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        Swathed in royal purple silk, the alchemist moved like a shadow over the endless desert dunes, eyes of crystalline blue entranced by visions of hidden riches. The night wind whispered, shifting grains of sand to cloak his trail and urge him toward an unseen promise: an oasis emerging like a mirage from the dark expanse. Beside its tranquil waters rose a monumental dome, sculpted by sands but marked by divine design. Amethyst gemstones glistened on the pillars of the entryway, signaling a gateway to the gods’ forgotten realm.      The massive doors groaned open, revealing a cavernous chamber where the air pulsed with arcane energy. Runes spiraled across the stone floors, tangling with scrolls and ancient texts. Here, at last, lay the convergence of his lifelong pursuit: the transmutation of oil into gold. Years of meticulous study, dissecting the alchemical paradox that defied reason, had led him to this sanctum. Yet success had never graced his efforts. His brilliance wasted, d

Summary - Movers, Macro, Monetary, and Fiscal We’re finished another action-packed week! Between Election Day, the Fed’s decision on interest rates, and a slew of earnings reports, market volatility was very high. It was one of those weeks where a lot of moving parts  shook up global markets. Take a look below at the index movements as well as some strong performers! Global Movements of the week U.S. Equities with (5 day % change) S&P 500 Index - SPX: 5,995 (+4.75%)  Dow Jones Industrial Average: DJIA: 43,998 (+.59) Big Movers of the Week:  Tesla: $321.22 (+32.28%) Nvidia (NVDA): $147.63 (+8.51%) Palantir (PLTR): $58.39 (+41%) Congratulations to the TMT Group’s Palantir pitch led by Astrid Qing! Costco (COST): $943.80 (+6.52%) Bitcoin (BTC): 76.287.24 (+10.37%) Citigroup (C): 68.63 (+10.07%) Chinese Equities: Shanghai Composite (SHCOMP): 3,452.3 (+5.39%) Support and stimulus form the Chinese central bank helped rally investor confidence these past months Hong Kong Equities: Hang Se

      By: Aremorph 11/1/24      In February of 2022, the US added roughly 900,000 jobs to the labor market. in October of 2024, there were just 12,000 jobs created in the US. What is the cause of this stark decline?     To begin, lets look at the hight of job creation in the post pandemic era. After COVID 19, as the economy began to recover, the job market spiked in roaring support of reopening the economy. This led to an surge of created jobs, hence the largest number of jobs added to the US economy in the past 10 years. As a result, the economy began to heat up, forcing the Fed to hike rates to slow down the economy.  Fig 1. Monthly Job Creation in US (CNBC)      As the rates began to cut, the economy slowed down, and the effects were felt in all aspects of the economy, ranging from: consumer and business confidence, GDP growth, inflation, and of course, the job market. As of recent, events such as hurricane Helene and Milton, as well as the strikes across the ports and Boeing have i