U.S & Arg / NATO clear warning to Russia / GOLD fear or logical deduction ? / Trump & Zelensky + Powell today
- Stéphan

- Sep 23
- 4 min read

Poland, NATO gave Russia a clear warning about violating it's airspace >>> Trump meeting Zelensky today at the UN asssembly, US Ambassador to the UN: United States and allies will defend every inch of NATO territory, Poland's Sikorski-"If another Russian missile or aircraft enters our airspace and gets shot down, don’t come here to whine. You have been warned."
Markets : the top 10 stocks now make up 41% of the S&P 500 (an all time highs), 666 lows SPX during march 2009, we hit 6'666.66 yesterday and straight through it, GS's 1year target is 7200 SPX500, NVDA to invest $100bn in OpenAI (vendor financing ??), MAGA is now "Making the Argentine Peso Great Again"?, Powell to speak later on, Whenever gold has gone vertical in the past, it’s been a sign that confidence in the system was breaking down (Thread), IMHO it's about the system, INCLUDING Central Banks, that is hedging significantly debased fiat currencies, because of RECKLESS debt levels created (specially) over the last 15years, that's not fear, that's planning, maths, logical and risk management (AND possible loss of FED independence, which look sincreasingly likely..Miran out to cut again, Hasset favorite, Waller voted himself out recently...rates quiet, for now anyway))
Trade : South Korea’s President Lee says U.S. investment demands would spark a financial crisis
FED Miran | Stephen Miran said US rates are too high and made a case for aggressive easing in the coming months, staking an outlier stance in his first policy speech since becoming a Fed governor
Forbes: Since last year's election, the Trump family has nearly doubled its wealth to $10B, profiting from the presidency..
Goldman increases its S&P 500 target to 7200, citing strong earnings this year. Stocks remain historically expensive, but typically perform well during Fed rate-cut cycles without a recession. Investors should focus on companies with floating-rate debt, which benefit from falling rates, and on SMID-cap stocks sensitive to economic acceleration
Bessent : Argentina is a systemically important U.S. ally in Latin America, and the US treasury stands ready to do what is needed within its mandate to support Argentina. All options for stabilization are on the table
Fed's Bostic: I see little reason to cut rates further for now - WSJ
FT - Private equity groups warn of mis-selling as sector opens up to individual investors, sounds like laying the groundwork to blam someone else, if/when things go wrong.. you can blame the IFA's and various sales forces selling to retail
“Keep your eye on one thing and one thing only: how much government is spending, because that’s the true tax.” - — Milton Friedman
Nuclear energy represents a $10 trillion potential market opportunity that could hold "the answer to the world's power shortages," according to a new report from Bank of America
Chicago is stepping in to lend cash to its underfunded pensions so they have enough money to avoid asset sales to cover retirement checks as they wait for property taxes to come in
China plans to nearly double the number of its “15-minute community life circles” by 2030, such a great scheme
Ukraine-Russia war latest: UK tells UN it will confront Putin’s planes if they violate Nato airspace and Moscow comes under drone attack, explosions reported in nine districts
U.S left Asia, wants Europe to take care of itself, and is now taking steps in South America, Venezuela and others, not sure US bailing out Argentina, again, and again is going to be so popular..Argy election coming up, let's see how popular Milei is now (allegedly not great)
EndGame Macro on X: "Gold’s Vertical Repricing Whenever gold has gone vertical in the past, it’s been a sign that confidence in the system was breaking down. In the 1970s, when Nixon cut the dollar off gold, inflation and oil shocks sent it from $35 to $800. In 2008, as the financial crisis hit and https://t.co/x41uRVYNMV" / X
NVDA invest in OpenAi, so that OpenAi can buy NVDA chips '''vendor financing' existed in the 2000 period..the numbers are are mucho bigger though
Probably part of dealing with India's trade deal
Global Markets Investor on X: "🔴Market concentration BUBBLE is still rising: The top 10 stocks now make up 41% of the S&P 500, AN ALL-TIME HIGH. The Magnificent 7’s share has also hit a new record of 35%. Out of 500 stocks, just 10 are driving the entire index. This is absolutely MIND-BLOWING. https://t.co/RnfJHYInyJ" / X
Sixth Tone on X: "China plans to nearly double the number of its “15-minute community life circles” by 2030, with a focus on expanding services for the elderly and children, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced Friday. By the end of 2024, the country had established 5,188 such circles https://t.co/AwbpXncxxe" / X
WIll probably be binned, or water down dramatically sooner rather than later

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