The Money GPS

TOPICS AND TIMESTAMPS:

It’s Getting Wild 0:00

U.S. RESCUE 0:41

INFLATION EXAGGERATION 6:44

STOP RISING PRICES 10:20

European Gas Plunges as Recent Rally Lures Flotilla of U.S. LNG

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/european-gas-plunges-20-rally-110905611.html

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U.S. Natural Gas Tumbles on Bearish Winter Weather Outlook - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-23/u-s-natgas-falls-as-milder-weather-trims-stockpile-withdrawals

Texas refinery blast could help push gas prices above $4 a gallon - CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/23/energy/gas-prices-texas-refinery-blast/index.html

Energy Beats Broader Market for the First Time in Five Years - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-22/energy-beats-ex-energy-for-the-first-time-in-five-years?srnd=premium-canada

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Inflation Trader Who Nailed 2021 Call Sees Risk of 7% U.S. CPI - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-23/inflation-trader-sees-risk-of-u-s-cpi-topping-7-in-early-2022?srnd=premium-canada

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TOPICS AND TIMESTAMPS:

Wild Ride 0:00

MARGIN NOT MARGARINE 0:47

DOUBLE BUBBLE 5:04

GAS-FLATION 9:24

United States Inflation Rate | 2021 Data | 2022 Forecast | 1914-2020 Historical

https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/inflation-cpi

Stock Market Leverage Spikes, Margin Debt Up 42% YoY. Fed Warns about High Leverage Ratio of “Younger Retail Investors” | Wolf Street

https://wolfstreet.com/2021/11/18/stock-market-leverage-spikes-margin-debt-up-42-yoy-fed-warns-about-high-leverage-ratio-of-younger-retail-investors/

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Macy's Targeted by Meme Activists - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-11-04/macy-s-targeted-by-meme-activists

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TOPICS AND TIMESTAMPS:

Out of Control 0:00

INSIDERS SELLING 0:43

INDICATORS SCREAMING 3:03

INFLATION SAILING 9:02

Musk Offloads $528 Million of Tesla Shares as 10% Stake Unwinds - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-22/musk-offloads-528-million-of-tesla-shares-as-10-stake-unwinds?srnd=premium

Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos Sell Stock as Billionaires Cash Out - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-14/musk-bezos-lead-the-charge-of-u-s-billionaires-selling-shares?srnd=premium

NBA's Steph Curry Sells $333 NFT Sneakers You Can 'Wear' Across Metaverses - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-22/steph-curry-s-333-digital-shoes-straddle-metaverses?srnd=premium

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Latest sell-off could result in rally to new highs, Oppenheimer says

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/21/latest-sell-off-could-result-in-rally-to-new-highs-oppenheimer-says.html

TOPICS AND TIMESTAMPS:

Anything But 0:00

MARKET MAYHEM 0:39

BIG CASH 3:59

FOR YOU 8:57

Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P Live Updates for Dec 20 - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-19/stocks-set-for-mixed-open-on-policy-risks-omicron-markets-wrap?srnd=premium-canada

Elon Musk Says He Will Pay More Than $11 Billion in Taxes This Year - WSJ

https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-says-he-will-pay-more-than-11-billion-in-taxes-this-year-11640001132

Current Inflation Rate Set to Spoil Holiday Season for Struggling Families - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-16/inflation-set-to-spoil-holidays-for-struggling-u-s-families

Cathie Wood’s 40% Return Prediction Draws Rebuke After Ark’s (ARKK) Rough Year - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-20/cathie-wood-s-40-return-prediction-draws-rebuke-after-ark-s-arkk-rough-year?srnd=premium-canada

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TOPICS AND TIMESTAMPS:

Big Change 0:00

CHINA BIG MOVES 1:00

LUMBER 9:10

CATHIE NO BUBBLE 11:25

China's central bank cuts 1-year loan prime rate

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/20/chinas-central-bank-cuts-1-year-loan-prime-rate.html

Chinese Banks Cut Borrowing Cost For First Time In 20 Months - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-20/chinese-banks-cut-borrowing-costs-for-first-time-in-20-months?srnd=premium-canada

Chinese Estates Plunges by Record After Privatization Collapses - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-20/chinese-estates-plunges-by-record-after-privatization-collapses-kxe123tr?srnd=premium-canada

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Kaisa Tumbles; China Backs Property Deals: Evergrande Update - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-20/kaisa-resumes-trading-shimao-sells-assets-evergrande-update

Day Trader Risks Pile Up for Millions Buying India Stocks - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-19/risks-pile-up-for-millions-of-day-traders-buying-india-stocks?srnd=premium-canada

Sky-High Lumber Prices Are Back - WSJ

https://www.wsj.com/articles/sky-high-lumber-prices-are-back-11639842879

Supply-Chain Mess Threatens Holiday Sales, From Hot Sauce to Board Games - WSJ

https://www.wsj.com/articles/supply-chain-mess-threatens-holiday-sales-from-hot-sauce-to-board-games-11639909803

Candy Cane shortage caused by COVID and supply chain issues

TOPICS AND TIMESTAMPS:

