In a city full of professional "activists", who could have guessed?

"We live on one of the most eroded coastlines in Europe and this bunker hasn't got long left, perhaps just a few days..."

Five years in prison, but more cases ahead: insurrection charges could carry death penalty.

Trump wants to keep Hassett at the NEC, downplaying him as the next Fed Chair; Trump thanks Iran for cancelling scheduled hangings; Fed's Bowman calls for more rate cuts given job market risks; Fed's Jefferson believes rates have entered a range consistent with neutral; Trump threatens tariffs on countries that do not go along with Greenland; Japan's Finance Minister says FX intervention is potential option under US-Japan agreement; Canada announces they will allow up to 49k Chinese EVs into the market; China adjusts silver and nickel futures trading limits.

After a strong 2025, the start of the new year has been very challenging for Systematic Long/Short managers, i.e. quants. 

Policies of the new administration have impacted unexpected pockets of the equity market…could AI become one too?

...these moves “under the hood” of the index often represent narrative shifts ahead of moves in bond markets

“A lot of people are assessing their activity in all the basins...”

The market is moving in line with the way the economy - and policymakers assessment of it - looks to be evolving...

“I actually want to keep you where you are, if you want to know the truth,”

Signs of inflation are popping up in more places, which will continue to weigh on Treasuries in the absence of imminent recession risk...

Friday’s action is being cast as a one-time emergency intervention into the PJM market, necessary because of the rapid rise in electricity prices in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Capacity Utilization also rebounded in December, seemingly breaking the downtrend...

“There is scope for some diversification away from concentrated positioning. A rising tide can lift all boats as the US economy is still expanding and expectations for market returns remain favorable.”

China in December recorded its “largest-ever” inflows of $128 billion, the most since 2015, amid a sharp rise in companies’ conversion of foreign-exchange into the yuan

"After several record years, our deliveries in 2025 were below the previous year's level. This development..." 

"We come away from our discussion with a continued outlook for private non-residential construction spending to return to growth..."