somewhat with reference to cox’s piece I linked earlier
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FOMC minutes shared that “substantial majority” thought it be ok for the Fed to “take its time” cutting rates
presently players price 0 chance of a cut before july. maybe
Deutsche going all-in with “this time is different”, saying sell sterling vs a basket of EUR, USD, JPY, and CHF
Do remember some ago some NYC Economist labeled the UK as a new emerging market.
Yet, most forget the heritage of the actual UKs problem. What was that huge abnormal QE doing there at BOE.
There are limits to things, to theories, to economic models et all.
There are breakevens here and there, no matter how resilient they want to show up.
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Btw Resilience is a term that psychoanalysis has stolen from mechanics!
It’s about the endurance of materials, not of people or else.
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That said I don’t know what will happen. But seems clear the old Global model has come to an end.
Suspicion is we are witnessing sort of Neo-Colonial Era 2.0
10 January 2025
Tomorrow I shall be sober – French edition
In our lead story this morning, we write about a budget compromise in France – one that mostly ignores the fiscal trajectory agreed with the EU – the new stability is already dead on arrival; we also have stories on the logical fallacies behind Friedrich Merz’ economic strategy; on the fall of demand for electric cars in Germany; on the high degree of interconnectedness in the global gas markets; on Scholz’ veto of arms deliveries to Ukraine, and, below, on what appears to be an empty threat.
While most (if not all) retail traders do not trade off monthly charts, it pays to keep an eye on them for the major trends. Only those with deep pockets or those who do not use leverage can ignore the noise and have the staying power to trade off these longer term charts.
Only thing that bothers me right now is a lack of a new low today – and it is easy to blame it on President Carters funeral ( he left us way too early…) , but I still don’t like it.
You might think that I am trying to find a needle in a haystack , but I know exactly what am I saying : Patterns are never wrong , and by current one we should see another test Up tomorrow – so be aware of that possibility!
Reasons are many, but one obvious jumps out – Overbought – Correction is not only necessary, but underway….
So let’s see how The Top Coin – Bitcoin looks on the daily chart
Fact that Upward Trend is broken cannot be denied, but for Bitcoin to continue Down is more important how it is going to close tonight – below that trend line or above it.
Be aware that Upward Angle is lost, and it suggest more losses to come.
In my opinion, for BTC to regain strength and be able to make renewed attempts Up , it must not lose 87.350.00.
As long as it manages to stay within the Upper Channel, it will be able to make new rally.
The rate reached 3.4% and the risk premium continued to widen close to 90 basis points and move closer to Italy’s. This is a movement that is part of a general context of rising long-term rates.
It’s a movement that won’t simplify the government’s fiscal equation. The yield of the ten-year French sovereign bond reached 3.40% in the morning on Thursday, January 9 – highest since 2011 – before returning to 3.38%. The yield has increased by 20 basis points since the beginning of the year.
Bankruptness: the EPP time bomb
With a bleak economic context, some small businesses find it more difficult to repay their state-guaranteed loans. This will fuel the 2025 defaults, which are expected to peak.
66.422. This is the number of company failures in France in 2024. An increase of 28% compared to the pre-Covid period, according to BPCE figures The Observatory published on Wednesday.
The State-guaranteed lending scheme helped companies, the majority of which were SMEs and SMEs, to hold the shock during the COVID-19 pandemic.
10 days and 22hrs …
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Microsoft contributes $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund
Google donates $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund, joining other tech giants
hahaha, and they dont feel one once worth of shame or embarrassment
the grifters that they are
did you see zooki’s watch the other day as he was “getting new religion” ?