Not Good 0:00

EURO MESS 0:50

FOLLOW THE MONEY 10:20

CASH IS KING? 12:31

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Europe Car Sales Plunged 17% to Record Low for Month of November - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-17/europe-car-sales-plunged-17-to-record-low-for-month-of-november?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&cmpid%3D=socialflow-twitter-markets&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_content=markets

Holger Zschaepitz on Twitter: "#France has taken the lead for the title of Europe's debt king. The country has accumulated debts of €2.76tn, €400bn alone since the beginning of 2020. And before the presidential elections next spring, France is unlikely to let itself be stripped of the title of debt king. https://t.co/HEjAfVicDm" / Twitter

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Joost van Andel on Twitter: "@Schuldensuehner These are the numbers from the 2nd quarter 2021. Most likely Lagarde's decision is dependent from the spread between the German Bund and Italy 10 year bond yield. Now 128,3 BP. https://t.co/KOCsCCGIQF" / Twitter

https://twitter.com/AndeljVan/status/1472230433114963972/photo/1

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TOPICS AND TIMESTAMPS:

Volatile To Say the Least 0:00

LIKE A ROCK 0:49

BUBBLELICIOUS 5:51

WHO WINS? (Answer: Financials)

Dow tumbles more than 500 points to end a volatile week, S&P 500 sheds 1%

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/16/stock-futures-inch-higher-following-tech-sector-sell-off-.html

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Stocks Week in Review: Wild Swings Get Wilder (SPX) - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-17/wilder-swings-are-the-only-reliable-trend-in-the-stock-market?utm_source=google&utm_medium=bd&cmpId=google

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TOPICS AND TIMESTAMPS:

Down We Go 0:00

ECONOMIC FALLOUT 0:50

COMMODITIES 10:06

CHINA’S CRISIS 11:44

Healthcare crisis: 1 in 3 are skipping vital medical care due to the cost - Study Finds

https://www.studyfinds.org/skipping-vital-medical-care-cost/

Amid huge shortage, new truck drivers train for some of supply chain's toughest jobs

https://www.chron.com/business/article/Amid-huge-shortage-new-truck-drivers-train-for-16706379.php

The Unraveling – NorthmanTrader

https://northmantrader.com/2021/12/16/the-unraveling/

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Gold Price

https://goldprice.org/

Germany Says No Decision on Nord Stream 2 Natural Gas Pipeline Before July - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-16/german-regulator-says-no-decision-on-nord-stream-2-before-july

Money Manager Vanishes With $313 Million From China Builder - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-16/money-manager-with-313-million-from-china-developer-disappears?utm_source=google&utm_medium=bd&cmpId=google&sref=6uww027M%C2%A0

Shimao Bonds Rally on Regulator’s Support: Evergrande Update - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-17/chinese-property-tycoons-lose-46-billion-evergrande-update?srnd=fixed-income

TOPICS AND TIMESTAMPS:

The Fed 0:00

WHAT HAPPENED 0:29

WHY IT HAPPENED 4:45

WHAT WILL HAPPEN 9:25

MULTIPLE NEGATIVE DAYS RECENTLY

MARKETS ANTICIPATED EVERYTHING

MOST FED DAYS ARE POSITIVE

YEAR END/SANTA RALLY

CTA’S (ALGORITHMS) POSITIONED LONG

IF MARKETS FALL, FED TO RESCUE

POLICY MISTAKE MEANS QUICK REVERSAL

BUT MAYBE IT’S A PLUG PULL

Fed will aggressively dial back its bond buying, sees three rate hikes next year

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/15/fed-will-aggressively-dial-back-its-monthly-bond-buying-sees-three-rate-hikes-next-year.html

Federal Reserve Board - Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20211215a.htm

Why the Fed feels now is time to tighten credit more quickly | AP News

https://apnews.com/article/business-economy-inflation-unemployment-af12682d4329625566aaedcd17fb3782

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TOPICS AND TIMESTAMPS:

Big Day 0:00

FED SURPRISE 0:41

WHERE ARE WE? 4:34

IRRATIONAL EXUBERANCE 9:24

Powell's Stance Will Set Pace for Inflation Hawks to Wrap Up 2021 - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-12-15/powell-s-stance-will-set-pace-for-inflation-hawks-to-wrap-up-2021?srnd=premium-canada

The Fed Meets Amid Faster Inflation and Prepares to React - The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/14/business/economy/fed-meeting-inflation.html

Wholesale prices measure rose 9.6% in November from a year ago, the fastest pace on record

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/14/wholesale-prices-measure-rises-9point6percent-in-november-from-a-year-ago-the-fastest-pace-on-record.html

Fed Policy Is Seen as the Main Risk for Equity Markets Next Year - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-14/world-s-money-guardians-fret-central-banks-may-ruin-stocks-party?srnd=premium-canada

3-Month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), based on U.S. Dollar (USD3MTD156N) | FRED | St. Louis Fed

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/USD3MTD156N

Bank of England plans to remove interest rate rule for mortgages | Bank of England | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/dec/13/bank-of-england-plans-to-remove-interest-rate-check-for-mortgages

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