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| You may have missed yesterday’s issue because I forgot to change the subject line from Monday’s email. While JPow does remain bullish, it probably meant some of you who use Gmail missed the note. Sincere apologies. |
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| 💨 TL;DR | The S&P 500 closed slightly lower on Monday as investors awaited crucial inflation readings and other economic data that could shape expectations around how long the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates elevated. US CPI data is out today at 8:30 am EST. YoY consensus forecast is 3.3% U.S. and Chinese leaders are set to meet tomorrow while attending the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco. The Fed is expected to leave interest rates unchanged in its final meeting of the year on Dec. 12 and 13, with the fed funds rate staying at 5.25 to 5.5 percent.
| 📰 Market Headlines | Timid Moves: U.S. futures are rising, with stock markets set for small gains at the open, but metals are down in early trading. Asian Markets are Optimistic: Most Asian stocks rose slightly on Tuesday, recovering a measure of recent losses as investors hunkered down before key U.S. inflation data, while Chinese markets lagged following weak lending activity data. Crisis Averted? House Speaker Mike Johnson is proposing a two-step stopgap bill to avert a government shutdown beginning on Saturday. The proposed bill would extend funding for specific federal operations through January 19, with funding for all other federal operations expiring on February 2. Big Numbers Dropping: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) drops today. Rearranging the Deck Chairs: The United Kingdom fired its divisive Foreign Minister and replaced her with former PM David Cameron. A Brighter Future Part 1: Goldman Sachs says the global economy will outperform expectations in 2024. A Brighter Future Part 2: After five straight quarters of negative results, has venture capital turned a corner?
| | 🧠 What do you think? | Will 2024 be better or worse than 2023? | |
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| | 🕶️ Market Vibes | 😱 Fear and Greed Index | | 🎤 What you said | While prediction markets think there’s only a 12% chance the government will shut down, ya’ll think it’s over 40%. |
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| | 🌎 Global Perspectives | 🇷🇺 Sanctioned: The US announced sanctions targeting Russia's ability to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) for the first time. | 🇨🇳 Stemming the tide: China has ordered its local governments to halt public-private partnership projects identified as "problematic" | 🇨🇳 Pay the man: Notorious hacking gang Lockbit claims the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China paid a ransom to resolve the attack on the bank’s unit in the United States |
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| | | | 🗳️ Outside the Box | Twelve military strategies that changed the course of history. (24/7 Wall St) The economics of olive trees. (Alts) A first-class menu from the Titanic and a victim's pocket each sold for $100k+ at auction. (CBS) An electric air taxi made its maiden voyage in NYC. (Fox)
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| | 📈 Trends you need to know | Brought to you by our friends at Glimpse, my favorite way to spot trends. | |
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| A liquidation store is a retail establishment that specializes in selling surplus, overstock, returned, or refurbished merchandise at discounted prices. | An increase in popularity points to two different trends: | |
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| | That’s all for today. Did we miss anything? Smash reply to let us know. | Cheers, | Wyatt |
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