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[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Dollar Extends Losses; Nvidia Set for Fresh Gains: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Edges Higher on Dollar Weakness With Tariff Risk in Focus [Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Central Bank Buys More Gold as Prices Trade Near Record [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Edges Up as Supply Concerns Counter Signs of Overdone Rally [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Credit Markets Signal Warning for a Relentless […]
It’s not a simple word to say, and it’s used primarily in fairly informed conversation, but caricature is a massive part of modern life. Dictionary.com describes it as: 1) a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things, or 2) the art or process of producing such pictures, descriptions, etc. When […]
[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 […]
