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17 Feb 2025

Germany 10-year bond yields rise as tensions between Europe and the US, highlighted at the Munich Security Conference, make investors nervous.

There is speculation that European leaders meeting in Paris today may agree to increase defense spending to strengthen the continent’s security. Source: HolgerZ, Bloomberg

17 Feb 2025

BREAKING: Elon Musk says millions of people over 140 years old are receiving Social Security benefits.

Source: WinSmart

17 Feb 2025

The World’s Largest Sovereign Wealth Funds

Source: Voronoi, Visual Capitalist

17 Feb 2025

President Donald Trump has recently announced plans to implement "reciprocal tariffs"

aimed at addressing perceived trade imbalances between the United States and its trading partners. This policy intends to match the tariffs that other countries impose on U.S. exports by levying equivalent tariffs on imports from those nations. The goal is to promote fairness and encourage countries to reduce their tariffs on American goods. Source. Bloomberg, ChatGPT

17 Feb 2025

The more we learn the more we realize how little we know

Source: Yasin Arafeh

17 Feb 2025

One mark of a smart person ...

Source: @readswithravi @ShaneAParrish

17 Feb 2025

Retail Options Traders are now short the LARGEST amount of Gamma in AT LEAST the last 14 months 🚨

Source: Barchart, TME

17 Feb 2025

The Goldman Sachs Bull/Bear Market Indicator measuring market and economic sentiment hit 73% 🚀

One of the largest readings in history. As you can see, this is in line with the previous peaks that occurred before bear markets in 1999, 2007, and 2020. The index uses US stock market valuations, government bonds yield curve, unemployment, inflation, and other economic metrics. ➡️ It simply means that the sentiment has rarely been this euphoric before. Source: Global Markets Investor, GS

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