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23 Jan 2026

Foreign ownership of US debt rises to an all-time high.

Source: Daniel Lacalle @dlacalle_IA Bloomberg

22 Jan 2026

Us inflation is now at 1.2% according to truflation

Source: Anthony Pompliano

21 Jan 2026

The EU owns 40% of us debt

Source: Bloomberg

21 Jan 2026

GS says very small effects of the 10% tariff on Europe

"While implementation is highly uncertain, we estimate that a 10% tariff would lower real GDP in the affected European countries by 0.1-0.2% via lower exports. The inflation effects would likely be very small and a Taylor rule would point to modestly lower policy rates, all else equal." Source: TME

19 Jan 2026

China’s GDP grew 4.5% in the October to December period, slowing from 4.8% in the third quarter, the weakest in nearly three years as consumption misses forecasts

Full-year economic output came in at 5%, meeting the official target of around 5%. Retail sales grew 0.9% in December from a year earlier, the slowest growth since late 2022. Industrial output climbed 5.2% in December, topping expectations for a 5% growth. Source: CNBC

19 Jan 2026

The K-shaped economy is becoming even more K-shaped...

The shift towards capital away from labor is one of the reason Source chart: Blackrock

19 Jan 2026

China last year registered the lowest number of births since records began

This marks the fourth consecutive year of population decline as policymakers grapple with a demographic crisis. Source: FT

15 Jan 2026

Total Repo Exposure has reached an all-time high of $12.6 Trillion

Source: barchart

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