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Trump’s Fed Chair Dilemma And the Push for Lower Rates

25 Dec 2025 1 minute read 0 comments karoshi31

With Jerome Powell expected to step down in 2026, attention is quietly shifting to who could become the next Federal Reserve chair and what that choice would mean for interest rates and markets. Donald Trump has made his position clear. He wants lowe...

We are Starting a Steroid-Filled 2026

24 Dec 2025 3 minute read 1 comment Perfectionist25

We are finishing 2025, and looking back, almost all the developments of the past year were actually related to international politics. Yes, many central banks lowered interest rates, and many have even reached the end of their reductions, while Japan...

By 2027: The EU Ready to Launch Its Euro-Pegged Stablecoin!

22 Dec 2025 3 minute read 0 comments CondividiSulWeb

At the heart of European financial innovation, an ambitious project is taking shape: a group of European banks is working to launch an euro-pegged stablecoin that could be available by 2027. This bold plan, promoted by around 10 major banking instit...

The World Is Watching

16 Dec 2025 2 minute read 0 comments karoshi31

Australia recently banned social media use for underage children. The stated goal was simple and powerful. Let kids have a childhood again. The reaction was predictable. Almost no one wanted the ban, especially children who are already addicted to th...

Generation X is Falling Behind Planning for Retirement... Really?

15 Dec 2025 4 minute read 2 comments WinterYeti

I caught an article today on MarketWatch that made it sound like Generation X, my peeps, were really in the doghouse when it came to retirement planning, only saving barely over an average of $100,000 for retirement so far. With time ticking and a sh...

Why does VENEZUELA matter?

15 Dec 2025 1 minute read 1 comment karoshi31

There is a lot of noise in the markets right now about the United States threatening Venezuela. Headlines talk about drug trafficking accusations, sanctions, and even war rhetoric. On the surface it looks like the same old story. Another country in t...

Why Nvidia Funds AI Companies That Already Depend on It

15 Dec 2025 2 minute read 7 comments karoshi31

Nvidia is not an AI company in the traditional sense. It does not sell chatbots, assistants, or consumer software. Nvidia builds the one thing every AI company needs to exist: the chips. Every serious AI model today is trained and run on Nvidia hardw...

Nobody Is Paying Student Loans

14 Dec 2025 1 minute read 0 comments karoshi31

Recent data suggests the student loan problem is not isolated but part of a broader breakdown in household credit. Auto and home loan delinquencies have been rising as borrowers struggle to keep up with payments in an economy where real wage growth h...

75+ Years Later, We are Closer to 1984 Than Ever

25 Nov 2025 7 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti

Last year, June 2024, marked the 75th anniversary of George Orwell's soul-shaking novel, 1984. One would expect that almost three-fourths of a century later, our societies would have taken a lesson from the book and history and avoided much of what O...

Consumer Traps Everywhere

24 Nov 2025 2 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti

I'm busy rethinking my garage given my ASIC project (see my other articles), and I'm doing some planning as well as cost research on materials and parts. As I'm working out the details on how to build the necessary racks and so on, I found myself sit...