The Basis Point
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The Basis Point is a sales & marketing strategy consultancy for banks, lenders, and fintechs, and a down to earth financial media brand. We curate and analyze the noisy personal finance, real estate, and technology web to give you what you need in a voice you can relate to. We also advise the most innovative companies in this space on their most important and complex issues.
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Search ArticlesNormally dovish Citigroup delays Fed rate cut forecast to June 2027
– Citigroup delays Fed rate-cut forecast to 2027 after strong U.S. jobs report
Trump issues first rate cut ultimatum to his newly appointed Fed chief Warsh
President Trump demands that the Fed cut rates or else he'll end trade with countries with which the U.S. maintains trade deficits ___ Check It Out: – Trump tells Fed to slash rates or he'll end trade with countries with U.S. surpluses
Bond selloff pushing rates higher everywhere, not just U.S. Here’s why.
Rates rising from U.S. to Germany and Japan as bonds sell on inflation and high government debt concerns. How will it play out? ___ Check It Out: – Explainer: What's behind the selloff in world bond markets?
Was Fed chief Warsh’s 2026 Jackson Hole speech longest ever?
– Keynote remarks by Chairman Warsh at the 2026 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium
Key reasons U.S.-Iran war hasn’t made oil prices go crazy … Yet
– Why oil prices haven't gone crazy despite 5 months of US-Iran war
Unanimous bipartisan Senate squashes Sam Bankman-Fried crypto fraud pardon request
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LOL NERD ALERT: Odyssey Cast Play Homer vs. Homer (Simpson)
LOL, this is the internet at its best. Odyssey stars Matt Damon (Odysseus), Anne Hathaway (Penelope in both the Odyssey AND The Simpsons), Lupita Nyong’o (Helen of Troy), and Jon Bernthal (Menelaus) let Nerdist’s Michael Walsh — a former English teacher and expert on Homer literature as well as The Simpson’s — test them on who said what. Way tougher than it looks, lol. Hugely entertaining and educational for fellow nerdists. Enjoy. ___ Reference: – The Odyssey Cast Play Homer vs Homer (Simpson)
CHART: how June 2026 Core CPI inflation dropped to 2.6%
– Here’s the inflation breakdown for June 2026 — in one chart
Fed chief Warsh vows to ‘do my job’ if challenged by Trump
– Fed chief Warsh vows to 'do my job' if challenged by Trump
Fed chair Warsh’s Fed task picks include Andreesen to advice on AI job impacts
Warsh promised Fed task forces to examine inflation, jobs, balance sheet, and communication. Here are his official picks for these roles. ___ Check It Out: – Federal Reserve announces the leadership and objectives of its task forces to advance the conduct of monetary policy