Otavio (Tavi) Costa: ‘Regardless of what anyone may claim about the recent AI advancements, this is probably one of the most speculative markets in history.’

The ratio of Nasdaq 100-to-Russell 2000 is now retesting the peak of the tech bubble levels. This situation, similar to today, where smaller companies perform poorly compared to large-cap companies, was a critical precursor of the tech bust. An important …

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Nomi Prins: The US Is A Giant Ponzi Scheme And Gold Will Be $3,500 Next Year… Jesse Colombo: Gold Is Ultra Cheap Relative To Stocks, Which Is What Has Occurred Before Major Historic Gold Bull Markets.

Nomi Prins: Broadcast Interview – Available Now Nomi Prins is an American author, journalist, and Senior Fellow at Demos. She has worked as a managing director at Goldman-Sachs and as a Senior Managing Director at Bear Stearns, as well as having …

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Like Persistent Inflation, New Home Sales Rise 4.1% MoM In April Despite M2 Money Collapse (Taylor Rule Suggests Target Rate Of 11.78%, So The Fed Is STILL Overstimulating Markets)

by confoundedinterest17 Remember when former Fed Chair and current Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that inflation was transitory? As usual, Yellen was wrong. Look at April’s new home sales. Up 4.1% since March even through M2 Money growth has collapsed. …

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Markets are reluctant to fall, but why?

by bitkogan There are plenty of reasons for a decline: The rising dollar. Increasing bond yields (due to the anticipation that there will be further rate hikes) Unchecked inflation. An ongoing banking crisis. Severe problems in the commercial real estate …

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CFTC Commissioner Pham Announces Proposed Work Program for CFTC Global Markets Advisory Committee and Seeks PUBLIC Input by May 30. Topics include: derivatives market reform, recommendations on regulation of NFTs, recommendations to improve trade reporting for swaps market oversight.

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8703-23 Commissioner Caroline D. Pham announced today the 2023-2025 proposed work program for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Global Markets Advisory Committee (GMAC), including the Global Market Structure Subcommittee, the Digital Asset Markets Subcommittee, and the Technical Issues …

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Otavio (Tavi) Costa: ‘Unlike US markets that remain historically expensive, Brazil is one part of the world that offers a compelling macro and value opportunity.’

Overall Brazilian equities are now at their most undervalued levels since the impeachment of the president in 2016. Additionally, these stocks are being traded at similarly low multiples as they were during the global financial crisis. Unlike US markets that …

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How is that possible that Fixed Income are larger than stock markets? Fixed Income are virtual units of debt / ledger entries…

by Quant2011 In every region they are larger, meaning that productive assets (stocks) are valued less than non-productive , electronic ledger entries, impostors of real money: ​ https://seekingalpha.com/article/4594039-global-etf-market-facts-3-things-to-know-from-q1-2023 Gold ETFs in North Am are only 1727 tonnes, 55M oz, worth just $110 …

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