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You almost couldn’t write a better example of how markets behave. Korea introduced a new rule to make leveraged single-stock ETFs harder to trade. The goal was simple. Reduce risky speculation. Instead, retail investors just moved the money somewhere else. Starting July 31, Korea raised the minimum deposit requirement for single-stock leveraged ETFs and ETNs … Read more
by Michael When will the charade finally end? Over the past several months, Iran has been given opportunity after opportunity to make a reasonable deal. Every single time, negotiations have broken down and fighting has resumed. The Iranians are simply not going to compromise on the Strait of Hormuz, and they are simply not going to make … Read more
via gainspainscapital The Great Debt Crisis of our lifetimes may be just around the corner. Japan is the grandfather of debt and central bank insanity. The U.S. first hit a Debt to GDP ratio of 100% in 2015. Japan did this back in 2001. The U.S. first introduced Zero Interest Rate Policy (ZIRP) and Quantitative … Read more
via notayesmanseconomics The business week has started with something we have not seen for quite some time TOKYO, Aug 2 (Reuters) – Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama will announce on Monday that Tokyo and Washington took joint action in the currency market to arrest the yen’s slide to 40-year lows, two Japanese government officials told … Read more
Phone Call: Saudis Issue Ultimatum to Trump on Behalf of GCC Amid strong rumors that Netanyahu had already agreed with Trump to resume bombings against Iran, Gulf countries like Qatar and the United Arab Emirates were already working behind the scenes. Qatar, in particular, had been warning about the imminent risks to its massive infrastructure … Read more
Recent college graduates are facing a tough job market, and one of the new hurdles they’re encountering is that employers are offering far fewer entry-level jobs that require no prior experience. That may be one of the factors that’s contributing to an unemployment rate of 5.6% among recent college graduates (age 22-27), higher than the … Read more
via gainspainscapital Two weeks ago I flagged Scott Bessent’s Fox Business comments on gold as worth watching. He confirmed Fort Knox’s holdings are “present and accounted for,” valued at over $1 trillion at current market prices, and noted the dollar “used to be backed by silver, sometimes gold.” Now Bessent has clarified what he meant. … Read more
The Nasdaq 100 fell -6.6% in July, its worst performance since March 2025 pic.twitter.com/39pAF8ZaOG — Hedgeye (@Hedgeye) August 3, 2026 🔴THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED: The US technology sector's market capitalization has exceeded 50% of the S&P 500's total market capitalization for the first time EVER. This share has DOUBLED over the last decade. It now … Read more
They are throwing huge money at the yen and the stocks still get hit. US help is real but the ammo is limited. Carry trade and exporter pain are the real pressure points. MASSIVE CRASH IN JAPAN 🚨 ¥28 TRILLION ($185 billion) wiped from Japanese stocks today. It's happening again… pic.twitter.com/JTHjEJOolZ — Crypto Rover (@cryptorover) … Read more
A 10×10 storage unit costs less today than it did two years ago. A one-bedroom apartment doesn’t. That gap is where this story lives. I went looking for a rent bubble and found something worse: not a bubble that inflates and pops, but a slow leak running for two decades. Self-storage street rates fell year … Read more
Money is getting tighter for America’s hundreds of thousands of homeowners associations, and they are extending a shorter financial leash to their residents. HOAs are getting more aggressive about pursuing people who rack up unpaid dues, skipping informal grace periods to make up the payments and turning delinquent accounts over to lawyers. In the most … Read more
Oracle credit default swaps climbed to fresh multi year highs in late July on AI debt worries. Meta shares dropped hard after the company raised its AI spending floor. Microsoft posted the largest one day market value gain on record after showing real Azure growth. Buffett Indicator readings stayed elevated near all time highs through … Read more
By Peter Reagan Image CC BY-SA 2.0 via Gage Skidmore Your News to Know rounds up the most important stories about precious metals and the overall economy. This week, we’ll cover: Steve Forbes on gold, the dollar and purchasing power Bank of America’s “two economies” problem Whether Russia’s wartime gold selling is weighing on prices The … Read more
China’s real estate industry supports more than 50 related sectors, including steel, cement, home appliances, furniture, building materials, renovation, finance, and logistics. At its peak, real estate and construction made up a significant part of the economy. In 2024, they accounted for about 13% of GDP combined and supported more than 70 million jobs.
via notayesmanseconomics In the latter part of this week we have seen three of the world’s major central banks decide that they can turn a blind eye to the inflationary risks provided by the conflict in the Middle East, of which the latest is the Bank of Japan. At the Monetary Policy Meeting held today, … Read more
by confoundedinterest17 According to the Atlanta Fed’s GDP Now REAL time model, Q3 Real GDP is 5%. The subcomponents of GDP growth are as follows: So much for the doom and gloom of Trump’s tariff “war” or Trump’s Iran “war.” 5% Real GDP growth is outstanding! And The Fed keeps on printing money (M2)! Keep on … Read more
GOLDMAN SAYS $185 BILLION OF FORCED SELLING COULD HIT GLOBAL STOCKS THIS MONTH CTAs are funds that trade on price signals alone. Their programs buy when prices hold above set levels and sell when prices fall below them, regardless of earnings or news. Goldman’s current estimates: – $7.5 billion of global selling next week under … Read more
OPENAI IS GOING TO TAKE THIS ENTIRE MARKET DOWN WITH IT And you don’t have to own a single share to get hurt. What I’m about to explain should worry anybody who thinks they’re diversified: OpenAI is a LOAD-BEARING company. Pull it out and the whole structure comes down. They spent $17.2 billion on Microsoft … Read more
Wall Street is lending cash against stock that cannot be sold. JPMorgan’s private-bank loan demand jumped tenfold in months. Goldman’s San Francisco loan balances are up 50% since 2023. Banks are writing share-pledge loans against pre-IPO AI paper, some as small as $150 million. That is leverage stacked on valuations nobody can mark. 2021-vintage startups … Read more
Middle class Americans are finally speaking out about the cost of living crisis — and what they’re saying reveals just how difficult life has become. From groceries and housing to everyday bills and basic necessities, more Americans are questioning how long they can keep up with rising costs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZYl_PHDrN0