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[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Tech Fuels Stocks Advance as Dollar Pulls Back: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Yields Hit 14-Month High Before $119 Billion of Debt Sales [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Copper Climbs on Report Trump Could Pare Back Tariff Plans [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Investors Stay Bullish for 2025 on Trump Volatility [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Holds Near October High on Strength in Middle East […]
[Reuters] Wall St Week Ahead US jobs report poses first big stocks test of 2025 [Yahoo Finance] Jobs report highlights first full trading week of 2025: What to know this week [AP] A major winter storm threatens parts of the central U.S. with snow, ice and even blizzards [Yahoo/Reuters] Fed’s Kugler, Daly say job not […]
2025—No Room for Error Since the Fed started its latest rate-cutting cycle in mid-September, the results haven’t exactly fallen in line with the typical Fed easing-cycle playbook. Rather than easing, we’ve seen financial conditions begin to meaningfully tighten. The U.S. dollar index has surged from 99.86 to 108.92, and the U.S. 10-Year Treasury bond yield […]
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Zero-Day Options Are Most Popular on S&P 500 as Dominance Grows [Yahoo Finance] Minimum wage just went up in these 21 states [AP] US new vehicle sales rose 2.7% last year as prices and interest rates dropped a little [Yahoo/Reuters] Fed’s Kugler says data will drive Fed policy choices amid uncertainty [CNBC] Here are […]
“Bubbles are self-reinforcing, but inevitably unsustainable inflations.” “Asset and speculative Bubbles are invariably fueled by underlying Credit expansion.” “The most systemically dangerous Bubbles are fueled by extraordinary monetary inflations – the expansion of perceived safe and liquid money-like debt instruments that enjoy insatiable demand.” “Credit inflation/expansion manifests in various forms of inflation, including higher consumer […]
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Stocks Rise After Five-Day Losing Streak: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Rally Stalls With China Woes After Breakout From Tight Range [Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Lets Yuan Weaken After Defending 7.3 Per Dollar for Weeks [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Biden Blocks Nippon Steel’s $14.1 Billion Takeover of US Steel [Axios] Trump’s uphill trade battle with China [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Reserves at […]
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Stocks Bounce After Four-Day Losing Run: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Advances After 27% Annual Gain as Traders Eye US Rate Path [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Chinese stocks tumble in worst start to a year since 2016 [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil climbs in year’s first session with US stockpiles in focus [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Euro Falls to Weakest Versus Dollar Since […]
[CNBC] The battered bond market starts 2025 facing some difficult issues about debt [CNBC] The housing market is heading into 2025 with a worrying supply trend [Yahoo/WSJ] Why Breakfast Is Busting Your Food Budget [Reuters] Russia halts gas exports to Europe via Ukraine [Reuters] China December new home prices rise a touch faster, survey shows […]
