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July 2025
Inflation’s New Landscape: Why Services Soar and Goods Slide
You may have seen older versions of this chart. This one is freshly updated through last month. It shows some [...]
The China Collapse: Why Global Capital Is Flooding Back to the U.S.
China’s real estate implosion, policy missteps, and rising capital flight are accelerating a long-feared economic unraveling. As trust in China’s [...]
Headwinds to Growth
Geopolitical storms, trade disputes, and consumer anxieties are converging to create powerful headwinds for growth. In our latest analysis, we [...]
June 2025
Fed Credibility, Market Optimism, and Oil’s Strategic Role
Despite softening economic data, markets are pushing higher—betting that current headwinds, including tariffs, will be short-lived. Meanwhile, oil production dynamics [...]
Geopolitical Strikes, Fed Policy Pressure, and Dollar Dominance Debates
This week, dollar dominance and Fed policy are under the spotlight. Geopolitical tensions and economic data have investors reevaluating the [...]
Geopolitical Tensions, Fed Signals & Market Rotation
This week’s update unpacks the market’s reaction to escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, cooler inflation data, and rising expectations [...]








