Quick Overview  is up to date

 

Quick Overview is up to date

Globally, June 2024 was the warmest June since directly measured instrumental records began in 1850. It broke the previous record by 0.14 °C (0.25 °F), a relatively large margin clearly outside the range of the uncertainties.

 

Quick Overview is up to date

Major Economies Debt as % of GDP

Germany stands out.

 

Average US Equity holding period

Notes today

• The S&P 500 closed above 5,500 at an all-time high after Jerome Powell cited progress on inflation
• US Job Openings Unexpectedly Increase From a Three-Year Low

• Donald Trump's criminal sentencing has been postponed until September 18 in the wake of the Supreme Court immunity ruling. 

• Only Musk’s Robotaxi Can Save Tesla Investors Now 
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Problem with these notes: some tend to run up against a deeply rooted feature of human cognition - the desire not to think about anything unpleasant…Sorry about that.

Btw, humans can only think about 4 things at once – according to the research team led by University of Oregon psychology professors Edward Awh and Edward Vogel. So, to help, we limit notes. 😉

"Everything will be all right. And, even if it won't be, we'll have the consolation of having lived honest lives." Alexei Navalny.

 

In a 6-3 ruling split along ideological lines, the Roberts Court  found that presidents are entitled to  immunity for official acts but not for unofficial ones.

• Wall Street appears to like the decision.