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9 Dec 2024

Money market funds have just hit RECORD levels

Surpassing the $6.5 trillion mark Source: Win Smart

9 Dec 2024

How frequent are market corrections following all-time highs?

Source: Mike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT, MBA

9 Dec 2024

China ups stimulus response, shifts monetary policy stance for the first time in 14 years.

Politburo vows to stabilise both housing and stock markets. China stocks, commodities prices jump. CHINA EASES MONETARY POLICY STANCE FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2011 *POLITBURO: CHINA MONETARY POLICY TO BE MODERATELY LOOSE *POLITBURO: CHINA'S FISCAL POLICY TO BE MORE PROACTIVE NEXT YEAR *POLITBURO: WILL STABILIZE THE PROPERTY AND STOCK MARKETS Source: Bloomberg, David Ingles

9 Dec 2024

"Rotation is the Lifeblood of a Bull Market"

As Semis $SMH cooled off, they handed the baton to Software $IGV. The result? $XLK closed at new ATHs this week. Software & Semis now carry roughly equal weight in the S&P 500 $SPY. Source: Larry Thompson, CMT CPA @HostileCharts

6 Dec 2024

Timeless advice...

Source: AZ Quotes

6 Dec 2024

“The biggest communication problem is we don't listen to understand. We listen to reply.”

Source: Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar

6 Dec 2024

#france

Source: The Economist

6 Dec 2024

US stock market returns & earnings

Source: @MikeZaccardi

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