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[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Edge Lower Before Key Inflation Data: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Dollar rallies to fresh one-year high against a beaten-down yen [Reuters] New US House speaker tries to muster his Republicans to avert government shutdown [AP] Heavy fighting rages near main Gaza hospital and people trapped inside say they cannot flee [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Israel Latest: Hezbollah […]
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Shutdown Risk Eased in Stopgap Plan Offered by Johnson [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stubborn Core Inflation Helps Explain Some Fed Restlessness [Yahoo Finance] Rising delinquencies offer economic warning signs [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Israel Latest: US Says Deal Possible Soon on Hostage Exchange [Reuters] Hezbollah says front with Israel will remain active [Reuters] Investors pull record sums from Saudi […]
All the King’s Men This week was nothing short of a bloodbath for the hard asset trade, and, to some degree, a continuation of the sheer bliss that began last week in financial assets. While hard assets got smoked, the S&P 500, the Dow, and the Nasdaq all finished the week higher. The positive week […]
[Reuters] Moody’s turns negative on US credit rating, draws Washington ire [Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Credit-Rating Outlook Changed to Negative by Moody’s [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Israel Latest: Iran’s President Calls for Arming Palestinians [Reuters] Yellen warns Beijing: Chinese firms aiding Russia face ‘significant consequences’ [Reuters] Russia renews missile attacks on Kyiv, pounds Ukraine’s east and south [FT] Top four […]
I prefer not to refer to old CBBs. I’m making an exception this week, extracting from the February 6, 2009, edition. In “Government Finance Bubble,” I offered my first warning of dangerous unfolding Bubble dynamics. “The Government Finance Bubble is enormous and powerful – and should be anything but underestimated. Akin to the previous Bubble […]
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Gain as Traders Look Past Hawkish Talk: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Set for Third Weekly Drop as Demand Fears Outweigh War Risk [Reuters] Israel Latest: Reports of Strike on Gaza City’s Main Hospital [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Israel Fears War on the Horizon Against Hezbollah in the North [Reuters] Some investors see Powell’s hawkish lean as […]
Recent market movements have seen the Dow experience a 9% downturn since July, followed by a notable retracement to the 618 level in just the past 10 days. Meanwhile, gold has been on an 11% upswing since October, demonstrating minimal signs of reversal thus far. Delving into the world of currency, we closely examine the […]
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Up, Bonds Down After Jobless Claims Data: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Claws Back Some Losses After Slumping on Demand Worries [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Markets Price an End to Interest-Rate Hikes Across the World [Reuters] Displaced pack Gaza hospitals, others flee as Israeli troops and Hamas fighters clash [Reuters] US forces under fire in Middle East […]
