Today's Retail Sales Data Was Delayed, And Good Thing: It Was Very Ugly

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BofA is looking for a 0.2% m/m drop in the Census Bureau's retail sales ex-autos estimate. BofA also forecasts an even weaker -0.4% print on the control group.


Watch: Fetterman Urges Dems To "Turn The Temperature Down" And End Violent Rhetoric

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I know and I love people who voted for President Trump. They are not fascists, they’re not Nazis, they’re not trying to destroy the Constitution,”

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Rare Earth Miner Stocks Slammed After U.S. Defense Department Cancels Cobalt Purchase

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“There are outstanding issues with the Statement of Work that need resolution before offers may be solicited. Upon resolution, solicitation will be re-issued with a new opening and closing date.”


WTI Hovers Near 5 Month Lows After India Confusion, Record US Production

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India’s oil refiners said they expect to reduce - not stop - the purchase of Russian crude...


Trump Says India Agreed To Stop Buying Oil From Russia

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"Within a short period of time, they will not be buying oil from Russia," the U.S. president said...


Bulls Emboldened By Bright Start To Earnings Season

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"We like Europe because there’s a lot of value here. And shareholder payouts are among the highest you can find.”


Government Shutdown Enters 16th Day: These Are The Regions Most & Least Impacted

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Data shows that unsurprisingly Washington, DC is feeling the brunt of the stalemate, with Hawaii listed second because of the large number of federal workers...


Mission Accomplished? Gold Just Did in Weeks What Took Months

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Retail's new favorite trade - chasing GLD

Did Goldman Just Spot 'Peak Reddit'?

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ChatGPT massively reduced Reddit citations...


Fool Me Once...

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The IMF warned that global public debt will exceed 100% of GDP by the end of the decade, which would be the highest since the aftermath of World War II.


Trump Says He's Mulling Land Strikes On Venezuela, Confirms CIA Covert Ops

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"Venezuela is feeling heat."


'Shut Up!': Nancy Pelosi Snaps At Reporter Over Jan. 6 National Guard Accusation

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Oh?


Europe’s Longevity Time Bomb: The Pension Ponzi Nobody Wants to Talk About

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People aren’t dying fast enough.

Ill. Gov. JB Pritzker's Tax Docs Show $10.3M Income, $1.4M In "Gambling" Gains

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Nothing says 'in touch with working class Americans' more than casually throwing around millions at casinos...


Royal Mint Warns Of Delivery Delays As Londoners Rush For Silver

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“You’ve got this perfect storm at the moment...”


Europe In The Rare Earth Trap: Up To 4 Million German Jobs At Risk As Beijing Tightens

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Rare earth elements have become geopolitical dynamite... 


Philly Fed Survey Signals 'Widespread Expectations For Growth', Lower Inflation

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...and both future price indexes declined


3 Bond Vol Charts We Are Watching

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MOVE matters for SPX.

Extreme Leftist Democrat Crockett Claims Trump Had A Stroke And Cannot Function

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...unhinged?


Futures Rise As Strong TSMC Results Reboot AI Optimism

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"We’re seeing that companies continue to spend, AI technology has been adopted and keeps being adopted"