This Fed Cut Matters More Than Rates

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View or listen in browser May 17, 2025 This Fed Cut Matters More Than Rates Dear Subscriber, By Jim Nelson What a difference a month can make! Stocks were down big after the huge slide at the start of April. The odds of a rate cut at the June Fed meeting were over 70%. In fact, 10% of investors expected a cut at both the May and June meetings. Today, just days away from that May meeting, things have changed. Some 95% now believe rates will stay the same: Source: FedWatch. Click here to see full-sized image.   Whether the 95% are right that no change is coming to rates or not, there are cuts coming: Source: Financial Times. Click here to see full-sized image.   This might include one specific staff cut. And a lot sooner than years away. On Tuesday, Ted Baumann — who recently offered “A Solution to the U.S. Property Problem” — will be discussing this potential cut in detail … and the ensuing consequences. Warning: They are large consequences. Make sure you grab your spot while you can. This week, your experts looked at alternative ideas to help you find and protect your wealth. And they are about as different as the gaggle of gurus they came from … Gold Doesn’t Blink It’s no surprise by now that resource hound Sean Brodrick is looking at gold as the answer. He has literally pounded the table about buying it. He has three more reasons why “this profit party is just getting started.” Nasdaq’s New IPO Rules Increase Quality Startup specialist Chris Graebe prefers the relatively uncorrelated pre-IPO market. And something big just changed in how those startups reach their IPOs. If You Own This, You Own the World Itself Safe Money Expert Nilus Mattive has another idea that is almost completely independent of stocks, bonds and any other type of traditional investment. And it hasn’t had a losing year in at least the last 33 years! This Is India’s Moment Even our resident optimist, Michael A. Robinson, is looking at opportunities elsewhere. No matter what happens with the China-U.S. tariffs, a shift is coming. And India is benefiting. That’s all for this week. Have a great weekend! Jim Nelson, Managing Editor, Weiss Ratings Daily Follow us:   11780 US Highway 1, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33408-3080, USA Would you like to edit your e-mail notification preferences or unsubscribe from our mailing list? Copyright © 2025 Weiss Ratings. All rights reserved.