Did you know that Brazil has been leading Latin America in solar panel purchases? 🤔
Source: Markets & Mayhem
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JAPAN 2-YEAR YIELD FALLS BELOW ZERO FOR FIRST TIME SINCE JULY
IOWA REPUBLICAN CAUCUS: TRUMP MADE HISTORY BY WINNING ALL 99 COUNTIES AND WINNING BY THE LARGEST MARGIN EVER.
The Iowa caucus on January 15 launches the long designation process of the Republican and Democrat candidates to the US presidential election. On that day, only Republicans will vote (Democrats will hold their own later in 2024). While Iowa is a small state, and not very representative of the country’s population (90% of Iowa’s population is white and in past elections, the Iowa caucuses have rarely predicted what will happen in other primaries), it is seen as very important for candidates to gather positive momentum for the remaining of the campaign and the following state caucus and primaries. In the current context, the Iowa caucus may already provide a hint on whether any challenger to Trump within the Republican party has the potential to compete with the former President, or not. Rival campaigns and many political pundits had argued that if Trump failed to top 50% of the vote, he wouldn't meet expectations.
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Source: Michel A.Arouet
Google Search $GOOG continues to hold more than 91% share of search engine referrals, followed by Bing $MSFT at 3% and Yahoo at 1.2%.
Source: Beth Kindig
44% of office loans carry outstanding loan balances higher than the property value and are at risk of default according to a paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research
Source: Barchart
NEW: US BlackRock updated their home page to showcase their new spot Bitcoin ETF
Source: Bitcoin Magazine
After an aggressive tightening cycle, 152 centralbanks around the world expect to cut rates in 2024, including the Fed.
Source: Games of Trades
