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  • Friday, 10 January, 2025
    Robert Armstrong
    A market in suspense Premium content

    Plus: what’s the point of stablecoins?

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  • Thursday, 9 January, 2025
    Robert Armstrong
    The future of QT Premium content

    And more on big tech capex

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  • Wednesday, 8 January, 2025
    Robert Armstrong
    The AI arms race costs money Premium content

    And rising corporate bankruptcies

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  • Tuesday, 7 January, 2025
    Robert Armstrong
    The Tips trade Premium content

    And a question for readers on manufacturing

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  • Monday, 6 January, 2025
    Robert Armstrong
    Can margins expand even more? Premium content

    And consumer credit

  • Friday, 3 January, 2025
    Robert Armstrong
    Are we slowing down yet? Premium content

    People are worried about the economy

  • Thursday, 2 January, 2025
    Robert Armstrong
    The source of 2024’s returns Premium content

    Plus Merton allocation, and the ‘magic’ GDP growth rate

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  • Friday, 20 December, 2024
    Robert Armstrong
    Our market predictions for 2025 Premium content

    And looking back on 2024

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  • Thursday, 19 December, 2024
    Robert Armstrong
    Trump and the Fed: battle lines Premium content

    Yesterday was just a prologue

    Fed chair Jay Powell listens as and Donald Trump speaks in 2017 outside the White House
  • Wednesday, 18 December, 2024
    Robert Armstrong
    Which sector will lead the market in 2025? Premium content

    Plus Brazil’s currency crisis

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  • Tuesday, 17 December, 2024
    Robert Armstrong
    Where the US-China trade war meets AI hype Premium content

    Semiconductor toolmaking is a great business, but the geopolitics are daunting

  • Monday, 16 December, 2024
    Robert Armstrong
    When good stocks go bad (part 2) Premium content

    Merger misses, industry headwinds and outright blunders

  • Friday, 13 December, 2024
    Robert Armstrong
    What high stock prices do Premium content

    Plus credit spreads, and more on department stores

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  • Thursday, 12 December, 2024
    Robert Armstrong
    Not too hot is a weak justification for a cut Premium content

    And investing in dinosaurs

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  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2024
    Robert Armstrong
    Everyone hates duration Premium content

    And China’s monetary policy stance

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  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2024
    Robert Armstrong
    Investor sentiment reconsidered Premium content

    Quantifying irrationality is hard

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  • Monday, 9 December, 2024
    Robert Armstrong
    When good stocks turn bad Premium content

    And quality in the small cap rally

  • Friday, 6 December, 2024
    Robert Armstrong
    The Trump market, a month in Premium content

    And today’s job report

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  • Thursday, 5 December, 2024
    Robert Armstrong
    Peak US-phoria? Not yet Premium content

    And Trump’s cheap energy dream

    New York City, Manhattan, commercial property
  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2024
    Robert Armstrong
    What makes a bubble a bubble Premium content

    Prices, sentiment and time

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  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
    Robert Armstrong
    America is one big bubble Premium content

    Plus, China’s ‘Japanification’

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  • Monday, 2 December, 2024
    Robert Armstrong
    The coming clash between Trump and Wall Street Premium content

    A rebalanced global economy would be welcome, but not for stocks

  • Friday, 22 November, 2024
    Robert Armstrong
    Who wants to buy Chrome? Premium content

    And thoughts on savings

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  • Thursday, 21 November, 2024
    Robert Armstrong
    The three big market uncertainties Premium content

    Plus earnings season

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  • Wednesday, 20 November, 2024
    Robert Armstrong
    The US consumer is fine (but no better) Premium content

    Aggregates conceal a lot

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