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2 Oct 2023

Cross assets performance September, Q3 and YTD - Total return

Source: Bespoke

2 Oct 2023

The Timeline of U.S. Government Shutdowns ⏱️⏱️⏱️⏱️

House Republican leaders canceled a planned two-week recess as a government shutdown appeared more likely after they failed to pass a short-term spending bill with fewer than two days to avoid the shutdown. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy informed the GOP caucus of the canceled break at a closed-door meeting after more than 20 Republicans embarrassed him by voting with Democrats to defeat the bill. The government is scheduled to shut down at 12:01 a.m. ET Sunday if a funding bill is not approved by Congress and President Joe Biden. Source: Statista, CNBC

29 Sep 2023

The China technology ETF was launched in December 2009. Total returns since then...

China Tech ETF $CQQQ: +62% Nasdaq 100 ETF $QQQ: +832% Source: Charlie Bilello

29 Sep 2023

There we go again...

The game of chicken is on...The US government is now just 48 hours away from a SHUTDOWN. This comes less than 3 months after the largest debt ceiling crisis since 2011. Meanwhile, the government is borrowing over $14 billion PER DAY and spending $3 billion per day on interest expense alone. According to Goldman, a government-wide shutdown would reduce quarterly annualized growth by around 0.2% for each week it lasted after accounting for modest private sector effects. Goldman's baseline is that a shutdown could last for 2-3 weeks (the Trump government shutdown, the longest in history, lasted 35 days, from Dec 22, 2018 to Jan 25, 2019). - Meanwhile, Bloomberg also speculates that in an extreme tail event, the maximum hit to 4Q GDP would be a drag of 2.8% if the shutdown lasts for the entire quarter. Source cartoon: San Diego Tribune

29 Sep 2023

This is not the chart of an AI or crypo

It is the chart of India BSE small & medium IPO index Source: Amit Jeswani

29 Sep 2023

US equites sector valuations vs. history

>>> Energy as the standout cheap one< trades at a material discount to the S&P 500 due to lower growth characteristics and concerns about the duration of the cycle. Source: Goldman Sachs, TME

29 Sep 2023

If US Treasuries would the stock market, the current drawdown for long for the stock market in history

Source: Michael Gayed

29 Sep 2023

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio is watching closely the “risky” U.S. fiscal situation

“We’re going to have a debt crisis in this country (...) How fast it transpires, I think, is going to be a function of that supply-demand issue, so I’m watching that very closely.” Dalio is concerned there are more headwinds for the economy than just high debt levels, saying growth could fall to zero, give or take 1% or 2%. “I think you’re going to get a meaningful slowing of the economy,” Dalio said. Source: CNBC

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