Reports of 'positive' Putin-Witkoff meeting going late into the night unfolding...

Look around and see that there is no earthly unmoved mover, be it Japan, or crypto, the Mag-7, or any central bank - even the Fed. They are all just part of a now systemic metacrisis...

It is a penalty for those who stayed too long hoping that rational minds would prevail in California...

“This proposal shatters the last illusion for investors”

...a reminder of his high-profile 2021 short, when he bet against the stock just before it nearly doubled before dropping from its peak.

...what we know today is largely in favour of the primary bull trend remaining intact.

...committed $6.25 billion to fund investment accounts for some 25 million American children...

Coast guard ships face off...

"it’s very much wait-and-see until the Fed meeting, while keeping an eye on US jobs and inflation data"

The retail giant’s complaint requests a complete refund of duties it has already paid if the Supreme Court decides that the tariffs are unlawful...

"Post Thanksgiving – breakout in Copper: Have been watching LME, that $11,100 level, now 3 times, it's felt like a coiled spring, we have..." 

Europe’s approach to net zero has clearly damaged the competitiveness of its energy‑intensive industries...

...progress has been undeniable... but hallucinations, misinterpretations of context and inaccuracies continue to plague even the most sophisticated of currently available models...

The comments followed S&P's downgrade of USDt's ability to maintain its peg, which cited Tether's Bitcoin and gold reserves as a concern...

Four in a week. 

...exactly the kind of environment that would cause markets to test an overly-dovish Fed...

European bourses started the morning flat/modestly firmer, but have since sauntered to session highs; US equity futures also modestly firmer.

The SPX–10Y gap is back.

The U.S. abandoned the gold standard in 1971, ending dollar convertibility to gold...

The FDA’s removal of hormone therapy warnings after 23 years validates what many women suspected...