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What our society has become
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US consumer inflation much lower at 5.0%, helped by a decline in energy prices. Core inflation remained elevated at 5.6% partly due to still high shelter inflation. US shelter inflation (rent) is at 8.2%. US Fed still likely to increase rates by 25bps on 3 May, but then sideways
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Why we have record low unemployment
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JUST IN: 🇧🇷 Brazil to launch a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in 2024.
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To put things into perspective: US bonds w/maturities >10yrs have suffered their worst slump since at least 1973. (HT @MatthewJFleury)
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AEG Mcconnell Dowell has been awarded the Bridgewater Bridge Contract for AUD600 million bit.ly/3oc0Mvd
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Nasdaq 100 Total Returns... 2009: +55% 2010: +20% 2011: +4% 2012: +18% 2013: +37% 2014: +19% 2015: +10% 2016: +7% 2017: +33% 2018: +0.04% 2019: +39% 2020: +49% 2021: +27% 2022 YTD: -20% $NDX
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In order to be powerful, you have to be powerful in many ways. That's why I identified 8 key metrics we can use to estimate a country’s total power when writing my book Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order. (1/2)
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"Warren Buffett’s net worth is $84.5 billion. Of that, $84.2 billion was accumulated after his 50th birthday." - The Psychology of Money
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Any guesses on Woolies' best sales item by volume? My source is an insider. That is not a clue
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$SPX mixed bag during Fed tightening cycles. $STUDY
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To my Australian friends, its time to sell your investment properties. The housing party is over. Its not often you see a five-fold increase in 3-year bond yields in just over a month
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The incredible precision engineering of monorails in Osaka, Japan teapawt.net/EngineringVids/status/…
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Quick summary of what happened to Tencent in the morning session before the afternoon session begins in Hong Kong. At one point, the world's 8th biggest stock, was down over 10%.
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Together with @SpaceX, we will return human spaceflight to American soil after nearly a decade. Tomorrow is not only a big day for our teams – it’s a big day for our country. nasa.gov/launchamerica/ #LaunchAmerica
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JUST IN: Jeff Bezos buys Beverly Hills mansion for $165 million, a Los Angeles record.
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[Watch] President @CyrilRamaphosa will deliver his 2020 State of the Nation Address to the Joint Sitting of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces on Thursday, 13 February 2020 at 19h00. #SONA2020 #GrowSA
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Did you see this!? A length of the field kick 😳
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