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1218 days ago

Metals on the run: Iron ore reaches 7-year high

A combination of supply disruption as well as increased demand on China's side led to a surge in price of metals, such as iron and copper. Will the price go down when scarcity goes away (if it does)?

#Commodities #Macro
iron ore, livewire, metal, metals

1218 days ago

Fewest bears since January - AAII investment sentiment survey

There was a near 5% point drop in the number of bears in just one week 

#Macro #Technical Analysis
Fewest bears since January - AAII investment sentiment survey

1218 days ago

The 3-step guide to money printing according to the Fed

This handy little diagram was in Federal reserve literature

#Bonds #Macro
The 3-step guide to money printing according to the Fed

1219 days ago

Chess is regaining popularity... thanks to streaming

A little more than a month ago, Netflix release the Queen's Gambit, a short TV series about a young talented chess player. It quickly reached top charts as over 60 million people watched it. Not only this, but global searches for "chess" have doubled and the #1 chess website Chess.com reported an all-time record of sign-ups. According to the founder of the website, the world of chess had not seen such popularity since 1972, in the days of the Fischer-Spassky duel. What else could we stream to move the tides? That's the power of good stories.

#Macro
chess

1219 days ago

Big difference: Asset price inflation vs. real economy inflation

While asset prices have grown astronomically since 2009, prices in the real economy have grown at a much slower pace

#Macro
Asset price inflation vs. real economy inflation
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