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MRKT Matrix - Monday, September 14th S&P 500 Falls Slightly, Trades Off Worst Levels of the Session as Rate and Oil Pressures Ease a Bit (CNBC) Fed, Warsh on Collision Course with Trump over Central Bank Independence (Bloomberg)  Anthropic’s Dario Amodei Warns AI Growth Could Face Infrastructure and Technical Wall (The New York Times)  Trump says no need for more AI regulation, slams Ant...

MRKT Matrix - Friday, September 11th Dow surges as traders shake off firm inflation data and oil prices retreat (CNBC)  A Succinct Summary of This Week’s Events (The Boock Report) Saudi Arabia shut down East-West crude oil pipeline after multiple attacks (CNBC) Must High Bond Yields Crack Stocks? (Financial Times)  Anthropic Says Iran Used Its American AI Model to Target U.S. Navy Warshi...

MRKT Matrix - Thursday, September 10th Stocks retreat as U.S. oil prices top $100, threatening economy (CNBC) Saudis Tell OPEC That Output Slumped Again to Lowest Since 1990 (Bloomberg)  Stanley Druckenmiller says US borrowing costs still ‘a little low’ despite surge in yields (Financial Times)  Nvidia’s Huang Touts Cybersecurity as Next Big Market for AI (Bloomberg) Chinese AI Giants Ac...

MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, September 9th Dow slides 300 points as rates jump, international crude price tops $100 (CNBC) Bessent Dares Traders to Bet Against Yen: ‘I Am the House Now’ (Bloomberg) Google, Blackstone Venture Faces Delays at Data-Center Sites (Bloomberg) States That Gave Data Centers Billions in Tax Breaks Are Now Ripping Up the Deals (WSJ) Anthropic insiders warn AI could kill all hum...

MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, September 8th Dow drops 500 points to start shortened week as oil prices climb (CNBC) Goldman Flags Risk of $120 Oil If Mideast Ship Attacks Intensify  (Bloomberg) Momentum Reversal Is Ringing Alarm Bells for Industrial Stocks (Bloomberg) Why the Fed’s interest rate call could come down to a few hundredths of a percentage point (CNBC) China’s 25% export surge sets stage...

MRKT Matrix - Friday, September 4th U.S. payrolls rose 162,000 in August, much more than expected; unemployment rate at 4.1% (CNBC) US Goods-Trade Deficit Widens to Largest Since March 2025 (Bloomberg) Soaring US Fuel Prices Deepen Pains of Unending Iran Conflict (Bloomberg) Analysts Increasing EPS Estimates for S&P 500 Companies For 2nd Straight Quarter (FactSet) Are credit rating agencies gettin...

MRKT Matrix - Thursday, September 3rd Dow jumps 600 points, heads for best day in a month as yields fall (CNBC) Nvidia Agrees to Buy AI Platform Hugging Face for $13 Billion (WSJ) Crusoe Signs Roughly $13 Billion AI Cloud Deal With Jane Street (Bloomberg) Liz Looks at: Why Markets Flail in Fall (SoFi) August jobs data expected to show labor market 'cooling, not cracking' (Bloomberg) --- Subscribe...

MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, September 2nd Stocks rise for first time in four sessions as Treasury yields take breather (CNBC) Nvidia and CrowdStrike Develop New Cybersecurity AI Models (WSJ) Nvidia-Backed Anthropic Inks $35 Billion Deal. Just Don’t Call It ‘Circular Financing’ (Barrons) AI frenzy means that debt can be interest free (Axios) OpenAI’s Advertising Business Hits $1 Billion Annualized Rev...

MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, September 1st Dow drops 400 points after U.S. launches new attacks on Iran targets; oil and yields rise (CNBC) U.S. Job Openings Rose in July as Hiring Ticked Down (WSJ)  Crypto enters September with legislative policy gamble hanging by a thread (CNBC) The Woman at the Center of Japan’s Currency Fight (NYT) AI token prices are hitting new record lows (CNBC) --- Subscrib...

MRKT Matrix - Monday, August 31st Stocks fall after U.S. strikes Iran, but Wall Street posts winning month (CNBC) Mortgage rates surge to the highest since June 2025 (CNBC) Bessent pushes back on Druckenmiller critique of bond intervention (CNBC) The Sudden Unraveling of Wall Street’s Momentum Trade (WSJ) JPMorgan Traders Drop Bullish View on Stocks After Warsh Speech (Bloomberg) Amazon Faces FTC...

MRKT Matrix - Friday, August 28th Fed's Warsh: Interest rate increases in play if inflation doesn't fall (Axios) September Fed decision is now a coin flip as rate hike odds increase post Warsh (CNBC) Goldman Says Hormuz Oil Flows at Two-Thirds of Pre-War Levels (Bloomberg) Blue-Collar Jobs Are the New Flashpoint in Data-Center Fight (WSJ) The housing market's fragile place (Axios) SpaceX considere...

MRKT Matrix - Thursday, August 27th Nasdaq jumps as Nvidia revenue outlook lifts chip stocks (CNBC) Nvidia Reports Blowout Quarter, Says Demand for AI Chips Is Getting Even Hotter (WSJ) As Jackson Hole conference kicks off, three Fed officials warn about inflation (Reuters) Bessent, Warsh diverge on who should set the price of money (Reuters) Salesforce leads software rally, rocketing 20% on track...

MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, August 26th S&P 500 is little changed after PCE report shows sticky inflation; Nvidia earnings on deck (CNBC) Fed’s preferred inflation gauge shows core prices rose 3.3% annually in July (CNBC) The $1.5 Trillion Question Nvidia’s Earnings Can’t Answer (WSJ) Meta settles social media addiction case with California, other states for $16.7 billion (CNBC) OpenAI Claims It...

MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, August 25th S&P 500 rises slightly as yields fall, Nasdaq boosted by chip names (CNBC) Oil drops 3% as U.S. shifts to economic pressure on Iran, easing fears of renewed war (CNBC) Canada unveils retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion of U.S. goods  (NYT) Xi Signals Defiance as US Threatens Sanctions for Iran Support (Bloomberg) Nvidia Has Become a Banker to the AI Boo...

MRKT Matrix - Monday, August 24th S&P 500 falls slightly as chip stock slide outweighs yield decline (CNBC) US Eyes China Overcapacity Tariffs of 7.5% Before Xi-Trump Talks (Bloomberg) U.S. Economy Could Feel the Sting From Trade War With Canada (NYT) Ford’s $3 billion Canadian bet is getting caught in trade-war crosshairs (Marketwatch) Nvidia customers notified about AI-related price hikes above...

MRKT Matrix - Friday, August 21st Dow jumps 500 points, but stocks post losing week (CNBC) Anthropic Expects to Match or Top SpaceX’s Record IPO Size (Bloomberg) US refiners are facing a looming supply drop from their biggest foreign crude supplier at a time when they need the oil the most. (Bloomberg) Bitcoin on track for 23% weekly gain as investor optimism floods back  (CNBC) The "China sh...

MRKT Matrix - Thursday, August 20th Dow falls 600 points with stock losses increasing after a Treasury plan to tamp down yields fails (CNBC) Bessent says Treasury buyback operation could be more than $4 billion (CNBC) Fed and Treasury appear at odds when it comes to the markets (Axios) Walmart Shares Slump on Weakest Sales Growth in Over Six Years (WSJ) Retail Earnings Show US Consumers Keep Spend...

MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, August 19th Dow rises as Treasury unveils plan to relieve bond market pressure (CNBC) Moderna Shares More Than Double on Success of mRNA Cancer Vaccine (WSJ) OpenAI ‘will be a public company in 2027’ or sooner, CFO Friar tells employees (CNBC) Inside Big Tech’s Frantic Race to Quell the Growing Backlash to AI (WSJ) Behind the Curtain: The new existential threat to AI (Axio...

MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, August 18th S&P 500 falls for a third day, as elevated global bond yields and oil prices weigh on market (CNBC) Global Bond Slump Sends Long-Term Borrowing Costs to Highest in Decades (Bloomberg) America's debt is getting more expensive (Axios) Anthropic Pre-IPO Credit Facility Set to Climb Past $10 Billion (Bloomberg) Walmart, Target results could put this earnings season t...

MRKT Matrix - Monday, August 17th S&P 500 falls as oil prices rise amid Iran tensions (CNBC) ‘Don’t get too comfortable’: Wall Street’s ‘fear gauge’ hits 2026 low — here’s why it’s unlikely to last (CNBC) US Bond Selloff Drives 30-Year Yields to Highest Since 2007 (Bloomberg) Microsoft-Tied ‘Project Odyssey’ Bond Lures Buyers at Junk Yield (Bloomberg) Why Big Tech’s AI Spending Is $3 Trillion High...

MRKT Matrix - Friday, August 14th S&P 500 edges lower, but index heads for third straight winning week (CNBC) Retail earnings next week could shed light on the health of consumer spending. Here’s what’s ahead (CNBC) Mortgage costs pushed higher by US stand-off with Iran (FT) AI-driven surge in bond yields could be next risk for markets and growth (Reuters) AI’s infrastructure boom is getting more...

MRKT Matrix - Thursday, August 13th S&P 500 rises to record after more encouraging inflation data (CNBC) Costliest US Bond Sale Since ‘01 Is Investor Warning to Bessent (Bloomberg) The bond market is signaling trouble ahead for stocks (CNBC) Cisco shares slide 9% despite earnings beat and stronger-than-expected guidance (CNBC) Workday Jumps After Report Silver Lake In Talks to Buy (Bloomberg) Anth...

MRKT Matrix - Wednesday, August 12th S&P 500 rises after tame inflation data; AI-related shares jump (CNBC) S&P 500 Earnings Are So Good Investors Are Starting to Worry (Bloomberg) U.S. budget deficit surged in July to highest level since March 2021 (CNBC) DeepSeek Publicizes Efforts to Challenge Anthropic’s Claude Code (Bloomberg) SpaceX short sellers are running out of bullets as stock rebounds...

MRKT Matrix - Tuesday, August 11th S&P 500 falls amid Iran uncertainty, Big Tech losses (CNBC) An inflation report Wednesday should be a big deal for the Fed. Here’s what to expect (CNBC) Santoli: Stocks return to winning ways. Why the market gods may not be satisfied with July’s brief pain (CNBC) One big question remains for the bull market, says Bank of America (CNBC) S&P 500 Reporting Highest R...

MRKT Matrix - Monday, August 10th S&P 500 is little changed as traders await possible Hormuz deal, Intel shares fall (CNBC) A short history of valuing stocks (FT) Wall Street giants partner with Nvidia on $500bn AI financing deal (FT) Intel plans $15 billion stock offering as AI demand accelerates (CNBC) The Buyers of AI Are Still Waiting for the Payoff (Apollo) Private Credit Is Under Growing Str...