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27 May 2024

Hedge funds build largest long Gold position in more than 4 years

Source: Barchart

27 May 2024

BREAKING 🚨: Argentina

Argentina's Peso has plummeted to an an all-time low against the U.S. Dollar on the Black Market (which is where Argentinians go to convert to USD) Source: FT, Barchart

24 May 2024

2024 Global Equity Returns...

Source: Charlie Bilello

24 May 2024

Starwood Capital limits investor redemptions by up to 80% in its 10 Billion Property Fund...

Source: FT, Barchart

24 May 2024

The lesson from Japan:

If you don't get your debt under control, you have to use your central bank to cap yields to avoid a debt crisis, causing big Yen devaluation. If the Euro zone doesn't find a way to bring high periphery debt levels down, the Euro will follow the same path. Source: Robin Brooks

24 May 2024

China’s economic miracle is ending, leaving President Xi Jinping w/a challenge none of his predecessors faced:

How to govern after the boom. In a democracy, the gloomy mood in the country would spell trouble for the leader. Since Ronald Reagan in 1980, US presidential candidates have posed a simple question to voters: Are you better off today than you were four years ago? When the answer is “no,” it’s time for the White House incumbent to pack their bags. Source: Bloomberg Economics

24 May 2024

Good chart from Deutsche Bank / Bianco Research on the ownership of ETFs

Source: Deutshe Bank / Bianco Research

24 May 2024

THE TATTOO FACTOR...

Source: Gurgavin

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