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The Market as a Weapon
Tariffs Are No Longer TemporaryWhat Markets Were Really PricingThe Panic Is Just NoiseWhy Trump Had to ActWhat Happens NextThe Broader ShiftFinal OutlookTrump’s tariff gambit shows that volatility isn’t collateral damage — it’s foreign policy. Tariffs Are No Longer Temporary Trump’s latest 100 % tariff threat wasn’t improvisation — it was the next…
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Shutdown Without Shock: The Market That Stopped Caring
🧭 Overview⚙️ The Shutdown Economy: What’s Really Frozen💵 Markets Shrug, Investors Rotate🧠 The Psychology of Shrugging⚠️ The Slow Burn Risk🏛️ Political Optics and Policy Spillover📊 The Macro Math🔮 Outlook: Calm Before Data Storm🧩 Bottom LineWhy Markets Don’t Care (Yet) 🧭 Overview Washington may be closed for business, but Wall Street barely noticed.…
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Shutdown Shakes Sentiment, Market Mood Crashes
MARKET & MACROPLATFORM UPDATESTRENDS TO WATCHFROM THE BLOGWHAT WE’RE TRACKINGThis week’s market news, signals, and platform updates you may have missed. MARKET & MACRO Government shutdown rattles sentimentLawmakers failed to pass a budget, triggering a shutdown. Glideslope’s Market Mood Index shows sentiment crashing toward fear-driven pessimism — even as the S&P 500…
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From Assassination Attempts to ICE Attacks: Political Violence Is Back in the Headlines
The Brief: What the Data Actually Shows1) The Four Headline Incidents2) Other Relevant Incidents in 20253) The Broader Pattern4) Costs and Second-Order Effects5) Looking AheadHow We Compiled This BriefIn just over a year, the U.S. has witnessed a string of high-profile incidents: Federal facilities, political figures, and even campus events are turning…
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90% of Instagram Is Garbage
What It IsUnder the HoodFor MembersTry ItMost of Instagram is garbage. Scrolling through endless memes, ads, and random slop feels like is junk food for your brain. I wanted something different — something more informative, interactive, and straightforward. So with the help of some AI and coding, I built a new feature…
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Divided Demand: Are “Parallel Economies” Taking Shape?
What changed?Why this is investable (not just cultural noise)Where the split shows up (and where it won’t)Charts you can wire fastWhat this means for Q4 positioningSources U.S. consumption is fragmenting along political lines. Boycotts/buycotts are flowing into real sales, “values-aligned” channels are scaling, and more shoppers say they spend with their politics.…