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Both the Fed and BNS hold interest rates steady, the Dow Jones hits an all-time high and long-term investments remain the fail-safe way to avoid losing money on the equity markets. Each week, the Syz investment team takes you through the last seven days in seven charts.

The Magnificent Seven’s market cap tops the world’s biggest stock markets, earnings growth decorrelated from R&D investments, and analysts prepare for next year’s probable rate cuts. Each week, the Syz investment team takes you through the last seven days in seven charts.

While the US secures its long-term energy supply and industrial capacity, The cost of hedging against a market crash hits a 5 year low. China buys massive amounts of gold, and the investment world says goodbye to Charlie Munger. Each week, the Syz investment team takes you through the last seven days in seven charts.

Nvidia has reported a threefold increase in sales driven by the boom in AI chips, the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 ETFs are now within 2% of their all-time highs and watch out for OJ and Uranium, the two mega bull markets nobody’s talking about! Each week, the Syz investment team takes you through the last seven days in seven charts.

Gold and oil aren’t behaving as predicted, US inflation data for October came in below consensus expectations and will the S&P 500 rally for the year-end? Each week, the Syz investment team takes you through the last seven days in seven charts.

The cost of US debt now exceeds $1 trillion per year, Gold is close to its all-time high and contrary to popular belief, portfolio diversification is not one of Warren Buffet's principles! Each week, the Syz investment team takes you through the last seven days in seven charts.

The Fed Committee maintains unchanged key interest rates for second consecutive month, Japan's equity markets present numerous investment prospects and WeWork files for Chapter 11. Each week, the Syz investment team takes you through the last seven days in seven charts.

While the AI bubble seems to be deflating for the Magnificant 7, OpenAI's valuation is close to $90 billion! The shares of four of Wall Street's biggest banks are under pressure which is causing concern among investors and the market. Each week, the Syz investment team takes you through the last seven days in seven charts.

Cash is king, as the yield on US Treasuries exceeds the earnings yield on the S&P 500. Gold hits $2000 and China increasingly shuns US bonds. Each week, the Syz investment team takes you through the last seven days in seven charts.

US credit card default rate hits a new record high, US inflation slows, but at a sluggish pace and the IMF revises global growth projections downwards. Each week, the Syz investment team takes you through the last seven days in seven charts.

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