Wall St Engine
FED BOSTIC ON MOODY'S D/G:

MOODY'S DOWNGRADE WILL CUT ACROSS ECONOMICS, FINANCIAL MARKETS... WILL HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR COST OF CAPITAL, COULD RIPPLE THROUGH ECONOMY

WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE ABOUT IMPACT OF DOWNGRADE ON DEMAND FOR U.S. DEBT

THE FED WILL HAVE TO DETERMINE HOW THE DOWNGRADE EFFECTS AN OUTLOOK THAT IS ALREADY IN FLUX
tweet
Wall St Engine
FED BOSTIC:

THE MARKET VOLATILITY IN APRIL DID NOT FEEL THAT CLOSE TO A SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL EVENT
tweet
Wall St Engine
FED BOSTIC ON RATES AND TARIFFS:

IT IS UNCLEAR IF CONSUMERS TODAY CAN TAKE ON THE FULL COST OF TARIFFS GIVEN STATE OF HOUSEHOLD BALANCE SHEETS, RECENT INFLATION

NUMBER OF RATE CUTS THIS YEAR DEPENDS ON HOW THINGS TURN OUT, THE DETAILS OF THE TARIFFS WILL MATTER

LEANING MORE TOWARDS ONLY ONE CUT THIS YEAR BECAUSE IT WILL TAKE TIME TO UNDERSTAND TARIFFS

THERE IS A SCENARIO WHERE TARIFFS BECOME LESS OF A STORY OVER TIME

TREASURY MARKETS ARE FUNCTIONING QUITE WELL

INFLATION NOT MOVING TO TARGET AS FAST AS ANTICIPATED

UNCERTAINTY MEANS THERE IS HIGHER RISK, THE FED ONLY CONTROLS ONE PART OF THE PRICE OF CAPITAL

AS THINGS GET MORE EXPENSIVE ITS CHANGES THE CHOICES POLICYMAKERS, HOUSEHOLDS AND BUSINESSES FACE, THAT WILL INFLUENCE THE PATH OF THE ECONOMY

RIGHT NOW SEE MORE RISK OF HIGHER INFLATION THAN THE EMPLOYMENT SIDE OF THE MANDATE

INFLATION EXPECTATIONS ARE MOVING IN A TROUBLING WAY

HAVE NOT SEEN MUCH MOVEMENT ON THE JOBS SIDE, FIRMS SAY THEY DONT HAVE PLANS FOR LARGE LAYOFFS

DECLINE IN SENTIMENT IS NOT YET PLAYING OUT IN THE MARKETPLACE

MAY BE AT A POINT WHERE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN SENTIMENT AND DATA STARTS TO NARROW; INVENTORY RUNDOWN MAY BE NEARING AN END
tweet
Offshore
Photo
Wall St Engine
KLARNA HITS 100M USERS, POSTS $92M LOSS ON ONETIME IPO COSTS

Klarna reported a $92M pretax loss in Q1 due to costs tied to its now-paused US IPO, but underlying profitability continued for the fourth straight quarter. Revenue rose 15% YoY to $701M, with U.S. sales up 33%. CEO says AI is boosting efficiency, and revenue per employee is on track to hit $1M.
tweet
Wall St Engine
WH SR. ADVISER HASSETT: US DEBT IS THE SAFEST BET ON EARTH; MOODY'S DECISION IS BACKWARD LOOKING
tweet
Wall St Engine
WH SR. ADVISER HASSETT: I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF THERE ARE MORE TRADE DEALS THIS WEEK; WE'LL KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON WHAT THE CHINESE HAVE AGREED TO
tweet
Offshore
Photo
Wall St Engine
Polymarket’s odds of a U.S. 🇺🇸 recession are sitting at 37%, way down from their peak. https://t.co/MUXUeFUKVX
tweet
Wall St Engine
U.S. VP JD VANCE: PUTIN DOES NOT SEEM TO QUITE KNOW HOW TO GET OUT OF UKRAINE WAR; IF RUSSIA NOT WILLING TO ENGAGE, EVENTUALLY U.S. HAS TO SAY THIS IS NOT OUR WAR
tweet
Wall St Engine
CHINA 🇨🇳 ISSUES STATEMENT ON US ADJUSTING CHIP EXPORT CONTROLS

CHINA SAYS US UNDERMINES CONCENSUS REACHED IN GENEVA TALKS

CHINA ASKS US TO 'CORRECT WRONGDOINGS'
tweet
Wall St Engine
CHINA VOWS TO TAKE MEASURES IF US INSISTS ON GOING ITS OWN WAY

CHINA 🇨🇳 ISSUES STATEMENT ON US ADJUSTING CHIP EXPORT CONTROLS

CHINA SAYS US UNDERMINES CONCENSUS REACHED IN GENEVA TALKS

CHINA ASKS US TO 'CORRECT WRONGDOINGS'
- Wall St Engine
tweet
Wall St Engine
CHINA COMMERCE MINISTRY ON US STATEMENT: WE URGE THE US TO STOP DISCRIMINATING ACTIONS TOWARDS CHINA.
tweet
Offshore
Photo
Wall St Engine
S&P 500 Opening Bell Heatmap (May 19, 2025)

$SPY -0.92% 🟥
$QQQ -1.25% 🟥
$DJI -0.64% 🟥
$IWM -1.42% 🟥 https://t.co/b05lSdyqXG
tweet
Wall St Engine
WHITE HOUSE: CHINA PRODUCERS WILL BE ABSORBING COST OF TARIFFS
tweet