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3 Jul 2024

As of this morning, betting markets are giving VP Harris higher odds of being President after the 2024 Election than current President Biden.

The cross has happened. Source: Bespoke

3 Jul 2024

During Presidential election years, volatility tend to pick up EXACTLY at this time of the year

Source: Topdown Charts

3 Jul 2024

Biden betting odds in free fall as support within the Democrats crumbles.

Source: HolgerZ, Bloomberg

3 Jul 2024

Apple's Price to Sales ratio just moved above 9, the highest valuation level in company history.

$AAPL Source: Charlie Bilello

3 Jul 2024

SUMMARY OF FED CHAIR POWELL'S COMMENTS (7/2/24):

1. The trend of disinflation appears to be resuming 2. Need to be more confident before reducing rates 3. Fed doesn't see 2% inflation "this year or next year" 4. Budget deficit is very large and unsustainable 5. 4% unemployment is still a very low unemployment rate 6. Moving too fast creates risk of inflation returning The Fed needs more data before rate cuts can begin. Source: The Kobeissi Letter

3 Jul 2024

Odds of Biden being nominated as Democrat candidate are plummeting today (Betting sites).

What's going on? Source: Bloomberg, Lawrence McDonald

3 Jul 2024

The price of a Big Mac vs. the US in selected countries

Source: Voronoi

2 Jul 2024

We've never before had so few stocks outperforming the S&P 500.

Source: NDR, Willie Delwiche

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