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Goldman: Investors Brace For Crash As Desk Activity Is Indicative Of VIX At 35

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"Investors continue to take down risk in what feels like preparation for the index to finally reflect what single stocks have been saying for a while (i.e. “something’s got to give”)." - Goldman's Brian Garrett


"Worst-Case Scenario": Novo Nordisk Plunges After Next-Gen Obesity Drug Falls Short Of Lilly Rival

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"This outcome is the worst-case scenario for Novo and heightens the need for M&A with Novo’s other GLP-1/Amylin drug."


Gold Outlook 2026: consolidation or capitulation?

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'Tariff Angst Somewhat Overhyped' Says Goldman Delta-One Desk-Head

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It may be that secular disinflation and productivity gains are creeping into the the curve...


Futures Slide As Renewed Tariff Turmoil Shakes Global Markets

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"Markets quickly realized that the ruling might not change much in the near term and will rather increase uncertainties. Donald Trump is not known to avoid a fight or give up easily."


US equity futures are lower; President Trump raises the blanket tariff rate to 15% from 10% over the weekend - Newsquawk US Opening News

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President Trump raised the blanket tariff rate to 15% from 10% over the weekend, following SCOTUS ruling against IEEPA tariffs on Friday; EU is set to freeze trade deal approval over US President Trump's tariff risk, Bloomberg reports.


Global Upswing Should Justify Rising Multiple On European Stocks

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The upturn in global growth should vindicate the rising P/E ratio that is principally driving European stock-market returns...


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APAC stocks were mixed amid trade uncertainty as the region digested the latest tariff developments after the US Supreme Court ruled against IEEPA tariffs on Friday, prompting President Trump to impose a global 10% flat-rate tariff, which he later raised to 15% over the weekend.

AWS Engineers Allowed An AI Tool to Act...Then The Cloud Unit Went Down

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One incident in mid-December led to a 13-hour interruption affecting a tool customers use to analyse AWS spending.


China Is Cracking Down On "Stock Market Influencers" As AI Surge Overheats Market

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The move reflects broader unease over market volatility...


Full Analysis Of The Supreme Court IEEPA Decision: How It Impacts The Economy, Policy And Markets

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The Supreme Court decision to strike down IEEPA will have significant consequences to the US economy, public policy and markets. Here is how two of the largest US banks expect the decision to trickle down. 


"Immense" AI Narrative-Shift Leaves Goldman's Rates Traders Looking For Hedges

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The rates market is struggling to price the near term positive growth backdrop when the forward picture is so muddy...


How Long Can Emerging Markets Continue To Rally? For Morgan Stanley, This Is The Key Factor

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Persistently strong growth in the US means that if inflation does not start to show a downtrend in the next couple of months, those rate cuts will come into question, and with them, the outlook for the dollar.


Weekend News Roundup - Newsquawk Asia-Pac Market Open

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US President Trump said on Saturday that he will increase the global tariff that was announced on Friday from 10% to 15% with immediate effect.

How Hartnett Is Trading The Coming Geopolitical Shock: "Trade Oil, Own Gold"

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"Rock the Geopolitics = trade oil, own gold."


Goldman Says The Market Is Under-Valuing 'Growth' As 'Broadening' Continues

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Net cash position amongst Mutual funds are now close to record lows at 1.1% of assets...


"Signs Of Market Fragility Are Rising": Global Reflections From Top Goldman Trader

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...room for sharp under-the-hood moves to continue given still elevated US HF gross leverage & high thematic/factor vol... Against that backdrop, diversification into rest of world trades continues to make sense...


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Boards Are Replacing CEOs At The Fastest Pace In Over A Decade

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The turnover has ushered in the largest cohort of new chief executives in more than a decade, and they’re arriving younger and, in many cases, with thinner résumés than their predecessors.


From 'Straw Man' To 'Steel Man', Goldman Lays Out The 7 Software Bear-Case Debates

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Relative to prior Software sector corrections, the 2026 YTD one is squarely anchored to terminal value debates...


Macro Vs Markets: Goldman On What This Tension Tells Us Today

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...while the economy and markets often have a symbiotic relationship, the market is not the economy.


Cantor Fitzgerald Slammed Over Tariff Trades Which Never Happened

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In retrospect, if only Cantor Fitzgerald was called PolyCantor, none of this would have happened.