is a lot messier.
DuPont: Macro Pressures Persist, Q3 Guidance Could Be Weak (Rating Downgrade)
FUNDAMENTAL OVERVIEW USD: The US dollar came under some pressure in the final part of last week following the US NFP report. The data wasn’t bad, but it was enough to trigger a slightly dovish repricing in interest rate expectations. The chances for a July hike are now standing at just 24%, while the probabilities…