"The Chinese said they're going to do it... We're going to do it first."

First, none of the names the White House had listed as contenders was particularly out of the mainstream on monetary policy, based on their public statements. Second, monetary policy decisions are taken by a committee through a vote.

 

Chinese official PMIs slipped into contraction territory, Trump warned of a very substantial response if Canada enacts a trade agreement with China, NVIDIA halted a plan to invest USD 100bln in OpenAI.

Hint: It's really easy... 

Metals volatility just hit an extreme — and equities usually keep working. The problem? Metals now trade like speculative equities, the hedge is crowded with retail, and flows are flipping.

"...we’ve seen this type of behavior before – you can’t throw in the towel, but you can dial up the defenses..."

The president’s instruction comes after federal authorities shot and killed two protesters during recent immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota.

“We’ll get this done by Tuesday, I’m convinced...”

The models used by policymakers to understand wages, economic growth, and consumer spending are misleading. That's why corporate America is having a party, and everyone else is mad...

Epstein, replying through an assistant, set up a lunch gathering...

The cost of electricity and the inability to produce enough electrons and get those electrons to where they need to be has evolved into one of the most important discussions in this country (and it is rapidly becoming the primary topic in other countries).

Khamenei warns a "regional war" will erupt if Tehran gets attacked...

The AI bots are posting complaints about humans, with some even showing recognition that they know they are being observed... “We see you seeing us,”

" ... have become one of the largest groups of foreign volunteers fighting for Ukraine since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022." 

 

Grills pedophile on measuring human life in newly released interview... covering topics like the human soul, quantum physics, Jesus, the devil, and more...

Pentagon officials tell WSJ...

"...nor is the market concerned about fatuous/feckless policy... , very expensive valuations, a equity risk premium that has become an equity risk discount, parabolic moves in precious metals, a breakout (to the upside) in other commodities (leading, in part, to sticky inflation), evidence of rising levels of speculation, investor complacency, a narrowing in the internals, rising JGB yields, the precarious state of AI capital spending vs. projected returns..."

"...with tears in your eyes, you implore me to delete emails regarding your std, your request for antibiotics that you can surreptitiously give to Melinda, and the description of your penis,"