MARKET NEWS
Feb 24, 2025
7 Key Charts on the Current State of the Global Economy
The EU’s most costly budgets, bitcoin’s market swings, and rising US bankruptcies. Each week, the Syz investment team takes you through the last seven days in seven charts. 1. The EU Countries With...
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Feb 24, 2025
UK Inflation Shows Signs of Easing, Offering Hope for Hard-Hit Households
The UK’s inflation rate has shown a slight dip in the latest figures released today, signaling a small but meaningful shift in the country’s ongoing battle with rising prices. While inflation remains...
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Feb 24, 2025
The Energy Report: Trump’s Energy Doctrine
Wake me up when the emergency is over.  The Trump energy doctrine is in full force impacting not only oil prices but reducing political risk premiums at the same time. President Trump is getting...
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Feb 24, 2025
Weekly Outlook: Nvidia, Salesforce, Home Depot Earnings and GDP in Focus
Weekly Outlook We’ve got a busy week on tap with a combination of key earnings and major economic reports. Over the weekend, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRKa) reported earnings, while...
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Feb 24, 2025
Margin Balances Suggest Risks Are Building
Last week, we discussed that continued bullish exuberance and high levels of complacency can quickly turn into volatility. As we noted then, introducing an unexpected, exogenous event can soon lead...
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Feb 24, 2025
Musk, Memecoins, and the Crypto Market: How Elon Might Reshape Crypto and Fintech
Over the past few years, the strategic endorsements, enigmatic tweets, and business maneuvers of Elon Musk have caused shock waves in the cryptocurrency market with wild price fluctuations. Today, he...
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Feb 23, 2025
US Dollar Starts the Week on the Front Foot
Lengthy negotiations to follow German election result. Both the euro and German stocks gain, but the outlook remains clouded. Frail risk appetite after Friday’s US stock performance and crypto...
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Feb 23, 2025
When Markets Misbehave
Markets misbehave, sometimes when we least expect it. How badly they misbehave depends on the soundness of the hull and the level of self-reinforcing hubris. When Benoit Mandelbrot's book The...
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Feb 23, 2025
Gold Prices Hover Near Record Highs Amid Geopolitical Tensions, Tariff Concerns
 Stong Safe-Haven Demand Supports Gold Price The gold (XAU/USD) price remained relatively unchanged on Friday and continued to hover near all-time highs, driven by strong safe-haven demand. XAU/USD...
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Feb 23, 2025
S&P 500 E-Mini: Bulls Hold the Line, but Bears Eye a Trend Reversal
Market Overview: S&P 500 Emini Futures The bears want a weekly Emini S&P 500 LH MTR (lower high major trend reversal). They must create follow-through selling trading below the 20-week EMA...
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