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10 Apr 2025

CBOE Volatility Index $VIX drops by more than 35%, its largest decline in history

Source: Barchart

10 Apr 2025

If you went on vacation on Thursday and just got back, you are up 1%

Source: zerohedge

10 Apr 2025

China remains in deflation

*CHINA MARCH CONSUMER PRICES FALL 0.1% Y/Y; EST. 0% *CHINA MARCH PRODUCER PRICES FALL 2.5% Y/Y; EST. -2.3% Trade war with the US won't help Source: zerohedge @zerohedge

10 Apr 2025

Macro volatility, market volatility and... sell-side volatility...

Goldman Sachs’ research department publishing these two headlines 73 minutes apart. Source. litquidity @litcapital

10 Apr 2025

Sorry folks, but even after today’s flip-flop, we’re still looking at the biggest tariffs since the 1930s.

Source: BCA thru Peter Berezin

10 Apr 2025

The S&P 500 was up 9.5% today, the 3rd biggest 1-day gain since 1950.

What has happened in the past following the biggest 1-day gains? Stocks moved substantially higher over the next 1, 3, 5 years every time. Source: Charlie Bilello

10 Apr 2025

VanEck confirms that China and Russia are settling energy trades in Bitcoin.

Has De-dollarization already started?

10 Apr 2025

7 Finance Books

Source: Compounding Dividends @CompoundingW

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