US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent said that Washington was in talks to provide a $20bn swap line to Argentina
Source: FT
Politico is reporting that the White House has instructed federal agencies to prepare MASS FIRING plans in the event of a government shutdown.
A government shutdown by the end of the month is a true possibility. Source: Wall Street Mav
US government shutdown by October 1
Source: Polymarket
Foreigners own more US stocks than EVER
Overseas investors now own a RECORD 18% of the US equity market. Foreign investors collectively own ~$20 trillion of US stocks and ~$14 trillion in US debt, including Treasuries, mortgage and corporate bonds, according to Bloomberg. Source: Global Markets Investor, DB, Haver analytics
The Schiller P/E has hit 40 for the second time in history since the dotcom bubble.
Source: The Great Martis @great_martis
In case you missed it...
The Russell 2000 has joined the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq 100 in hitting a record high – its first since 2021. That ends the longest drought without a new high in Russell 2000 ETF history. Source: J-C Parets
Yesterday's Russell 2000 heatmap by Finviz
That's a lot of green...
Happy FOMC day.
Stocks: all-time high Home Prices: all-time high Gold: all-time high Money Supply: all-time high National Debt: all-time high CPI Inflation: 4% per year since Jan 2020, 2x the Fed's "target" Time for the Fed to cut rates. Let's get this party started. Source: Trend Spider
