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1 Apr 2025

A MIND-BLOWING chart:

The US budget deficit is set to average 6.3% over the next 30 years. This would be higher than any other period outside of major crises and wars. This also would be 2.5 percentage points above the past 50-year average... Source: Global Markets Investor

31 Mar 2025

Here are the current largest holdings in the NASDAQ 100 $QQQ

source : evan, finchat

31 Mar 2025

Great Visualization

source : miningvisuals

31 Mar 2025

The global economy is currently benefiting from massive tariff front-running, as evidenced by the surge in imports to the US.

This has temporarily propped up production in places like Europe, Canada, and China. Will the floor fall out this week? Source: BCA, Peter Berezin on X

31 Mar 2025

The World’s Top 10 Largest Trade Deficits by Country

Source: Voronoi

31 Mar 2025

Since Trump’s second term began, the US $SPY is trailing Germany $EWG by more than 19 percentage points and China $MCHI by more than 24 percentage points.

A steep hill to climb already for those keeping score. Source: Bespoke @bespokeinvest

31 Mar 2025

The Mag Seven is off to a historically rough start in 2025:

$META: -2.38% $MSFT: -11.26% $AAPL: -12.74% $AMZN: -13.40% $GOOG: -18.55% $NVDA: -19.82% $TSLA: -33.41% Source: Trend Spider

31 Mar 2025

Goldman Sachs raises U.S. Recession odds to 35%

Source: Barchart

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