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16 Jul 2026

The U.S. will impose 25% tariffs on imports from Brazil, the world's 10th-largest economy.

The U.S. cited Brazil's unfair trade practices, including weak anti-corruption enforcement and trade barriers, despite running a goods trade surplus with the country for years. Some products include Beef, chicken meat and coffee will be exempt from the new tariffs. The tariffs will take effect on July 22. Source: Bull Theory

16 Jul 2026

$TSM Q2 EARNINGS DOUBLE BEAT

EPS: $4.31 vs $3.77 est REV: $40.20B vs $39.76B est Gross Margin: 67.7% Operating Margin: 60.3% Net Profit Margin: 55.6% Source: Trend Spider

16 Jul 2026

A tiny group of Americans now owns wealth equivalent to nearly 12% of all the national income generated in the United States in a single year

Source: FT

16 Jul 2026

Peak optimism?

Source: Peter Berezin

16 Jul 2026

Total Margin Debt has increased by more than 40% over the last 12 months

A level only seen at prior market tops, including the Dot Com Bubble and the Global Financial Crisis Source: Barchart, CNBC

16 Jul 2026

Oracle's credit risk soared earlier this year to its highest level since the Dot Com Bubble

Source. zerohedge, Barchart

15 Jul 2026

One-year inflation swaps fall below 2% for the first time since 2024 !!!

Source: Hedgeye

15 Jul 2026

3M annualized US Headline CPI drops from 8.2% to 2.8%.

Source: zerohedge

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