Doubling Down (DD)

The Best Traders in the World Make Mistakes

• Timing well the market consistently is one of the most difficult things to do.

US December retail sales -1.1% vs. -0.8% expected

• December 2022 US retail sales data

Investing, Yes. But invest in what?

• There are many types in investing. Here are 12 of some you hear a lot of talk about.

AUD/USD up over 2% as dollar fumbles after yesterday's hot start

• The aussie is making the most of the dollar's struggle today

France December flash services PMI 48.1 vs 49.1 expected

• Latest data released by S&P Global - 16 December 2022

US November CPI +7.1% y/y vs +7.3% expected

• Highlights of the US November 2022 CPI report

Stray Russian missiles may have killed two people in Poland. Markets react

• A major incident could be about to unfold

A district in Guangzhou has extended its lockdown (and Chinese shares are gaining)

3 upside drivers for AUD into year-end. And 2 threats to the downside.

• ANZ forecast AUD/USD to 0.65 by the endo f 2022.

ICYMI - China denied an end to COVID zero on Saturday. The US dollar is higher on Monday

It wasn't the strongest denial

• A taste of what's to come when China ends covid lockdowns

Dollar eases as China reportedly mulls reducing quarantine period

• Chinese officials said to debate whether to cut inbound quarantine from 10 days to 7 days

Long-end gilt yields come off the boil

• Does somebody know something?

GS "Midterms outcome will rank low on list of macro drivers of equity market returns"

• Bets on split U.S. Congress rise ahead of Nov. midterm vote

Goldman Sachs says risk of Fed pushing economy into recession not priced into equities