US stocks recorded only small gains yesterday as investors were cold feet by weak consumer confidence numbers
*U.S. SEPTEMBER CB CONSUMER CONFIDENCE SINKS TO 103.0; EST. 105.5; PREV. 108.7 *THIS WAS THE LOWEST LEVEL SINCE MAY 2023 Source: www.investing.com
UPDATE 🚨: Silver hit the highest price in more than a decade
Source: Barchart
Gold is just relentless: another day, another record high (4th in row) yesterday, up 30% on the year to $2662.
This is gold's best YTD performance this century! Source: www.zerohedge.com
Lyn Alden commissioned a research report, written by @samcallah, to quantify Bitcoin's correlation to measures of global money creation relative to other asset classes.
Result: Bitcoin moves in the directional of global M2 83% of the time; more than other assets. Source: Lyn Alden on X
Market pricing for another 50 bps rate cut at the Fed's next meeting two days after the election is now up to 60%.
@CMEGroup
Top Donor Contributions to Donald Trump & Kamala Harris as of September 2024.
Google & Microsoft very disproportionately donate to the Democratic Party. Between them, they control close to 100% of web browsers and search. Any bias? Source: @TheRabbitHole84
US CREDIT CARD INTEREST RATES ARE AT ALL-TIME HIGHS
US credit card rates remain at record highs of ~22%. US credit card debt is now ~$1.14 trillion, also at an all-time high. This means Americans pay ~$250 billion in average interest payments on credit cards a year. Source: Global Markets Investor
A visualisation of why the fees you pay, matter:
Source: Koyfin
