Det jeg liker med Bold Bowman er at hun ikke er noe tull og kaller det som det er når fakta endrer seg. Hun kalte ut Pusillanimous Powell for hans uforklarlige Premature Pivot, og nå kaller hun ut Parsimonious Powell for hans nyvunne uforsonlighet. Du må elske Anti-Gretzky fra Fed Chairs: JPOW er mester i å skøyte dit pucken VAR...

Musings of the Day, 7/21/25: One key lesson from Trump 1.0 is that he likes to keep folks guessing about his true intentions while maximizing optionality to maneuver. Case in point: A lot of folks are fretting over Trump’s noise over firing Powell, citing his increasingly aggressive rhetoric. In this case, I think the bluster is intentional with little/no intent to back it up. I see very low probability of this outcome, simply because he would be giving away optionality to maneuver — especially during ongoing Tariff negotiations. By vociferously castigating Powell (but not doing anything about it), Trump has set up the perfect Fall Guy if the economy takes a dump for ANY reason. The transition of Pusillanimous Powell to Parsimonious Powell creates a perfect scapegoat that allows him to be aggressive on Tariffs: Heads: the economy slows down, and Powell’s hand is forced anyway. Tails: Powell stays intransigent, and Trump has a free scapegoat option until 2026.

Musings of the Day, 7/21/25: One key lesson from Trump 1.0 is that he likes to keep folks guessing about his true intentions while maximizing optionality to maneuver. Case in point: A lot of folks are fretting over Trump’s noise over firing Powell, citing his increasingly aggressive rhetoric. In this case, I think the bluster is intentional with little/no intent to back it up. I see very low probability of this outcome, simply because he would be giving away optionality to maneuver — especially during ongoing Tariff negotiations. By vociferously castigating Powell (but not doing anything about it), Trump has set up the perfect Fall Guy if the economy takes a dump for ANY reason. The transition of Pusillanimous Powell to Parsimonious Powell creates a perfect scapegoat that allows him to be aggressive on Tariffs: Heads: the economy slows down, and Powell’s hand is forced anyway. Tails: Powell stays intransigent, and Trump has a free scapegoat option until 2026.