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4 Jul 2024

Latin phrases you should know...

Source: Massimo @RainMaker73

4 Jul 2024

Kamala Harris and Joe Biden's odds of securing the Democratic presidential nomination have converged...

Source: Bloomberg, Michael McDonough

3 Jul 2024

Odds of Biden winning democratic 2024 presidential nominee are collapsing as NYT said Biden told ally he is weighing whether to continue in race

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3 Jul 2024

As of this morning, betting markets are giving VP Harris higher odds of being President after the 2024 Election than current President Biden.

The cross has happened. Source: Bespoke

3 Jul 2024

Good to know Mrs Lagarde...

ECB President Christine Lagarde said Tuesday that Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is not alone in keeping inflation high across the euro zone. “It’s not just Taylor Swift, you know,” Lagarde told CNBC’s Sara Eisen in Sintra, Portugal. “Others have come as well.” Terms such as “Swiftflation” and “Swiftonomics” emerged last year following a surge in spending on services such as hotels, flights and restaurants around her performances.

3 Jul 2024

US private payrolls

DP reported 150k job additions in June (well below the 165k expected) - the third straight monthly decline in job additions and the weakest since January... "Job growth has been solid, but not broad-based. Had it not been for a rebound in hiring in leisure and hospitality, June would have been a downbeat month," said Nela Richardson Chief Economist, ADP. Source: www.zerohedge.com, Bloomberg

3 Jul 2024

A great quote from Charlie Munger...

try to be a little wiser every day... in small steps Source: Invest in Assets

3 Jul 2024

During Presidential election years, volatility tend to pick up EXACTLY at this time of the year

Source: Topdown Charts

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