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12 Mar 2025

The US dollar is off to its worst start of the year in decades.

Source: The Daily Shot

12 Mar 2025

US inflation comes in lower than forecast:

Headline CPI slows to 2.8% in Feb from 3% in Jan, smallest since Nov2024, Core CPI cools to 3.1%, lowest since Apr2021. Housing inflation cools; airfares and pump prices drop. BUT: Inflation data doesn’t yet reflect tariff impact. Source: HolgerZ, Bloomberg

12 Mar 2025

The United States now accounts for just 0.1% of global shipbuilding… 0.1%

Meanwhile, China alone is 53%+. (h/t: @BrianTHart) thru Geiger Capital

12 Mar 2025

U.S. stock returns after declining 10% or more

Source: George Maroudas, CFP® @ChicagoAdvisor

12 Mar 2025

Here are the countries that own the most US debt

Source: Visual Capitalist

11 Mar 2025

Trump’s approval rating goes negative for first time in second term

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11 Mar 2025

Five of the billionaires who attended Donald Trump's inauguration have lost a combined $210 billion in wealth since then, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Source: Bloomberg Markets

11 Mar 2025

Tariffs "cheat sheet" updated

Source: Bloomberg

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