1.0the patient investorhttps://thepatientinvestor.comrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="eac3OCbyUp"><a href="https://thepatientinvestor.com/index.php/2024/12/19/fed-shock-really/">Fed shock – really?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://thepatientinvestor.com/index.php/2024/12/19/fed-shock-really/embed/#?secret=eac3OCbyUp" width="600" height="338" title="“Fed shock – really?” — the patient investor" data-secret="eac3OCbyUp" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://thepatientinvestor.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Stocks plunged on indications that the Fed would slow further rate cuts after announcing a 25-basis-point cut at the FOMC press conference on Wednesday. Really? That could be seen coming for months. The economy has proven resilient, unemployment is low, and retail sales are growing. The obvious question is: “Why cut rates at all?” FOMC … Continue reading ""https://www.incrediblecharts.com/images/2024/2024-12-18-dotplot.png