INVESTORS DUMP U.S. STOCKS AS GLOBAL ROTATION BUILDS
Investors are pulling money out of U.S. equities and shifting into international markets, with the trend accelerating into Q2, according to Bank of America.
Funds sold $15.4B in U.S. stocks in March while buying heavily in Europe and Japan. Over the past year, U.S. outflows have reached $284B, far exceeding inflows elsewhere.
Healthcare attracted strong buying, while tech—especially software and AI—saw major selling. Overall, active funds are now most overweight Europe and underweight the U.S.
RECESSION ODDS SURGE TO 36% 📈
Kalshi shows the probability of a U.S. recession this year has jumped nearly 15 points in weeks, now at 36%.
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HEDGE FUNDS STUNG BY WAR-DRIVEN MARKET SWINGS
Several major hedge funds known for steady returns suffered losses last week as the war with Iran triggered sharp market volatility.
Millennium Management lost about $1.5 billion, or 1.7% of assets, in the week through March 6, wiping out most of its roughly 2% gain for the year.
Balyasny Asset Management fell 3.5%, erasing its early-year progress and leaving it up just 0.4% through February.
Point72 Asset Management declined 1.1% during the week, trimming its year-to-date gain to 3.4%.
The firms manage tens of billions of dollars: Millennium oversees about $86.7 billion, Balyasny $32 billion, and Point72 roughly $45.7 billion.
U.S. CONSIDERS SPECIAL FORCES RAID TO SEIZE IRAN’S URANIUM
The U.S. and Israel have discussed sending special operations forces into Iran to secure its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, according to officials familiar with the talks.
The target is roughly 450 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60%, which could be upgraded to weapons-grade within weeks. Preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon is a key objective of President Donald Trump.
Any mission would likely involve U.S., Israeli, or joint special forces, possibly alongside nuclear experts and inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency. Options include removing the uranium from Iran or diluting it on site.
Officials say the operation would only happen after Iran’s military is sufficiently weakened, due to the risks of entering heavily fortified underground facilities.
U.S. officials believe most of the uranium is buried at nuclear sites in Isfahan, with smaller amounts at Fordow and Natanz. If fully enriched to weapons grade, the stockpile could theoretically produce up to 11 nuclear bombs.
The plan under discussion is not a large invasion, officials say, but small targeted special-operations raids designed to secure or neutralize the material.
🚨 RUMOR 🚨
Gold and Silver dumped yesterday because Chinese labs have achieved synthetic gold and silver.
If true, it could crush gold and silver prices further by 30%-50%.
🚨BREAKING: FIRST US BANK FAILURE OF 2026!
🇺🇸 Chicago’s Metropolitan Capital Bank & Trust CLOSED by Illinois regulators due to unsafe conditions and weak capital cited.
US INTEREST RATE FUTURES PRICE IN 78% CHANCE OF PAUSE IN JANUARY MEETING VS 70% BEFORE FED RATE CUT -LSEG
FUTURES IMPLY TRADERS SEE FED POLICY RATE AT 3.1% AT END-2026 AFTER FED RATE CUT, LITTLE CHANGED FROM LEVELS JUST BEFORE -LSEG