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Copper prices are up, but it’s a mix of real demand and supply issues.
Copper Closes in on $12,000-a-Ton Mark Prices have surged by more than a third on trade dislocations and mine outages / LME copper $12,000 a ton 10,000 9,000 8,000 I Jan Apr Jul 2025 Source: London Metal Exchange Note: Shows highest intraday price Oct Bloomberg The immediate driver is a rush of metal to the US - aimed at front-running potential import tariffs - that threatens to leave the rest of the world undersupplied. But this year's advance has also been fueled by unplanned mine outages and the buzz around its use in the infrastructure for artificial intelligence. Investors have piled into futures and mining stocks despite widespread production setbacks.
December 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Gold and silver prices keep going up 📈
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December 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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The top 20% of income earners are responsible for more than half of the spending on new vehicles.
US: Share of consumer spend by income quartileted on
December 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Consumption activity is down 📉
BBG Second Measure consumer spending, y/y%, 28-day average (Left) — PCE goods, food serv., accomm. serv. and air trans. serv. y/y% (Right)
December 22, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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UMichigan consumer sentiment index at an all time low
21-Dec-25 | Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index: Current Conditions - Dec: 50.4 (50.7 prelim.) 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 •50 1960 1980 2000 2020 The Daily Shot"
December 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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BYD is ahead of Tesla
Bloomberg: Tesla is Poised to Slip Behind BYD The Chinese manufacturer is expected to pull ahead
December 17, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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LET'S GO BURN DOWN THE OBSERVATORY SO THIS'LL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN.
December 17, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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Hank Paulson, he’s back
December 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Share of Americans who think immigration is good for America hit an all-time high
Americans' Views on Immigration's Effect on the U.S. On the whole, do you think immigration is a good thing or a bad thing for this country today? — % Good thing - - % Bad thing 100% 90 80 70 60 50 40 .... 30 ........ 20 10 179 ...-. - : 17 2001 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 The percentages who volunteer that the effects are "mixed" or who do not have an opinion are not shown. GALLUP®
December 16, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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Ratio of job openings to the unemployed. Heading back to pre-pandemic levels.
Job Openings to Unemployed Persons 2.0 1.5 0.5 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 The Daily Shot
December 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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The wild world of Swiss interest rates.
11-Dec-25 Swiss National Bank Policy Rate 2.5% 2.0% 1.5% 1.0% 0.5% -0.5% 2005 2010 Policy Rate: 0.0% (0.0% est.) 2015 2020 2025 The Daily Shot*
December 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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At the end of the pandemic lower paid workers were getting larger pay increases. Now that has flipped.
Exhibit 5: In November, higher-income household wage growth ticked up slightly to 4% YoY, while for lower-income households it increased to 1.4% After-tax wage and salary growth by household income terciles, based on Bank of America aggregated consumer deposit data (3-month moving average, YoY%, SA)
December 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Value retailers did well on Black Friday
Mainstays See Black Friday Spikes, Non-Traditional Sectors Drive Growth
December 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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oh ya
Labour government approval ratings down
December 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Italian unemployment
Italy unemployment rate
December 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Abolition of the Senate has been party policy since the Regina Manifesto in 1933. Quite eloquently too:
The Canadian Senate, which was originally created to protect provincial rights, but has failed even in this function, has developed into a bulwark of capitalist interests, as is illustrated by the large number of company directorships held by its aged members. In its peculiar composition of a fixed number of members appointed for life it is one of the most reactionary assemblies in the civilized world. It is a standing obstacle to all progressive legislation, and the only permanently satisfactory method of dealing with the constitutional difficulties it creates is to abolish it.
December 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Canadian manufacturing
S&P Global Canada Manufacturing PMI
December 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Drones in Colombia
Suddenly, drones Colombia, monthly air and drone strikes 25 • Rebel group I Political militia • State forces Other 20 15 10 5 T T 2021 Source: ACLED 22 CHART: THE ECONOMIST 23 24 25* *To November 17th Caribbean Sea PANAMA VENEZUELA Bogotá COLOMBIA BRAZIL ECUADOR PERU Fatalities from air and drone strikes by rebels* Jan 1st 2021-Nov 17th 2025 0 Coca-cultivation areas, 2023, 000 hectares 0.1 1.0 2.5 5.0 10 Sources: ACLED; national statistics 23 MAP: THE ECONOMIST 300 km 3 *And political militias
December 2, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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It's someone's century of humiliation, but not China's
China's car exports China line goes way up
December 1, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Good morning
Bitcoin 84555.69 7-6,620.80 -7.26% Bloomberg: The start of a historically strong month on Wall Street saw stocks sliding as traders shunned riskier corners of the market amid a selloff in cryptocurrencies. A rout in Japanese debt rippled through global bonds. Caution prevailed as a rally that drove the S&P 500 to its longest streak of monthly gains since 2021 took a breather. A gauge of smaller companies dropped almost 1%. Crypto-linked shares sank sharply, with Bitcoin tumbling 7% to below $85,000.
December 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Brazilian unemployment
Brazil Unemployment Rate 14% 12% 10% 8% 25.7% SA 5.4% NSA 2018 2020 2022 2024 Oct: 5.4% (5.5% est.) The Daily Shot®
December 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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German consumer confidence
Germany GfK Consumer Confidence 10 - 10 Wo-20 -30 -40 2015 2020 Dec: -23.2 (-23.2 est.) 2025 The Daily Shot™
December 1, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Trading volume
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December 1, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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Well
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December 1, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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Something is going on with bitcoin tonight
The line is going down Market Summary > Bitcoin 87,225.63 USD -3,282.34 (3.63%) + past 5 days Dec 1, 2:24 a.m. UTC • Disclaimer 1D 5D 1M 6M YTD 95,000 90,000 85,000 Nov 28 Nov 29
December 1, 2025 at 2:29 AM