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4 Jan 2024

🚨BRICS DOUBLES OVERNIGHT Yesterday, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, Egypt, and Iran are officially members of BRICS.

They join Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa as a formidable economic powerhouse, representing 29% of global GDP and 43% of global oil production. Although tensions exist between member states such as China and India, BRICS is a growing challenge to the G7. President Xi: “I wish to extend a warm welcome to leaders of new BRICS members.” Source: IMF, Reuters, China Daily, Mario Nawfal

4 Jan 2024

NEWS - The 1-month T-bill yield in the US surged by 13% in one day, coinciding with a significant increase in Bitcoin (now trading above 45k for the 1st time

Typically, sharp spikes in short-term T-bill yields suggest a large financial entity collapsing. Source: Dump Watcher

4 Jan 2024

2023's most popular search terms

Source: Markets & Mayhem, github.com

4 Jan 2024

Copper demand and projected demand

By Robert Friedland

4 Jan 2024

Very nice heat map on microsoft

Source: QualityStocks

4 Jan 2024

Alibaba $BABA Institutional ownership jumped 100% in the month of December '23. As the price fell to its 52 Week Low, Institutions bailed in

Source: The long investor

4 Jan 2024

The Growth of New Car Prices in the U.S.

Source: Visual Capitalist

4 Jan 2024

One of the most important chart of 2023

Source: FT

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