China, by Thursday, could have a new leader. Or a new round of purges...

ASEAN hopes to formalize a broader ceasefire at its Oct. 26 summit in Kuala Lumpur, to be witnessed by U.S. President Donald Trump. But tensions along the border remain unresolved.

The Central Committee of the Communist Party will hold a four-day meeting, known as its Fourth Plenum, starting Monday to review main themes of the 15th five-year plan

The agenda has been very patient, and not only does it indoctrinate humans to be less observant of change (as it has been doing for decades), but the change itself is typically quite slow...

The National Guard is currently deployed in three cities in the United States: Washington D.C., Los Angeles and Memphis...

“I want to thank you for allowing me to be part of it...”

" ... had a ground speed of about 49 knots when it hit the water." 

We'll see how long this condo shortage lasts once Mayor Mamdani gets his hands on the city...

Debasement isn’t a new idea...

"Multiple narratives have emerged in media accounts." 

Naming something “private” helped in the AUM growth as it tied nicely with “private equity” and is now hurting the industry, despite the fact that credit has always kind of been private...

Maybe it was someone who hates kings?

If you’ve been following the US/China relationship this year, a pattern has emerged... 

"Trump’s consultants clearly pushed the panic button..."  

...the physical market finally “calling the bluff” of decades of paper manipulation in metals...

“If [Putin] wants it, he will destroy you.”

“Each Xe-100 module can provide 80 megawatts of full-time electricity...”

This came as Saudi Arabia tabled a motion on Oct. 17 to defer the vote by one year...

The current breakdown of this 50-year framework is presaging perhaps the biggest macro event in decades.