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The Fed finally lowered rates, he lower 1/2 a point insteada 1/4 point,
This bodes well for everything .
Now consumer prices will continue to drop as borrowed money is cheaper, lines of credit more available and cheaper giving more flexibility to small business.
There is a real possibility of a high 5% mortgage soon, refinancing is on the increase and will escalate, homebuilders are full speed ahead.
The gobt is pounding it's chest on the retailer gouging since Covid, and expect some heavy fine announcement soon.

There doesn't seem to be much out there to mess this up except geo/political.

You should see increases in whatever investments you have, including your house, banks are paying increasing interest on accounts, even savings accounts.

The lower middle-class is struggling, credit card usage is high, late payments on the rise, - this rate decrease will really improve the decline of consumer pricing.
The competition between retailers is continuing, with Xmas coming, the sales will drive the prices lower, to more acceptable levels.

My personal feeling is the New Year should be a new start , politics aside.

I picked up 5 Costco last big dip, I expect it to split when it gets to $1k ish.
I also picked up some SG on a Josh Brown recommendation, it's a robot Salad store, - with a "stop", but it's really cool, and probably a for-runner of fast food preparation and sale, warp speed. - I don't do salads, but my wife sure liked what she saw on the menu . sweetgreen | Menu

Another I picked up is NDAQ. It is newly available (IPO) stock, shares of the actual Nasdaq Exchange, think of it as the "tollbooth/pipeline" that all Nasdaq shares pass through, the actual brokerage that collects a tiny bit on billions of share a day.

I know some sources continue to say our economy is screwed, I also hang in trader chat rooms around the world while I'm here.
Folks, traders around the world think we got it made, subject to change, cuz you just have to keep an open mind .

Set your stops, sell the dogs.

Talk to who-ever you can- congressman etc.
DONT SELL U.S.STEEL ! ! Stop the sale, type an email NOW .

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