Poland : article 4 invoked / Lutnick on Uni's / CBO : U.S debt $150trn by 2055 / PPI 'softer' - CPI next up
- Stéphan

- Sep 11
- 4 min read

Markets : Klarna is a 20y old company and still not profitable, ORCL's past with earnings reports, FX dead still, rates stable after 'much weaker' than expected PPI in the U.S (a little strange, chart available on request questioning the low print), equity markets made new highs, what else.. DAX a little softer, with Poland article 4, France blockages and so on, valuations remains ridiculously high and concentrated with the usual MAG10 say, interesting opportunities elsewhere in relative value though, metals quiet, PALL reacting to possible new Russia sanctions
Geopolitics : President Maduro says the US military buildup in the Caribbean is aimed at Venezuela's oil, gas and gold reserves, Putin ready to invade other countries, says Polish president, Assassination of Charlie Kirk adds to America's roll call of public violence, Nepal’s finance minister was attacked by an angry mob
Trade : EU's Von der Leyen: Considering social media curbs in EU, Europe seems unlikely to hike secondary sanction tariffs on India and China to 100%, as the U.S. has suggested, US, India eye trade reset as Trump plans talks with Modi, ‘Block everything’: Nationwide protests raise travel tensions across France, Qatar Hamas strike, Poland ‘closer to military conflict than at any time since WW2’ as Nato allies weigh response to Russian drones, Putin tests NATO with drone assault on Poland
The FED's balance sheet fell by -$39 bn in Aug, to $6.60 trn, the lowest since April 2020
Lutnick again said the U.S. should take (he said 'take'..) a chunk of universities' patent revenue
US federal debt will reach $150 TRILLION by 2055, according to the CBO's own forecast, if that's so... we going to need o own more #XAUUSD and other metals
Scot Bessent’s hedge fund, Key Square Capital, was launched in 2015 with over $4.5 billion in assets, including $2 billion from George Soros. Over time, the fund suffered a series of substantial losses and investor withdrawals, leaving it with less than $1 billion by 2023 – closer to $577 million at year-end
Economic problems again feature heavily in yesterday's Russian papers/Thread
SNB's Schlegel: The effect of tariffs on Switzerland is difficult to determine
#ORCL has had 'accounting issues' between 2016-2019
We keep been told Bessent was a successful Hedge Fund manager, was she ?...and that he is going to do great for the U.S.... Mega Hedge Fund Launches Are Rare — and Don’t Ensure Lasting Success | Institutional Investor
20y old company, still not actually making a profit, pretty amazing really, but nothign new in today's world..
Steve Rosenberg on X: "Economic problems again feature heavily in today’s Russian papers: “More & more regions of Russia are facing a shortage of petrol” ▪️ “Devaluation of the rouble is inevitable” ▪️ “Russians have less and less money left over.” #ReadingRussia https://t.co/YXpR9DPCyM" / X
BreakThrough News on X: "President Maduro says the US military buildup in the Caribbean is aimed at Venezuela's oil, gas and gold reserves, which are among the biggest in the world. He says the US is creating “Hollywood stories” about narco-trafficking to portray him as the villain and justify https://t.co/GjRagxH3rV" / X
If that's so, you ae going to 'own' a lot more gold for longer... The Kobeissi Letter on X: "Shocking stat of the day: US federal debt will reach $150 TRILLION by 2055, according to the CBO's own forecast. This would be ~$1.6 million of debt per American household, up from the current ~$274,000. It would also push the US Debt-to-GDP ratio to a record 169%, up from https://t.co/3RSnaF74Ta" / X
Mohamed A. El-Erian on X: "Considering the posts below are from a sitting US Treasury Secretary widely seen as Fed Chair Powell's closest ally in the Administration, they are indicative of a broadening and deepening loss of political support for the Federal Reserve's leadership and the institution itself. https://t.co/xY8j9nhY6s" / X

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