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  • Monday, 4 August, 2025
    Robert Armstrong
    How bad was the jobs report? Premium content

    Not quite as bad as it looked

  • Friday, 1 August, 2025
    Robert Armstrong
    Inflation is rising, and it’s not just the tariffs Premium content

    Plus the simplicity of the Mag 7

    US dollars on a purple background
  • Thursday, 31 July, 2025
    Robert Armstrong
    The FOMC and the luxury of dissent Premium content

    Plus more on tariffs and price increases

  • Wednesday, 30 July, 2025
    Robert Armstrong
    Valuations and bubbles Premium content

    Plus European markets shrug at the US trade deal

    A street sign for Wall Street with big buildings in the background
  • Tuesday, 29 July, 2025
    Robert Armstrong
    The market is looking through the tariffs

    And it is right to do so (for now)

    A montage of Donald Trump seated with a line chart behind him
  • Monday, 28 July, 2025
    Robert Armstrong
    Have we all gone mad? Premium content

    An inventory

  • Friday, 25 July, 2025
    Aiden Reiter
    Where do US house prices go from here? Premium content

    And Bill Hwang’s legal luck

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  • Thursday, 24 July, 2025
    Aiden Reiter
    Japan strikes a deal Premium content

    The rate outlook is solidifying, but trade relief only goes so far

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  • Wednesday, 23 July, 2025
    Aiden Reiter
    China at the negotiating table Premium content

    And early tariff warnings from earnings guidance

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  • Tuesday, 22 July, 2025
    Aiden Reiter
    The Magnificent 7 growth slowdown Premium content

    Plus oil prices and secondary tariffs

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  • Monday, 21 July, 2025
    Hakyung Kim
    Are US consumers running out of steam? Premium content

    And thoughts on the Israeli market

  • Friday, 18 July, 2025
    Aiden Reiter
    Michael Froman: ‘We are not taking the trade-offs as seriously as we should be’ Premium content

    Council on Foreign Relations president and former US Trade Representative on tariffs and Donald Trump’s deals

    Michael Froman
  • Thursday, 17 July, 2025
    Robert Armstrong
    The bitcoin rally Premium content

    And bank results show the USA is OK

    A bitcoin ATM
  • Wednesday, 16 July, 2025
    Robert Armstrong
    Tariff inflation arrives Premium content

    And bad Treasury returns

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  • Tuesday, 15 July, 2025
    Markets
    Student loans: a drag, not a disaster Premium content

    Plus, is the emerging markets party over?

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  • Monday, 14 July, 2025
    Robert Armstrong
    Lessons from the Kraft-Heinz cul-de-sac Premium content

    Financial restructuring is, at best, a secondary source of value

  • Friday, 11 July, 2025
    Robert Armstrong
    Why copper tariffs are different Premium content

    Plus Treasury issuance gambits

    Chilean copper products
  • Thursday, 10 July, 2025
    Robert Armstrong
    Tokenised money market funds: pseudo-money Premium content

    Plus market breadth

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  • Wednesday, 9 July, 2025
    Aiden Reiter
    The debt limit is still a thing Premium content

    Plus copper tariffs

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  • Tuesday, 8 July, 2025
    Robert Armstrong
    The markets just don’t believe Trump on tariffs Premium content

    And that might become a problem

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  • Monday, 7 July, 2025
    Robert Armstrong
    The economy: still solid, slowing slightly Premium content

    Plus the budget and renewable energy

  • Thursday, 3 July, 2025
    Robert Armstrong
    Are we rallying, or overcorrecting? Premium content

    Plus car sales

    A montage of a trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
  • Wednesday, 2 July, 2025
    Robert Armstrong
    The jobs market puzzle Premium content

    Plus Medicaid and healthcare stocks

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  • Tuesday, 1 July, 2025
    Robert Armstrong
    The fall in the dollar is not scary Premium content

    And the big, beautiful bill

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  • Monday, 30 June, 2025
    Robert Armstrong
    Meta and private credit Premium content

    Plus central bank digital currencies

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