"He's going to jail and there's nothing you can do about it. Period."
...most Americans do not make enough money to “live comfortably” in the highly inflationary environment that we find ourselves in today…
It's like clockwork: every time China's FX outflows jump, bitcoin erupts higher. Rinse, repeat.
Joint Chiefs chairman: "We’ll get there eventually, over time."
Investors believe the deviation between fundamentals and fantasy doesn’t matter as long as the Fed supports asset prices. Such a point remains challenging to argue...
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen a star cooperating witness get his knees chopped out quite as clearly and dramatically...”
...approximately 25% of index gamma expiring today, and with that volatility has the opportunity to increase next week
This has pushed the Comex copper futures curve into massive backwardation...
"While Grand Theft Auto VI has been delayed, the long-term opportunity..."
“You’re almost as bad as he is...”
"Something never seen previously."
The new program powerfully signals that policymakers are pushing...
"I've been critical of Tesla shorts like @davidein because they fundamentally misunderestimate Tesla's core value driver: autonomy."
“The markets are now at a bit of a crossroads,” said Stuart Cole, head macro economist at Equiti Capital. “With the central banks all very much in a data-dependence mode, the markets will be also adjusting expectations to each piece of relevant data that comes out.”
The goal: to effectively revoke the oil and gas industry’s "social license to operate."
- European bourses are mostly lower, whilst US equity futures are flat
- Dollar is firmer, AUD underperforms after mixed Chinese data
- Bonds are pressured, more-so in EGBs following hawkish commentary from ECB’s Schnabel
- Crude is flat, XAU modestly firmer and base metals benefit from China's support measures despite mixed data
- Looking ahead, Comments from Fed's Waller & Daly
Despite its pivot to electric cars, VW is still selling many combustion engine vehicles and is likely to exceed its emissions allowance next year.