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14 Oct 2024

Investors sold the most amount of Treasury Bills in history this week

Source: Bank of America

14 Oct 2024

The left is losing its grip on ethnic minority voters.

Here's why politicians of all stripes would be wise to start listening to what different ethnic minority voters actually want https://on.ft.com/3U3JEIB

14 Oct 2024

The Eisenhower Matrix

Source: Seek Wiser

14 Oct 2024

Between 2000 and 2024:

US Income +24% US House prices +140% Source: Trend Spider

14 Oct 2024

BREAKING: The US money supply hit $21.17 trillion in August, the highest level since January 2023.

This also marks a fifth consecutive monthly increase for the US money supply. Over the last 10 months, the amount of US Dollars in circulation has jumped by a MASSIVE $484 billion. In effect, the money supply is now just $548 billion below a new all-time high. After a brief decline, the quantity of money in the financial system is surging again raising concerns about another inflation wave. Source: The Kobeissi Letter

14 Oct 2024

BREAKING: GOLD NOW MAKES UP A RECORD 31.5% OF RUSSIA'S TOTAL RESERVES.

Source: Make Gold great again on X

14 Oct 2024

WONDERING WHY US STOCKS HAVE BEEN RALLIED SO HARD THIS YEAR

Part of the reasons is share buybacks which currently stand at all-time highs. As shown on the chart below, US share repurchase authorization announcements hit $988 billion, the most on record. This is 3 TIMES HIGHER THAN in 2020 and up 21% year-over-year. Source: Global Markets Investor, Goldman Sachs

14 Oct 2024

Turkey is running the narrowest current account deficit since 2021.

Kudos to Finance minister Mehmet Simsek and his economic team for this turnaround. This is an impressive adjustment! Source: Robin Brooks

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