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Chart of the Day – Ignoring Political Noise

Discipline Funds

During periods where Democrats were in total control the economy performed better, but the markets performed worse. And during periods of total Republican control the economy did worse and the markets performed better. No one has enough control to drive the economic car in a single direction. 1 So get out there and vote.

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10 Weekend Reads

The Big Picture

Global Financial Data ) Vanguard 2025 economic and market outlook : The global monetary easing cycle will be in full swing in 2025, with inflation in most developed economies now within touching distance of central banks targets. economy, while other economies have been less lucky. Luxury car sales fell 27%.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Market Investment Terms

Carson Wealth

It’s often characterized by economic pessimism and declining investor confidence. Market Metrics & Economic Indicators GDP, CPI, P/E ratios—economic indicators can sound like alphabet soup, but they can be the pulse checks of your investments. Central banks aim to control inflation to keep economies stable.

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Friday links: unclear outcomes

Abnormal Returns

sherwood.news) How well do AI search engines cite actual sources? nytimes.com) Economy Regional manufacturing surveys are rolling over. bonddad.blogspot.com) Some unconventional measures of economic weakness. (wsj.com) AI AI models were trained on pirated books. See which ones here.

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10 Weekend Reads

The Big Picture

Economy Depends More Than Ever on Rich People : The highest-earning 10% of Americans have increased their spending far beyond inflation. Previously, she was co-Head of Innovation Economy and Head of Specialized Industries, She has been with JPM Chase for more than 20 years, working with founders, entrepreneurs and startups.

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Transcript: Melissa Smith, co-Head of Commercial Banking at JPMorgan

The Big Picture

Previously she was co-head of the bank’s Innovation Economy Group. And in my summer in between I worked for Mayor Daley in Chicago on economic development issues. Alright, so, so you go from public finance, how did you evolve towards co-head of innovation economy? Imagine what that was like. Melissa Smith : Sure.

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Transcript: Velina Peneva, Swiss Re Chief Investment Officer

The Big Picture

Bachelor’s in economics and a BS in computer science from Wellesley in Boston and then an MBA from Harvard Business School. So it was Pascal then c plus plus, and then I took an economics class and that’s when the lights went off because it was a very mathematical field in many ways, but also with a link to the Rio economy.