A technical indicator points to the possibility that the gold rally of September- October may have peaked in trendiness.

Politics is the art of the possible, as Otto von Bismarck famously said. The auto summit at the Chancellery shows that, in Germany, nothing seems to work anymore. Politics refuses any gradual departure from the eco-socialist course.

At current rates, it will take 133 years for America’s population to double given aging demographics and low fertility rates... DRC's will double by 2047.

One ongoing investigation indicates some suspicious links to cartels in Mexico and Colombia...

• APAC stocks were mixed following the rebound on Wall St; Japan underperformed on return from holiday/reacted to the ruling coalition split.
• China's MOFCOM announced that it is taking countermeasures against five US-linked firms; said the US cannot have talks while threatening new restrictions.
• European equity futures indicate a mildly lower cash market open with Euro Stoxx 50 futures down 0.2% after the cash market closed with gains of 0.7% on Monday.
• DXY is a touch softer, antipodeans lag, JPY pic

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Based on the index’s mid-2025 update, Memphis, TN is the most dangerous city in America...

As during the Opium Wars of the 19th century – when British opium was used as a weapon in the struggle for trade surpluses against China, and Beijing’s resistance was exploited to escalate – today’s situation feels like a replay...

"...it will all be fine."

Miles & miles of them...

As Morgan Stanley's quants write, "out-of-the-blue shocks in low vol markets like this rarely snowball." And here is what they expect will happen... 

All kinds of scenarios still remain possible, even when things appear to be ‘settled’; a sobering conclusion for all global players involved.

Rutte: "sends clear message to any potential adversary..."

A high school basketball player in Washington state has been accused of bullying, harassment after she allegedly “misgendered” a male opponent who pretends to be a female...

Fireball visible for miles...

The law constitutes one of the most ambitious gun bans since the Supreme Court ruled in District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) that gun ownership is an individual right...

Will perform a new landing burn configuration with 13 engines igniting, then shifting to five during... 

Russia's role in the region has changed, Lavrov notes...

A senior technical consultant at a fire extinguisher manufacturer said, ‘Regulatory action still lags behind the pace of incidents.’

"It’s like plaque in the arteries that then begins to squeeze out the spending..."