Trump: If credit card companies do not lower interest rates to 10% by January 20th, "then they are in violation of the law, very severe things."

"They really abuse the public, I am not going to let it happen," Trump adds.

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❕ Powell fires back as criminal probe shakes markets

Fed Chair Jerome Powell broke his silence after federal prosecutors opened a criminal investigation into him.

He said the threat of charges is the result of the Fed setting rates based on its own assessment of what serves the public, not the preferences of the President. This is the first time Powell has responded directly after more than a year of avoiding comments on Trump’s attacks.

Markets reacted immediately.
Stock index futures fell more than 0.5% following his statement. The timing matters, with the Fed expected to pause rate cuts again on January 28.

With roughly six months left in his term, Powell is now openly framing the situation as pressure on Fed independence.

The clash between politics and monetary policy is back in focus, and volatility is likely to follow.

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⚠️ Key Events This Week

Markets head into the week with several rate-moving catalysts lined up, led by inflation data, a potential Supreme Court tariff ruling, and an unresolved political shock around consumer credit.

🔴 Monday

● Markets react to Trump’s call for a 10% credit card rate cap

Trump proposed a one year cap on credit card interest rates at 10%, effective January 20. Credit card stocks have not yet priced this in due to the weekend gap. Either issuers absorb a margin hit or large scale card cancellations follow. With elections approaching, mass cancellations look politically unlikely, keeping pressure on lenders.

🔴 Tuesday

● US CPI Inflation (December)
Key driver for rates and USD. Upside surprises support yields. Softer data supports equities and risk assets.

● US New Home Sales (October)
Housing demand check as elevated mortgage rates continue to weigh on affordability.

🔴 Wednesday

● US PPI Inflation (November)
Wholesale inflation data that can confirm or challenge CPI trends.

● US Supreme Court tariff ruling expected
Markets are watching closely. Any ruling tied to Trump era tariffs could quickly spill into FX, rates, and equities.

🟡 Thursday

● Philly Fed Manufacturing Index (January)
Early signal for manufacturing momentum. Often volatile.

This week is less about growth narratives and more about policy risk and inflation signals. Expect sensitivity in rates, USD, banks, and consumer credit names, with volatility likely around data releases and headlines.

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🚨 US Financial Stocks Premarket:

🔴 $COF | Capital One: -10%
🔴 $SYF | Synchrony Financial: -10%
🔴 $AXP | American Express: -5%
🟡 $C | Citigroup: -4%
🟡 $JPM | JPMorgan Chase: -3%
🟡 $BAC | Bank of America: -2%
🟡 $WFC | Wells Fargo: -2%
🟡 $V | Visa: -2%
🟡 $MA | Mastercard: -2%

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❕ Trillion dollar IPOs are coming in 2026

There has never been a better lineup of private companies waiting to go public than right now.

We haven’t seen anything yet.

The only IPOs in this entire list that are fairly valued are Stripe and ByteDance (TikTok).

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JUST IN: White House said Trump did not ask DOJ to investigate Powell.

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💡 The Market Doesn’t Care Who You Are

There are doctors, lawyers, and everything in between who try to play this game and get f*cked.

It has no prisoners.
There are no exceptions.
You will lose.
You will blow accounts.

What you can’t do is keep repeating the same mistakes over and over again while shifting the blame to “the markets”.

The best way around this is to be completely self conscious of the mistakes you make and stop blame shifting.

Self reflection comes from reviewing performance and being brutally honest about the mistakes you made and about where you can improve.

The best traders are exceptionally good at losing. That inherently makes you better at managing risk and staying in the game long enough for the winners to count.

Learn to think differently from others.
It will pay.

Don’t take it personally if you do the same thing everyone else does and continue to lose.

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🚨 Iran's currency has collapsed and is now officially worth $0.

It is a clear indication that shows the end of a regime where the fall of its currency reflects its systemic instability.

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Don't trade because you need money.

Trade because the setup is there.

The market doesn't care about your bills.

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Trump Imposes 25% Tariff On Any Country Doing Business With Iran "Effective Immediately"

Top 5 countries doing business with Iran:

1. China 🇨🇳
2. UAE 🇦🇪
3. Turkey 🇹🇷
4. Iraq 🇮🇶
5. India 🇮🇳

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🚨 US CPI in 1 hour at 08:30 AM ET

Expected: ~2.7% YoY

🔴 If CPI prints above 2.7%, inflation looks stickier, rate cuts get delayed, and risk assets may face pressure.

🟢 If CPI prints below 2.7%, disinflation gains momentum, cuts get priced in faster, and risk usually reacts positively.

🕯 A print near expectations likely keeps markets in the current range until the next macro trigger.

How will the market react?
👍 Up
🤝 Flat
👎 Down

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December CPI inflation comes in at 2.7%, in-line with expectations of 2.7%.

Core CPI inflation comes in at 2.6%, below expectations of 2.7%.

Both headline and core CPI inflation were FLAT in December.

Rate cuts are set to be paused at the January Fed meeting.

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S&P 500 futures surge above 6,990, a new record high, as Core CPI inflation comes in below expectations.

We may finally see 7,000 today.

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Silver surges above a record $88/oz, now up another +24% in 2026.

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JUST IN: President Trump calls on Fed Chair Powell to cut interest rates after this morning's CPI inflation data.

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BREAKING: China has restricted purchases of Nvidia's, $NVDA, H200 AI chips and will only approve purchases of the chips "under special circumstances".

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❗️ Someone sold $14,200,000 worth of $GOOG 340 puts that expire next month.

Congress getting their final trades in before they get banned

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📼 MMXM Trader released an educational series called “The Sequence”

Covers a personal bias-determination protocol and a top-down analysis framework. Plenty of practical ideas you can take and adapt.

Worth watching for anyone who trades seriously.

👉 Watch here 👈

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