Financialization And Other Observations

TalkMarkets - Sun, 09/28/2025 - 01:00
This is what happens when financialization swallows the economy whole: an ETF of derivatives of an ETF of digital tokens. Four layers of abstraction from anything productive. We can now trade volatility on volatility on volatility before lunch.

Economic Data Forecast For The Week Of Sept. 29

TalkMarkets - Sun, 09/28/2025 - 00:02
How I anticipate upcoming data releases to behave.

Big Economic Week Ahead! Are You Ready?

TalkMarkets - Sat, 09/27/2025 - 23:11
We're seeing signs of the pain trade in several areas. Still tricky to interpret are employment numbers (note, job listings are down); USD vs loonie, yen, pound, euro, others; bonds up or down, inflation yes or no; etc.

Ethereum Price: ETF Outflows Hit $796M In 5 Day Sell-Off. Key Levels To Watch

TalkMarkets - Sat, 09/27/2025 - 22:26
Ethereum ETFs lost $796M during five consecutive outflow days while technical analysts predict further decline to $3,500 support levels.

Why Trump ‘Secondary Tariff’ Scheme On India And China Is In Hiding

TalkMarkets - Sat, 09/27/2025 - 21:40
Trump does a two-step on secondary tariffs.

Despite Record Prices, Indians Are Holding On To Their Gold

TalkMarkets - Sat, 09/27/2025 - 20:53
When the yellow metal crossed $3,000 an ounce in March, Indian investors rushed to sell and book a profit. That led to a bug increase in scrap supply. But with the recent record highs, that hasn’t happened.

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