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10 Nov 2025

UK house prices rose at the fastest rate last month since January.

Source: Financial Times

10 Nov 2025

World's Most Valuable Assets

Source: Compounding Dividends

10 Nov 2025

US companies announced 153k job cuts in October, a 175% increase from a year ago.

This was the highest number of layoffs for any October in over 20 years and the most for any single month in Q4 since 2008. Source: Charlie Bilello, LSEG

10 Nov 2025

The best performing stocks in the S&P 500 this year...

Source: Charlie Bilello

10 Nov 2025

Senate reaches deal to end government shutdown

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10 Nov 2025

Germany, continues to lose ground on global stock markets.

The market value of German equities has dropped to just 2% of total global market capitalisation, as the early-year momentum has completely faded. Source: HolgerZ, Bloomberg

10 Nov 2025

Lot of panic out there, but don't lose faith in November yet.

S&P 500 up 10% YTD heading into November? November higher 13 of the past 14 years. Final two months of the year higher 16 times in a row. Source: Ryan Detrick, CMT @RyanDetrick

10 Nov 2025

The S&P 500 has gained 10% per year over the long run (including dividends) but that return hasn't come in a straight line.

Changes in investor sentiment have led to huge deviations from the 10% trendline at times, with periods of extreme greed (2000) & extreme fear (2009). $SPX Source: Charlie Bilello

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