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A new generation of AI-powered brokerage tools promise to hand individual investors the automated trading capabilities once reserved for elite hedge funds, but the evidence tells a far more mixed story.

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Interest rates pulled back after their July rise, while the US tech sector continues to underperform amid massive hyperscaler debt issuance

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11/08/2026

China's gold buying is reaching extraordinary levels, while the scariest number in the AI boom is the one that never shows up on a balance sheet. Each week, the Syz investment team takes you through the last seven days in seven charts.

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