BitcoinanalystssingledoutcrucialdevelopmentsthatmarketobserversshouldmonitorasJuly,whichhasbeenabigmonthforthecryptoindustry,comestoaclose.
Thismonthcoincidedwithmanyimportantregulatorydevelopments,includinglegislativeprogresswheretheU.S.HouseofRepresentativesapprovedthreeseparatebillsinvolvingdigitalcurrenciesandPresidentDonaldTrumpsignedoneofthem,theGuidingandEstablishingNationalInnovatio...[
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Thissummerhasbeenacomplicatedtimeforfinancialmarkets.
Despiteconstantspeculationofturbulenceahead,majorindexeshavedemonstratedanunshakeableabilitytopushpastthenoiseandreachrecordhighs.
Forinvestors,thesummerstockmarketrallyisareliefaftermonthsoftariff-fueleduncertainty.Butitsalsoraisingoneuncomfortablequestion:Isthemarketgettingaheadofitself?
IncommentssharedwithBusinessInsiderforSamuelO...[
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FedsetsthestagefortwocutsthisyrstartinginSept.Probabilityofmarketmeltingupisincreasingw/newSPhighseverydaylastweek.Fedactionhasbeenthemainfactordriving
SPtotalreturnsforlastseveralyrs.
2020:+18%SP-aggressiveFedratecutsduetoCovid
2021:+29%SP-onholddespiteinflationsurge
2022:-18%SP-fastestratehikessince1970s
2023:+26%SP-onholdwithinflationdeclining
2024:+25%SP-cutsasinflationke...[
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??Stablecoinsareanewpartoffutureoffinance,thatfusethefrictionlesstransferofcryptowiththeperceivedstabilityof
fiatcurrency.Someimpressiveadoptionrate(chart);
??TheGeniusActcouldreinforce#dollardominancebyenablingatokenizedU.S.dollar-basedecosystemforinternationalpayments;
??GrowingstablecoinmarketcouldspurbuyingofTreasury#bills,buttheimpactonyieldswilllikelybelimited.TetherandCircleho...[
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GlobalinvestorsareanticipatingtwoFedratecutsthisyear,withmoreexpectedin2026.ThatsareasonableforecastandconsistentwithmybaselinebutIdontholditwithmuchconfidence.
Butitisincreasinglylikelythat2025willbeawait-and-seeyearfortheFed.
??Tariffsarehighandrising.Inflationisalreadyabovethe2%targetandissettoclimbto~4%bynextspring.
??Inflationexpectationsareatrisk.Bondmarketmeasuresarecalmnow,butmay...[
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CEOtellshighlycompetitiveinternclassthatunwantedopportunitiesledtohisrisethroughWallStreetranks
Takingajobyoudontwantcanstillpayoff.
ThatsamongtheseveralpiecesofadviceGoldmanSachsCEODavidSolomonofferedtothecompanys2025classofsummerinterns,wholandedsomeofthemostsought-afterandcompetitiveinternshippositionsinfinance.
DuringthecompanystownhallinJerseyCity,NewJersey,onJuly14,Solomongavethegro...[
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AtthelatestFOMCpressconference,Powellsoundedveryhawkish.
HesaidtheUSjobmarketlooksverysolidbecausetheunemploymentrateremainslow,yetthisismoreofasupplystorythananythingelse.
Theunemploymentrateislownotbecauseofstrongjobcreation,butratherbecausethesupplyoflaborhasbeentrimmedhardbythestrictimmigrationpolicies.
Nosupply,nodemandforlabor=frozen,notsolidjobmarket.
TodaysNFPnumbersrepresentac...[
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SP500valuationsmaybereasonableatcurrentyieldlevels,buttheyareattheupperendofthehistoricalrange.Supportivemacroeconomicconditionsincluderobustwealtheffects,subduedoilprices,tightlabormarkets,andpositiverealwagegrowth.
However,downsiderisksaremounting.
Tariffpressuresandtradepolicyuncertaintyareconstrainingcapitalexpenditure.Firmshaveabsorbedhigherimportcosts,butrisingmarginpressuresmaylea...[
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I’mbullishonmacroandfundamentals,butcautiousaboutvaluationsandsentiment.Optimismispricedin.
Reasonstobeoptimistic:
?Strongearnings.
(Although,wheneveryoneexpectsapositivesurprise,isitreallyasurprise?)
?Thehigh-wageconsumerremainsstrong,withlowunemploymentandastrongbalancesheet.
?TheFedhasaneasingbias.Shortratesarecomingdown.
?GDPgrowthexpectationsmayhaveoverreactedtoliberationd...[
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最好的支票账户不是传统银行而是富达
Fidelity开个CashManagement账户,可以写支票,全球取款免手续费(会自动把扣款补到账户),electricpaying,所有传统银行支票账户的功能它都有,最利害的是没有minimumbalance要求,7dayyield3.97%(当然这个会随着treasuryyield而变化),利息比传统银行支票账户高得多而且没有任何限制.账上的钱也可投资.是时候关掉BOA,Citi和Chase的垃圾支票账户了!阅读全文]