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Ship Rates Spiking 467% Marks Upended Trade Across Commodities

Ship Rates Spiking 467% Marks Upended Trade Across Commodities

Rates to ship commodities from energy to bulk ores across the world's oceans are heading for a rare year-end surge as conflicts, sanctions, and swelling output upend global supply lines.

Henry Thompson

Australia Household Spending Surges, Boosting RBA Hike Bets

Australia Household Spending Surges, Boosting RBA Hike Bets

Australia's household spending handily surpassed expectations in October to post its biggest increase since January 2024, boosting the case for an interest-rate hike next year.

LinoCapital

Bessent Under Discussion To Also Lead National Economic Council

Bessent Under Discussion To Also Lead National Economic Council

Donald Trump's aides and allies are discussing the possibility of making Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent the top White House economic adviser.

James Whitman

US Census Bureau Says Implementing Strategies To Bring Economic Data Releases Back On Track

US Census Bureau Says Implementing Strategies To Bring Economic Data Releases Back On Track

The U.S. Census Bureau said on Wednesday it was adopting several strategies, including shortening the window for Principal Federal Economic Indicators collection, to get economic data back to their original release schedule "as quickly as possible."

James Whitman

Nvidia Servers Speed up AI Models From China's Moonshoot AI and Others Tenfold

Nvidia Servers Speed up AI Models From China's Moonshoot AI and Others Tenfold

Nvidia said the gains primarily came from the sheer number of chips it can pack into servers and the fast links between them, an area where Nvidia still has advantages over its rivals.

Manuel

Strategy´s Yield Hunt Inadvertently Helps the Very Hedge Funds Looking to Short its Bitcoin Premium

Strategy´s Yield Hunt Inadvertently Helps the Very Hedge Funds Looking to Short its Bitcoin Premium

Copying Tether's shift to credit markets exposes a cash flow crisis that threatens its 650,000 BTC stockpile.

Manuel

Trump Rolls Back Biden-era Fuel Economy Standards, Paving way for More Gas-Powered Cars

Trump Rolls Back Biden-era Fuel Economy Standards, Paving way for More Gas-Powered Cars

Trump said the action would allow automakers to produce cheaper cars, saving consumers “[at] least $1,000” off the price of a car.

Manuel

Gold Holds Steady, Silver Scales Record High

Gold Holds Steady, Silver Scales Record High

CME's FedWatch tool now shows an 89% chance that the U.S. central bank will cut rates next week, while major brokerages also forecast an interest rate cut at the December 9-10 policy meeting.

Manuel

Oracle Credit Fear Gauge Hits Highest Since 2009 on AI Bubble Fears

Oracle Credit Fear Gauge Hits Highest Since 2009 on AI Bubble Fears

Oracle has effectively sold tens of billions of dollars of bonds in recent months, through note sales in its own name and indirectly through projects that it’s backing.

Manuel

China’s Balancing Act: Property Woes, Weak Demand, and Deflation Threaten 2026 Recovery

China’s Balancing Act: Property Woes, Weak Demand, and Deflation Threaten 2026 Recovery

Despite its assertive global posture and tech breakthroughs in 2025, China’s domestic economy remains fragile heading into 2026, weighed down by a collapsing property sector, fragile consumer demand, and persistent deflation pressures....

Gerik

Putin’s War Rhetoric Escalates as Peace Talks with U.S. Fail to Gain Traction

Putin’s War Rhetoric Escalates as Peace Talks with U.S. Fail to Gain Traction

Peace talks between the U.S. and Russia yielded no breakthrough as President Putin intensified threats toward Europe and expressed readiness for war....

Gerik

SEC Halts High-Leveraged ETF Plans in Warning Over Risks

SEC Halts High-Leveraged ETF Plans in Warning Over Risks

A central concern for the SEC is that the funds appear to be measuring their risk against a benchmark that may not fully reflect the volatility of the assets they aim to amplify.

Manuel

Morgan Stanley’s China Survey Shows ’high’ Willingness To Adopt Humanoids

Morgan Stanley’s China Survey Shows ’high’ Willingness To Adopt Humanoids

Chinese companies appear eager to embrace humanoid robots even as today's machines remain far from commercially ready, according to a new Morgan Stanley AlphaWise survey.

Justin

Gold, Silver Hold Overnight Gains Following Weak U.S. Jobs Data

Gold, Silver Hold Overnight Gains Following Weak U.S. Jobs Data

Gold and silver prices are higher in midday U.S. trading Wednesday, with silver hitting another record high and closing in on $60.00 an ounce.

Golden Gleam

US Yields Slip As Weak Private Sector Jobs Back Fed Rate Cut Next Week

US Yields Slip As Weak Private Sector Jobs Back Fed Rate Cut Next Week

Market to continue to focus on labor market weakness.US services sector index flat; jobs index still in contraction.US 2/10 yield curve little changed, but still in steepening bias.

Thomas

Bitcoin Surges As Institutional Support Paves Path To New Heights

Bitcoin Surges As Institutional Support Paves Path To New Heights

Bitcoin experienced a dramatic turnaround after plummeting to $84,000 recently, rapidly rebounding to approximately $93,000. This sudden surge signifies not only a significant price movement...

Olivia Brooks

Yellen Signals Possible Rate Cut Amid Economic Weakness

Yellen Signals Possible Rate Cut Amid Economic Weakness

Yellen suggests rate cuts to address economic weaknesses.Potential crypto market liquidity boost imminent.Historical trends show benefits for risk assets.

Devin

Putin’s India Visit Tests New Delhi’s US–Russia Balancing Act

Putin’s India Visit Tests New Delhi’s US–Russia Balancing Act

President Vladimir Putin is set to visit India this week for the first time since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a rare trip that underscores the countries' defense and energy ties as New Delhi seeks to finalize a trade deal with Washington.

Winkelmann

US Services Little Changed In November, But Orders Slow

US Services Little Changed In November, But Orders Slow

ISM services PMI holds steady at 52.6, above forecast.New orders drop, backlog orders weak but improving.Services employment contracts for sixth month.

Justin

Nigeria Names Former Military Chief As New Defense Minister

Nigeria Names Former Military Chief As New Defense Minister

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has nominated the country's former top general, who he forced out in October, as the new minister of defense.

Samantha Luan

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