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27 Mar 2025

President Trump Unleashes 25% Tariffs On Foreign-Made Auto Imports

"...we are going to charge countries for doing business in our country..." President Trump has announced a 25% tariff on all cars not made in the US. “This will continue to spur growth,” Trump told reporters. Trump confirmed that these new tariffs are in addition to existing tariffs and are expected to result in $100 billion in revenues. To underscore his seriousness, Trump said, “This is permanent.” In addition to the tariffs, Trump discussed his plan to allow Americans to deduct interest payments on cars that are made in America. source : zerohedge

27 Mar 2025

Foreign investors withdrew ~$6 BILLION from US equity funds last week.

This is the the 3rd largest amount on record and in-line with levels seen during March 2020. source : BofA, kobeissiletter

27 Mar 2025

Japanese 10-Year Bond Yield jumps to highest level since the Global Financial Crisis 🚨

Source: Barchart

27 Mar 2025

Insane 🤯

Source: Dividend Talks on YouTube @DividendTalks

27 Mar 2025

Trump’s economic cycle for the next 4 years?

Source: Not Jerome Powell on X

27 Mar 2025

"Nothing good happens below the 200-day moving average."

— Paul Tudor Jones Source: Tavi Costa on X

27 Mar 2025

🚨 GOOGLE SAYS QUANTUM TECH IS JUST 5 YEARS AWAY FROM REAL-WORLD IMPACT

Julian Kelly, Director of Hardware at Google Quantum AI: "We think we're about five years out from a real breakout... a practical application that you can only solve on a quantum computer." Following Google’s December breakthrough in quantum error correction, momentum is building fast. These supercomputers could soon tackle physics problems and generate data beyond the reach of today’s machines. Quantum computing is no longer a far-off dream — it’s becoming a near-term reality. Source: CNBC thru Mario Nawfal

27 Mar 2025

On March 26, the GDPNow model nowcast of real GDP growth in Q1 2025 is -1.8%

The alternative model forecast, which adjusts for imports and exports of gold, is 0.2%. Source: AtlantaFed

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