...viewers/listeners/readers don't recognise that they are being programmed to simply absorb information.

REAR VIEW: JOLTS top expectations; US to allow NVDA to export H200 chips to China, the same approach will apply to AMD, INTC and others; China reportedly to limit access of NVDA's H200 chips despite Trump approval; Trump threatens Mexico with 5% tariffs claiming a violation to the Water Treaty; Weekly ADP report returns to positive; RBA holds as expected, Governor Bullock leans hawkish; Solid US 10yr auction; JPM expects IB revenue to be up low-single digit percentages in Q4 & expects markets revenue to be up low-teens pct; Zelensky sees leader level talks with the US next week, Trump gives Zelensky "days" to respond to peace proposal.

...it's a "low hire, low fire, low quit, low vol" economy... high, Oh, Silver!

"...Garland wanted to restore the reputation of the Department for strict non-partisanship. And that made him very reluctant to pursue an investigation of the president, too reluctant...”

What cracked last was the cruise line industry.

“I am grateful the court stepped in to block the administration’s reckless and unlawful crusade against clean energy...”

And so here we are, just 16 trading days away from the end of 2025...

“As of now, Mexico is not responding, and it is very unfair to our U.S. Farmers who deserve this much needed water...”

Harvard University employed Elom Tettey-Tamaklo, a graduate charged with assaulting an Israeli student during an anti-Israel protest, as a teaching fellow...

... investors are increasingly comfortable with a jobless growth rebound in the US, pushing the Fed to continue easing in a non-recessionary environment: a historically-bullish setup. 

“Abortion is a tool that allows human beings to shape our destinies,” young children are told...

Overall, this was a good auction with solid demand metrics. Yet in line of the continued hawkish retracement observed across the globe which has lifted yields sharply in recent days, the auction did little to boost rates sentiment. 

...Ukraine meanwhile sends more drones on Moscow.

The lull at which markets are humming along looks likely to end, with major events this week poised to stir up volatility. Investors can use that to their advantage.

Remind us, is Fauci now un-pardoned?

...“unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials” are covered in relation to Maxwell, Epstein, and connected individuals.

'This colder than normal winter in the US is driving us to leave our end of Oct26 storage balances at a relatively low level." 

Silver call skew exploding to the upside.