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9 Sep 2025

BLS preliminary benchmark revision comes in way worse than expectations at -911k jobs

That's -229k below consensus -682k and exceeds last year's -818k revision. Two years, 1.7 million phantom jobs erased. The labor market has been far weaker than anyone realized. Source: Matt Cooper @HedgeyeFins

9 Sep 2025

How All the Billionaires in 2025 Made Their Money

Forbes found that nearly one in six billionaires (or 464 billionaires in 2025) made their money in finance and investments. Tech is the second most common sector to find billionaires in (401 in 2025, an increase of 59 billionaires since 2024). Source : Visualcapitalist

9 Sep 2025

Retail traders are reshaping IPOs

Wall Street is opening the door to individuals via platforms like Robinhood & SoFi. Bullish’s $1.1B IPO: 20% went to retail, stock jumped +143% on debut. Upcoming deals (Gemini Space Station, Figure, Via) are also reserving retail allocations. With retail now 20%+ of US equity trading, IPOs are no longer just for institutions. Source : Bloomberg

9 Sep 2025

⚠️ Auto Loan Delinquency Rate is at its highest level in 14 years

Source: Barchart

9 Sep 2025

This chart shows how the SP500 has performed since 1980 when the Fed cut rates near all-time highs

On average, the index gained 3.3% over 3 months, 5.5% over 6 months, and 9.8% over the next year with markets higher 100% of the time after 1 year. Since 1980, Fed cuts near highs haven’t stopped bull runs. Source: StockMarket.News, Carson Investment Research

9 Sep 2025

On a 5-year basis Spanish Equity Index (in USD) is the best performing index among G20

Source: Winsmart

9 Sep 2025

$TLT jumps to highest price since April 📈📈📈 Ready to breakout?

Source: Barchart

9 Sep 2025

Key dates for France sovereign rating

Macron still needs to find a new PM who then needs to form a government who should submit its budget bill to parliament by the first Tuesday of October, which this year is October 7. Good luck... Source: French Debt Agency

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