Today was a really bad day in global bond markets, with longer-term yields spiking everywhere. At the root of all this is Japan, where markets worry about the likely next prime minister, who's a fiscal dove. Huge spike in Japan's 30-year JGB. Japan is a safe haven no more...- R.Brooks
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How did the S&P 500 close today?- mf’s be like the market is in a bubble, I can’t buy at these prices. I’m waiting for it to come down, then invest $57 dollars.
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TKL: Shocking stat of the day: US federal government jobs are estimated to drop by roughly -100,000 in September and October.
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MSNBC: "Energy costs have gone up, food prices have gone up, rent has gone up, and we're on the brink of health care costs going up." But Hassett today: “Inflation has come down by 50%.” - Can you guys decide what’s going on with inflation?
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President Trump announces a 25% tariff on all imported medium and heavy-duty trucks, set to take effect November 1st.
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Let me get this straight: nvidia invests $100b in openai --> openai is nvidia’s largest customer --> openai owns 10% of amd --> openai is amd’s largest customer --> govt owns 10% of intel --> nvidia invests $5b in intel
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Kevin Hasset: “The good news is the economy is booming. Inflation has come down by 50%.” Everything is fine with everyone. Congratulations to you all (why does it feel the exact opposite?)
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TKL: AMD stock, $AMD, soars over +25% on news that OpenAI is taking up to a 10% stake in the company. OpenAI will deploy up to 6 gigawatts of AMD Instinct GPUs, beginning with a 1-gigawatt rollout in 2026. This is a MASSIVE deal.
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France. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu submitted his resignation to Emmanuel Macron on Monday morning (AFP).
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Chris Weston: G10 IR swaps pricing, and what is implied for the next central bank meeting, and the forward pricing 12-months out...
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Hassett: “If the president decides the negotiations are going nowhere, there will start to be layoffs.”
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TKL: What is happening? The S&P 500 is up +40% in 6 months, Gold is nearing $4,000/oz, and Bitcoin hit a record $2.5 TRILLION market cap. Meanwhile, the US Dollar is set for its WORST year since 1973. Are markets THAT strong or is the US Dollar just crashing?
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Great question from Michael A. Arouet: Let’s see what you folks think. Did your country benefit from the Euro, or was it damaged by its introduction? And why?
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Key events for the wk ahead...a light docket in store & with gov shutdown continuing to delay releases...RBNZ set to cut 25bp, while FOMC & ECB minutes also due, plus a ton of policymakers making remarks...no noteworthy macro data due...while corp reports start to ramp up... - M.Brown, Pepperstone.
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“Inflation is the most destructive disease known to modern societies.” — Milton Friedman
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England, London, Italy, Rome, pro-Palestinian protests are taking place. It looks like riots, feels like riots, probably is riots.
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It’s over (TSLA)
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Protesters in Geogia, Tbilisi have stormed the presidential palace, breaking through metal barricades. The situation is escalating. Earlier today, thousands took to the streets of the Georgian capital to protest against the municipal elections.
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“I appreciate that Israel has temporarily stopped the bombing in order to give the Hostage release and Peace Deal a chance to be completed. Hamas must move quickly, or else all bets will be off. I will not tolerate delay…”- President Donald J. Trump
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Thomas Jefferson if he was still around today
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So, Greta & Co.'s second Middle East tour is over. 473 sandwiches and return tickets were paid for by Israeli taxpayers. Was there any humanitarian aid? - No. Is Greta eagerly awaited back in Sweden? - not really. What was it all about? - a provocation.
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says the U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean is aimed at Venezuela’s oil, gas, and gold reserves, which are among the largest in the world.
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Sanae Takaichi just won the internal vote in Japan’s ruling party to become its next candidate for PM of Japan.
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