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2 Dec 2024

Here’s what different 🇺🇸 generations think financial success looks like

Source: Visual Capitalist

2 Dec 2024

$1.1 trillion into US stocks so far in the roaring 20s.

Source: BofA via @ackmeni via Mike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT, MBA

2 Dec 2024

Office CMBS Delinquency Rate Spikes to 10.4%, Just Below Worst of Financial Crisis Meltdown. Fastest 2-Year Spike Ever.

Office-to-residential conversions are growing, but are minuscule because not many towers are suitable for conversion. Source: www,wolfstreet.com, Wolf Richter

26 Nov 2024

US equities: elevated P/E and high growth expectations.

Better for earnings to deliver in order to keep the PEG at reasonable level Source: Morgan Stanley Research

26 Nov 2024

BREAKING 🚨: U.S. banks are now grappling with a whopping $515 billion in unrealized losses.

To put it into perspective, that's over 8x higher than during the 2008 financial crisis. Source: BofA, Jacob King

26 Nov 2024

Donald Trump has said he would impose tariffs of 25 per cent on all US imports from Canada and Mexico on his first day in office (and an extra 10 per cent tariff on Chinese goods).

In social media posts, Trump accused the countries of permitting illegal immigration and drug trafficking. Trump said the new China tariffs would come on top of existing levies. He had also threatened on the campaign trial to impose “whatever tariffs are required” to stop Chinese cars from crossing into the US from Mexico. FT >>> The tariffs on the US’s three largest trading partners would increase costs and disrupt business, one expert said, adding that “even the threat of tariffs can have a chilling effect”. A former US trade official agreed the disruption would be significant, especially given the degree of integration in North American manufacturing across sectors such as the automotive industry. He added that “tariffs are inflationary and will drive up prices”.

25 Nov 2024

JUST IN: 'America elected the most pro-crypto Congress ever with almost 300 pro-crypto elected to the House and Senate - CNBC

Crypto execs, investors and evangelists saw the election as existential to an industry that spent the past four years simultaneously trying to grow up while being repeatedly beaten down. In total, crypto-related PACs and other groups tied to the industry reeled in over $245 million, according to Federal Election Commission data. Nearly 300 pro-crypto lawmakers will take seats in the House and Senate, according to Stand With Crypto, giving the sector unprecedented influence over the legislative agenda. Link to CNBC article >>> https://lnkd.in/euj8FDqN

22 Nov 2024

Breaking news:

Officially, Gary Gensler’s five-year term on the commission does not run out until 2026, but it has become customary for SEC chairs to move on when the US presidency changes hands. https://on.ft.com/4fzNwtJ Source: FT

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