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13 Aug 2025

The cost of Nutella in Germany is rising faster than overall inflation.

A 750g jar has gone up by nearly 40% since 2019, far outpacing Germany’s general inflation rate of 21.8% over the same period. But this isn’t just about hazelnut spread: food prices in Germany as a whole have climbed by 38.4% since the end of 2019, according to Eurostat’s Food CPI. That’s much higher than in Italy (+29.5%) or France (+25.9%), highlighting how sharply grocery bills have risen in Germany. Source: Bloomberg, HolgerZ

13 Aug 2025

Isn't this the time of year when volatility typically picks up?

Source: Lance Roberts

13 Aug 2025

Norwegian sovereign wealth fund boosts bitcoin exposure 192% to $844 million

Source: Bitcoin News

13 Aug 2025

Perplexity, valued at $18 billion, is offering $34.5 billion to buy Google Chrome.

Source: CNBC

13 Aug 2025

Breaking out to new highs.

Like the sell-off never even happened. $SPY | $QQQ Source: Trend Spider

13 Aug 2025

The most-hated rally ever ??

A record 91% of fund managers say U.S. stocks are overvalued (BofA fund manager survey). Meanwhile, the S&P 500 index continues on its V-shaped recovery track and remains in the running for the fastest and strongest recovery ever following a 20% drawdown ‼️ Source: Fidelity

13 Aug 2025

The S&P 500 closed at another all-time high, its 16th of the year.

This follows 57 all-time high in 2024, the 5th most of any year in history. $SPX Source: Charlie Bilello

12 Aug 2025

The US president said he was nominating the 'Highly Respected Economist' EJ Antoni from the right wing Heritage Foundation to chair the agency

After firing the former commissioner for a gloomy jobs report he claimed was 'rigged' https://on.ft.com/3UkAOWG Source: FT

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