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Feb 13, 2026Global MarketsMonetary PolicyJapan's Defense Boom Just Created a Decade Long Trade SetupSanae Takaichi just won a supermajority in Japan's snap election and the market didn't waste any time figuring out what that means. The Nikkei crossed 57,000 fo...Feb 13, 2026
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Jan 22, 2026Monetary PolicyMacro AnalysisWhat Chief Economists Are Worried About Right NowThe World Economic Forum just dropped its latest Chief Economist's Outlook, and Christian Keller from Barclays broke it down on Radio Davos. The tldr is that no...Jan 22, 2026
Jan 20, 2026Global MarketsMonetary PolicyTrump Tariffs Pushed Canada to China. Now What?Mark Carney just flew to Beijing and shook hands with Xi Jinping, and after eight years of diplomatic freeze between Canada and China, he's calling it a "strate...Jan 20, 2026
Jan 13, 2026Global MarketsMacro AnalysisThe Three Orders Reshaping Global Power (And Why Traders Should Care)The world doesn't have one power structure anymore. It has three, and they're pulling in different directions.,For most of modern history, answering "who runs t...Jan 13, 2026
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Nov 13, 2025StocksMarket StructureA Smarter Way to Split Your Income and Build Real Financial MomentumDoes your pay seem to disappear every month, as if it has an allergy to your bank account? You get paid, blink, and all of a sudden you're counting down the day...Nov 13, 2025
Nov 12, 2025StocksMarket StructureThe Market, Made Human: Discover TrendRiderThe stock market can look intimidating. But it doesn’t have to be. You're not alone if you've ever opened a trading chart and been intimidated by the lines, num...Nov 12, 2025