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Lowe's CEO Warns Housing Market "Most Difficult" Since Financial Crisis As DIY Project Demand Crumbles
Lowe's CEO Warns Housing Market "Most Difficult" Since Financial Crisis As DIY Project Demand Crumbles
Home improvement retailers such as Home Depot and Lowe's warned this week that consumers remain reluctant to splurge on big-ticket home improvement items, as elevated mortgage rates, high home prices, energy inflation, weakening sentiment, and broader macroeconomic uncertainty weigh on demand.
Let's begin with Home Depot, which on Wednesday reported mixed first-quarter results. At the same time, management said on the conference call that it is not expecting a "marked improvement in underlying demand."
Bernstein analyst Zhihan...
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Apr 10, 2026 / Tyler Durden
D.C. Economy "Under Strain," Faces Biggest Spending Cuts Since Great Recession
D.C. Economy "Under Strain," Faces Biggest Spending Cuts Since Great Recession
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released its state-level real gross domestic product data on Thursday, revealing a sharply uneven economic landscape in the fourth quarter of 2025, with boom times in North Dakota contrasting with a sharp slowdown spreading across the Mid-Atlantic, especially in Washington, D.C.
"From a regional perspective, real GDP increased in 35 states in the fourth quarter of 2025, with the percent change at an annual rate ranging from 3.8 percent in North Dakota to –8.3...
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Sep 4, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Tesla's Cybercab Debut Falls Flat As NHTSA Opens Probe
Tesla's Cybercab Debut Falls Flat As NHTSA Opens Probe
Tesla’s long awaited Cybercab finally hit the streets of Austin yesterday, and the debut was something of a dud.
For a product Elon Musk has positioned as central to Tesla’s future, the rollout was remarkably subdued. There was no major public livestream with appearance by Musk or traditional press presence, relatively little new information and just 45 Cybercabs registered in Texas as of Thursday. After years of hype surrounding Tesla’s robotaxi ambitions, the event still felt more like a limited demonstration than...
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Aug 23, 2026 / Tyler Durden
The Fed Owns Over 50% Of All Bonds Maturing Between 10 And 15 Years From Now
The Fed Owns Over 50% Of All Bonds Maturing Between 10 And 15 Years From Now
Submitted by Peter Tchir of Academy Securities
Treasuries, Treaties, and Treatises
Let’s start with Treasuries. We laid out the approach we would take if we were Warsh last weekend in Warsh’s Mark Antony Moment (a play on coming to “bury” inflation, yet having quite the opposite effect, at least in terms of interest rate policy).
After Bessent’s “attempt” to drive bond yields lower, we analyzed the possibilities in Treasury, Treasuries, The Fed, and Iran. The primary focus...
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