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Cataclastic sangfroid
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Buckled up for interesting times, imperfectly chronicling just a smidgeon of the good, the bad and the ugly.
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Screen grab Google Finance of $MSTR Strategy stock down 56% in the past 6 months
November 21, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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Another unfolding equities crisis and another example of crypto not proving to be a fantastic investment as a hedge against equity risk.
Crytocurrency falls in response to US imposing trade tariffs and retaliatory tariffs from Canada, with Mexico's retaliatory tariffs TBA.
February 3, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Q. Would grifters and other malign actors push bitcoin and cryptocurrencies as a hedge against equity risk?

A. Oh yes!
Screen grab from tradingeconomics.com of crypto bloodbath as tech stocks fall. Pre trading 27/1/2025 Screen grab from Tradingeconomics.com of the tech stock falls pre-market on 27/1/2025. Nvidia leading the collapse with a fall of over 11% pre-market.
January 27, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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The much forecast/hoped for debt interest rate reduction has not materialised. Not good news for indebted entities.
Trading Economics summary of US 10 Year Treasury Bond on the market close 10th January - The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note rose to almost 4.79% on Friday, the highest in 14 months, after payrolls report came stronger than expected, reinforcing the view that Fed would need to slow down rate cuts. The US economy added 256K jobs in December, much above 212K in November, and market expectations of 160K. Also, the jobless rate unxpectedly declined to 4.1%.
January 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Trading economics summary of today's action thus far in the UK bond market.

tradingeconomics.com/united-kingd...
The yield on the UK 10-year gilt surged to above 4.8%, the highest since August 2008, while the yield on 30-year gilts climbed to 5.47%, its highest since 1998. This rise reflects a broader increase in bond yields fuelled by concerns over Trump’s policies and a hawkish outlook from the Fed. The pressure in the UK bond market has been further amplified by mounting investor concerns over the nation’s debt levels and the government's ability to restore public finances while implementing its budget plans. In late October, the Chancellor of the Exchequer unveiled a new budget that included £142 billion in borrowing and a £74 billion increase in annual spending, raising alarms about fiscal sustainability. Additionally, fears over the inflation outlook weighed on sentiment, as CPI inflation, and wage growth showed upward trends. Traders are now anticipating only two quarter-point rate reductions by the BoE this year, compared to over three predicted a month ago. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/government-bond-yield
January 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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With bitcoin currently on the slide from an all time high of over $100K, the crypto superfans are pumping out copium to the faithful. #copium #bitcoin
December 20, 2024 at 2:38 PM