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These Are The Retailers That Change Prices Most Often...And When They Offer The Largest Discounts

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A new report from Decodo, which analyzed more than 1.5 million data points across 120 global eCommerce retailers, reveals which companies are changing prices most often — and when shoppers are most likely to find a deal.


Naked 'Private Credit' Swimmers Exposed, Payrolls Plunge As Trump Sparks Week Of "Total, Global F**king Chaos"

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...biggest weekly spike in oil prices...ever!


'Higher Oil Screams Higher Vol': Sticky Correlation Is Holding Back S&P 500

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The trade ultimately becomes a call on the duration of the Iran conflict, which is the primary reason for the higher correlation...


These EM Countries Face Greatest Risk If Energy Shock Spreads

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"While net oil exporters are likely to see their external payment metrics benefit from higher oil prices, net importers are likely to suffer some external weakness..." 


Private Credit Firesale Begins: World's Largest Asset Manager Gates Investors In $26 Billion Fund

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The private credit firesale begins as Blackrock just did what Blue Owl and BlackStone so desperately tried to avoid...



The Fog Of Oil

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Oil shocks send gold higher...


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NFP unexpectedly declines, u/e rate rises with wages hotter-than-expected; US Retail Sales fall less than expected, Control beats; Trump said there will be no deal with Iran except unconditional surrender; Fed speak continues to show split committee; Iran attacks a US-owned oil tanker near Kuwait; Kuwait starts cutting production at some oil fields; US reportedly issued a temporary 30-day waiver to allow sale of Russian oil currently stranded at sea to India; BLK limits withdrawals at private credit fund as redemptions mount; WAL informed by JEF of failed agreed upon payments; Conflicting reports over the future of a ORCL-OpenAI data centre project.

Did Trump Force China's Hand? Beijing Nears 500-Jet Boeing Deal Ahead Of Xi Summit

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"The two sides are still negotiating the specifics of the announcement..." 


"What A Week": Goldman Says Main Flow Was "Dollar Vs Everything"

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...all the FX charts you can eat!


It Was All A Mirage: 2.5 Million Native-Born US Workers Were Just Revised Away

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Arguably the biggest accomplishment of the Trump administration was nothing more than statistics fake news. 


What If The Automatic Stock Buying Just...Stops?

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...a dynamic worth paying attention to long before it becomes a problem.


Jobs Shock: US Lost 92K Payrolls In February, Far Below Lowest Estimate, As Unemployment Rate Rises

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In our nonfarm payrolls preview, we quoted JPMorgan's Market Intel desk which said that "for this print, the stronger the better", which by implication means that a poor number would be bad. By that logic, the payrolls report couldn't be any worse...


'All About Risk Management': Goldman One-Delta Desk-Head Fears Looming 'Policy Error' In Europe

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The tension between [severe imminent disruption and a subsequent forced settlement] is becoming central to how markets are framing the situation...


Market Stress Levels Are Quietly Creeping Higher

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Overall, investors look relatively sanguine about the risks of a long-lasting disruption to world trade...


US Retail Sales Dropped In January As Weather, Weak Gas Prices Weigh

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Non-store (online) retailers saw sales surge MoM...


Futures, Global Markets Tumble As Oil Soars Amid Fears Of Lenghty Energy Crisis

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"This is an anxiety not only about how long the conflict goes on, but what kind of effect it’s going to have on the mix between growth and inflation"


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JPMorgan's New Hormuz Closure Math: Just 3 Days Until Commodity Chaos

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By day 8 of the conflict, there would be roughly 3.3 mbd of shut‑ins, rising to 3.8 mbd around day 15 and 4.7 mbd by day 18. We are now in day 5... 


Berkshire CEO Greg Abel Commits Salary To Buying Company Stock

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He recently followed through by buying about $15.3 million of Berkshire stock...


February Payrolls Preview: "For This Print, The Stronger The Better"

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"A weaker number will increase rate cut expectations, but the risk is stagflation in the near-term given the expected increase in inflation."


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The Trump administration has reportedly ruled out deploying the Treasury Department to trade oil futures for now, believing it will have a limited meaningful effect, Bloomberg reported citing sources.