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EPISODE · May 10, 2025 · 11 MIN

Fed Holds Rates Steady, U.S. Trade Deficit Soars, Microchip’s Sales Slump

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In today's episode, we delve into the Federal Reserve's decision to maintain interest rates amidst economic uncertainty, explore the record-high U.S. trade deficit driven by tariff concerns, and analyze Microchip Technology's significant sales decline despite market optimism. Join us for insights into these pressing economic issues and their potential impacts. Sources: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fed-meeting-decision-today-fomc-interest-rates-may-2025/ https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20250507a1.htm https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20250507a.htm https://www.thestreet.com/fed/analyst-makes-shocking-fed-interest-rate-cut-prediction https://abcnews.go.com/US/fed-expected-hold-interest-rates-steady-defying-trump/story?id=121510718 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fed-meeting-decision-today-fomc-interest-rates-may-2025/ https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/federal-reserve-interest-rate-decision-may-2025 https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/files/monetary20250507a1.pdf https://www.jpmorgan.com/insights/outlook/economic-outlook/fed-meeting-may-2025 https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20250507a.htm https://www.advisorperspectives.com/dshort/updates/2025/05/06/trade-deficit-widens-record-high-march-2025 https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/us-trade-deficit-hits-record-high-march https://insidetrade.com/trade/trade-deficit-hit-all-time-high-march https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/balance-of-trade https://www.strtrade.com/trade-news-resources/str-trade-report/trade-report/may/trade-deficit-hits-record-high-as-imports-surge-ahead-of-tariff-increase https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/us-trade-deficit-hits-record-high-march https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-trade-deficit-hits-record-high-businesses-consumers-121525965 https://www.advisorperspectives.com/dshort/updates/2025/05/06/trade-deficit-widens-record-high-march-2025?topic=covid-19-coronavirus-coverage https://www.bea.gov/news/2025/us-international-trade-goods-and-services-march-2025 https://www.statista.com/chart/34405/us-net-exports-of-goods-and-services/ https://www.investopedia.com/microchip-stock-jumps-as-analysts-raise-price-targets-on-strong-outlook-11731700 https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/microchip-earnings-appears-spring-loaded-rebound-chip-orders https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2025/05/09/microchip-fourth-fiscal-quarter-results.html https://www.techmonitor.ai/silicon/microchip-q1-fy2026-chip-demand-recovery/ https://www.investing.com/news/company-news/microchip-q4-fy25-slides-revenue-decline-continues-amid-strategic-pivot-to-megatrends-93CH-4034466

In today's episode, we delve into the Federal Reserve's decision to maintain interest rates amidst economic uncertainty, explore the record-high U.S. trade deficit driven by tariff concerns, and analyze Microchip Technology's significant sales decline despite market optimism. Join us for insights into these pressing economic issues and their potential impacts.Sources:https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fed-meeting-decision-today-fomc-interest-rates-may-2025/https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20250507a1.htmhttps://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20250507a.htmhttps://www.thestreet.com/fed/analyst-makes-shocking-fed-interest-rate-cut-predictionhttps://abcnews.go.com/US/fed-expected-hold-interest-rates-steady-defying-trump/story?id=121510718https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fed-meeting-decision-today-fomc-interest-rates-may-2025/https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/federal-reserve-interest-rate-decision-may-2025https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/files/monetary20250507a1.pdfhttps://www.jpmorgan.com/insights/outlook/economic-outlook/fed-meeting-may-2025https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20250507a.htmhttps://www.advisorperspectives.com/dshort/updates/2025/05/06/trade-deficit-widens-record-high-march-2025https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/us-trade-deficit-hits-record-high-marchhttps://insidetrade.com/trade/trade-deficit-hit-all-time-high-marchhttps://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/balance-of-tradehttps://www.strtrade.com/trade-news-resources/str-trade-report/trade-report/may/trade-deficit-hits-record-high-as-imports-surge-ahead-of-tariff-increasehttps://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/us-trade-deficit-hits-record-high-marchhttps://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-trade-deficit-hits-record-high-businesses-consumers-121525965https://www.advisorperspectives.com/dshort/updates/2025/05/06/trade-deficit-widens-record-high-march-2025?topic=covid-19-coronavirus-coveragehttps://www.bea.gov/news/2025/us-international-trade-goods-and-services-march-2025https://www.statista.com/chart/34405/us-net-exports-of-goods-and-services/https://www.investopedia.com/microchip-stock-jumps-as-analysts-raise-price-targets-on-strong-outlook-11731700https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/microchip-earnings-appears-spring-loaded-rebound-chip-ordershttps://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2025/05/09/microchip-fourth-fiscal-quarter-results.htmlhttps://www.techmonitor.ai/silicon/microchip-q1-fy2026-chip-demand-recovery/https://www.investing.com/news/company-news/microchip-q4-fy25-slides-revenue-decline-continues-amid-strategic-pivot-to-megatrends-93CH-4034466

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