📓Here’s How Student Loan Cancellation Can Help (And Hurt) The Economy

Good morning. The Biden Administration is moving forward with a plan to cancel $10,000 in student... It’s the monthly jobs numbers today and they’re not going to be pretty and will be possibly the tip of the iceberg as we head into May. [Trading Tips] Good morning. The Biden Administration is moving forward with a plan to cancel $10,000 in student loan balances, with most of that going to those who are earning under $125,000 per year. But the debt isn’t really being cancelled – it’s simply being transferred to the government’s balance sheet from hundreds of thousands of individuals. That will create some inflationary pressure, but mostly on lower-cost goods. That’s because money that would go to debt payments can go elsewhere. But for investors, that will likely result in a boost in demand for consumer goods, which should be good for those stocks in the coming months. As for a loser? There isn’t an obvious one, given that the loans are ultimately being transferred. 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