Jake @econompic.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Keep seeing structured notes from banks, which are subordinated debt. My $0.02... they should offer returns equal to the note's expected return PLUS the bank's subordinated debt yield. In practice, they often (usually?) pay less than expected return. 160
Jake @econompic.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Dow Jones Industrial Average: "My first 10-day losing streak since 1974..." S&P 500 Equal Weight: "One up day this month too..." S&P 500 Value and S&P 500 Low Volatility Indices: "Hold my beer..." 091
Jake @econompic.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Tommy used to work on the docks, Machines took his job, Now he’s out of luck—it’s tough, so tough. Foreign companies came to play, Cutting the jobs, they sent cash away, It’s rough—so rough. 4120
Jake @econompic.bsky.social · 12/12/2024$MSTR write-up... including what "Bitcoin Yield" is and who is paying it. 2141
Jake @econompic.bsky.social · 09/12/2024🌶️ take I think there is a decent (not likely) chance Soto opts out of this deal after 5 years. He’ll only be 31 earning $55mm nominal each of the next ten years. If he produces as expected, it will be a function of what contracts look like at that point. 120
Jake @econompic.bsky.social · 03/12/2024US Corporate Profits as a % of US GDP have more than doubled the last 25 years because our companies are dominant global players that have business well beyond our borders. People love posting the market cap as % of GDP, but you never see this. 1164
Jake @econompic.bsky.social · 03/12/2024bad 3 months, YTD, one year, three year, five year, and ten year too for stocks? 110
Jake @econompic.bsky.social · 01/12/2024“I recently read about man who collects pictures of walk-off home runs. He said that the reason he did this is because this is how he views us entering heaven. Look at the faces of his teammates waiting to welcome him home. They can’t wait to celebrate with him.” Love this (stolen from Twitter). 1118425
Jake @econompic.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Convinced 99% of these artists are made up names they had ChatGPT come up with 150
Jake @econompic.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Holland > Risacher not looking so hot Edey for sure over Clingan 100
Jake @econompic.bsky.social · 19/11/2024MSTR mkt cap now ~$90B on ~$30B in BTC holdings. For now, they have the ultimate business model of accruing $3 of market value for every $1 of an asset they (and anyone else) can buy off an exchange This company is all the proof I've ever needed to #nevershort 161
Jake @econompic.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains. 11141
Jake @econompic.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Hansel Emmanuel lost his left arm when a cinderblock wall came down on him when he was six… Now playing legit D1 hoops letsgopeay.com/sports/mens-... 050
Jake @econompic.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Mike Tyson's first professional boxing match was March 6, 1985. He won his first title Nov. 22, 1986. Jake Paul was born January 17, 1997. When George Foreman (was ancient and) won the title back in 1994, he was 45. Here is a picture of Wilford Brimley when he was 49. Tyson in 58. 3120
Jake @econompic.bsky.social · 14/11/2024How does this get solved (or does this get solved)? Through price, inflation, rates or all three? 341
Jake @econompic.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Would not have guessed this… Small caps > large caps over the trailing TTM 160
Jake @econompic.bsky.social · 13/11/2024My least favorite economics chart… not because it’s false, but rather because it’s true. 190
Jake @econompic.bsky.social · 13/11/2024A chart a lot of people should familiarize themselves with 040
Jake @econompic.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Estimate of how much of the Federal Budget is provided by citizens of each state per every $100B (the Department of Education if moved back to states is ~$85B). The calculation takes into account how much each state receives from the Federal Government per $ of tax collected and population. 2171
Jake @econompic.bsky.social · 03/05/2023JPM: “Here are straight forward scenarios of what to expect today” Me: “The first move on fed day is always wrong, but everyone knows it’s wrong, so it’s right… but everyone knows everyone is thinking that, so that’s wrong. Which means it’s right.” 220