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Metals see new highs across the board this week, with gold briefly pushing up to $3,440 before settling back down to $3,390. Silver continued its push, rising 3.5%, and is unlikely to slow down based on the channel it created over the past two years. Platinum bumps up 1% but looks to be finally losing […]
[CNBC] S&P 500 futures are little changed after Alphabet, Tesla post earnings: Live updates [AP] US applications for jobless benefits fall for sixth straight week, remain at historically low level [AP] Trump to visit Federal Reserve headquarters as feud with its chair continues [Reuters] Conditions as loose as 2021 call into question more Fed cuts […]
[CNBC] Dow pops after Trump announces Japan trade deal: Live updates [CNBC] GoPro, Krispy Kreme join the meme party as Wall Street speculation ramps up [Reuters] Buyers flee Japanese bonds as political, fiscal risks rise [AP] Asian markets gain, with Japan’s Nikkei up more than 3%, lifted by deal on Trump’s tariffs [CNBC] Mortgage demand […]
If It’s Free To You Online, Realize That “You Are The Product” Banking Crises Are Actually Designed Ahead Of Time Dollar Recycling Being Replaced By Gold “And it just goes to show how vulnerable a lot of this infrastructure is, particularly the internet. When you talk about the internet as we conceive of it, like […]
[CNBC] Stocks little changed after S&P 500 posts another record close: Live updates [Reuters] Oil falls as trade war concerns increase worries about fuel demand [Reuters] Bessent says he will meet Chinese officials, discuss tariff deadline extension [Yahoo/Reuters] US Treasury chief: No need for Fed’s Powell to step down right now [Yahoo/Reuters] Bessent says he […]
The Road to the Dodo This week in the wild world of markets was not without intrigue. Stocks were up, the dollar was up, energy was mixed, precious metals were lower, while bonds were flat. Many of the headlines this week focused on new CPI inflation data. The good news was that prices weren’t up […]
The week’s discussions across publications converge on themes of economic resilience, global instability, and shifting financial paradigms. Dr. Peter Zhao highlights the interplay of geopolitics and values, warning of escalating flashpoints like China-Taiwan and critiquing China’s debt-laden economic model. He contrasts America’s market-driven dynamism with structural challenges in Europe and China, stressing that leadership and […]
