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A growing number of central banks have shifted toward tightening.

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Over the past 125 years, all major paper currencies have lost nearly 100% of their value relative to gold.

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The Brent–WTI spread has fallen below where it stood before the Iran conflict.

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BCA finds that a surge in IPO activity is historically associated with weaker forward S&P 500 returns and less multiple expansion.

Source: BCA Research

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Including stock in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), US crude oil inventories have fallen to the lowest level since late 2023.

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QQQ–SPX implied volatility spread has widened to a four-year high, reflecting an outsized increase in demand for Nasdaq-linked hedges.

Source: Cboe https://t.co/YG6uD3zjLh

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🇺🇸 Inflation outstripped wage gains for a second month, implying negative real wage growth.

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While AI has fueled a surge in EM technology stocks, India’s IT sector has been left behind.

Source: Alpine Macro

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The German Weekly Activity Index slumped to the lowest level since October 2022.

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The technology sector now represents nearly 40% of US equities, more than 40% of EM stocks, and 20% of US investment-grade issuance.

Source: BlackRock

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Inflation disparities have widened, with low- and middle-income households experiencing above-average price pressures—driven in part by higher gasoline costs and their larger fuel spending share.

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York

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According to EPB research, only 15.5% of the labor market drives the economic cycle, while 25% is recession-proof.

Source: @EPBResearch

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How are stocks and oil doing this weekend?
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Active large-cap equity managers are struggling to keep pace with a technology-led market rally, with only 20.5% outperforming the S&P 500 this year.

Source: @markets

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Here's how global assets performed in the week ending June 5, 2026.
#investing

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Most Favorited Chart of the Week —
The spending share of the top 10% by income is pulling further ahead.

Source: @SteveRattner

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🇺🇸 US high-frequency dashboard, composed of daily and weekly economic indicators (updated as of June 5, 2026).
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🇺🇸 The stronger-than-expected jobs report growth prompted markets to fully price in a 25-basis-point Fed rate hike by year-end.

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Metals Focus forecasts physical investment demand for gold to rise to its highest level since 2013 and surpass jewelry demand for the first time in 2026.

Source: Metals Focus via Reuters https://t.co/yNg9ZevZ6Y

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🇺🇸 Revelio Labs’s nonfarm employment surged by 123,700 in May, with job gains in both government and private sectors.

Source: @RevelioLabs