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18 Oct 2024

BREAKING 🚨: The "Yen carry trade unwinding risk" is unwinding

Japanese Yen has fallen through the 150 level against the U.S. Dollar for the first time in 2.5 months Source: Barchart

18 Oct 2024

😱 The shocking chart of the day: CHINESE DEBT SIZE IS ABSOLUTELY MIND-BLOWING😱

China's debt-to-GDP ratio hit a MASSIVE 366% in Q1 2024, a new record. Since 2008, the ratio has more than DOUBLED. Breakdown: Non-Financial Corporates: 171% Government: 86% Households: 64% Financial Corporates: 45% Even with this huge debt, China cannot achieve a 5% GDP growth target. How much additional leverage do they need to boost growth? And at what cost? Source: Global Markets Investor, IIF, Wells Fargo

18 Oct 2024

$NVDA back at all-time highs, but now trading 16% cheaper on a trailing P/E basis. ☕️

Source: Trend Spider

18 Oct 2024

Is "America's exceptionalism" too much of a crowded trade?

Watch out The Economist cover below 👇

18 Oct 2024

Gold hits a new all-time high 👇

Source: Barchart

18 Oct 2024

🚨THIS HAS HAPPENED ONLY 3 TIMES AFTER THE GREAT FINANCIAL CRISIS🚨

US corporate executives of the S&P 500 companies have been buying the least stock since the start of the 2021 bear market. Chart: @jasongoepfert thru Global Markets Investor

18 Oct 2024

With a market cap of $3.4 trillion, Nvidia is trying to catch the entire value of Japan's Nikkei 225 index.

Source: Jeff Weniger

18 Oct 2024

Bitcoin ETFs have crossed $20b in total net flows (the most important number, most difficult metric to grow in ETF world) for first time after huge week of $1.5b.

For context, it took gold ETFs about 5 years to reach same number. Total assets now $65b, also a high water mark. Source: Eric Balchunas, Bloomberg

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