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15 Aug 2024

Top monetary assets worldwide

Source: Porkopolis Economics

15 Aug 2024

Value investor Seth Klarman cuts his stake in Alphabet and buys Humana

Source: Bloomberg

15 Aug 2024

Bank of America survey shows continued optimism on Big Techs

Source: Bloomberg

14 Aug 2024

The European Commission has denied that its internal market commissioner had approval from Ursula von der Leyen to send the letter

one EU official saying, 'Thierry has his own mind and way of working and thinking'. Source: FT

14 Aug 2024

Naval Ravikant Happiness Theory

Source: artofpoets.com

14 Aug 2024

105bps of fed rate cuts are now priced into 2024.

Source: Mike Z.

14 Aug 2024

BREAKING: US July PP inflation falls to 2.2%, below expectations of 2.3%

Core PPI inflation falls to 2.4%, below expectations of 2.7%. This is the first drop in Core PPI YoY since December last year... In another constructive sign, PPI inflation is now at its lowest level since March 2024. A September hashtag#fed rate cut seems to be on its way. PPI numbers in a nutshell: - PPI 0.1% MoM, Exp. 0.2% - PPI Core 0.0% MoM, Exp. 0.2% - PPI 2.2% YoY, Exp. 2.3% - PPI Core 2.4% YoY, Exp. 2.6% Source: The Kobeissi Letter, US Department of Labor, Mike Z.

14 Aug 2024

The Interest Expense on US Public Debt rose to a record $1.11 trillion over the last 12 months, more than doubling over the past two years

At the current pace it will soon be the largest line item in the Federal budget, surpassing Social Security. Source: Charlie Bilello

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