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Amazon Defies AI Fears With Huge Spending. Why It’s a Big Risk for Markets.

The Bitcoin rout continues, one IPO pauses while three more move ahead, Hims & Hers offers knockoff Wegovy pill, and more news to start your day.

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Bridgewater’s Ray Dalio Foresees a Capital War. The Worst Asset, and How Much Gold to Own.

The hedge fund founder sees the 70%-plus move in gold over the past year and dollar weakness as signs that doubts about the value of money are growing.

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Treasury 'Yield Curve' Hits Steepest Level in 4 Years. What It Means.

Investors are demanding higher yields because they are getting worried about rising government debt.

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January Jobs Report to Land Feb. 11 as BLS Shuffles Data Calendar

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is delaying the release of the January consumer price index.

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Why the Treasury Market Is Deathly Quiet—and What Ends the Lull

One possibility is that none of the developments have changed the math on interest rates. That could change.

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The Latest Government Shutdown Will Delay the January Jobs Report

The widely anticipated release had been scheduled for Friday.

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Stocks, Bonds, and Metals Tell Trump: Maybe Warsh Isn't the Guy You Really Wanted

Markets are pricing for higher rates. That’s not what the president had planned.

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Adjustable-Rate Mortgages Are Buzzy Again. What Borrowers Should Know.

Adjustable-rate loans have lower rates right now than fixed mortgages, offering buyers cheaper financing costs.

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A Weak Dollar Could Spell Trouble for Trump, and the Next Fed Chair

Additional inflation, triggered by a continued slide in the currency, could prevent the bank from cutting rates, as Trump wants it to.

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This Could Be the Most Important Number in the 'Sell America' Trade

If foreign investors really start to dump U.S. assets, this number could be the reason.

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Trump Extends the Dollar’s Slump. And the Buck Doesn’t Stop Here.

‘A weak dollar makes you a hell of a lot more money,’ the president says.

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Japan Is the Market’s ‘Big Story’ as Investors Await 40-Year Bond Auction

Plans for looser fiscal policy in Japan have triggered big moves in the yen and Japanese government bonds that have investors increasingly on edge around the world.

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Investors Are Looking Abroad to Hedge Against U.S. Turmoil. Where They’re Finding Opportunities.

The name of the game is ‘diversify,’ not ‘sell America.’

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The 10-Year Treasury Yield Is Up. Stocks Will Be Just Fine.

The higher yield shows Wall Street is nervous about inflation. Still, the stock market is confident—for several reasons—that the benchmark yield won’t inch up much more.

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Dollar Sinks Amid Yen Intervention Talk and ‘Sell America’ Momentum

The dollar is tumbling. There’s likely more weakness to come.

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Denmark Owns $10 Billion in Treasuries. It Isn’t Completely ‘Irrelevant.’

What matters isn’t how much of the debt Denmark owns. The point to focus on is the precedent raised by news that a Danish pension fund is selling all of its holdings.

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This Pro Is ‘More and More Bullish’ on Gold. How He’s Playing It.

John Davi of the Astoria Real Assets ETF favors gold over other metals.

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Apple, Microsoft, and Tesla Earnings Loom as Stocks Stall and Risks Mount. Something’s Got to Give.

Investors are looking for Big Tech to snap the market out of its January malaise.

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Trump Vows 'Big Retaliation' as 'Sell America' List Grows

Denmark’s AkademikerPension fund is unloading all of its Treasury debt. The the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan scaled back its holdings early last year.

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Trump’s Greenland Antics Undermine the Full Faith and Credit of the U.S.

It is all too logical for Europe to dump Treasuries, Mark Y. Rosenberg writes in a guest commentary.

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Stocks Are Powering Through Political Risks. That Could Be Risky.

With the Greenland drama on ice, stocks are red hot once again.

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Supreme Court Justices Signal Skepticism of Trump Bid to Fire Fed Governor

The potential market fallout loomed over oral arguments held on Wednesday.

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10-Year, Silver, Crude Hit Inflection Points. What The Charts Say About 3 Macro Indicators.

Stock market moves are often telegraphed through macro instruments, making this week’s action particularly noteworthy.

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China Tried the ‘Sell America’ Trade. Here’s How That Worked Out.

De-dollarization has had mixed success. Other nations aren’t ready to follow suit.

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Markets May be the Only Check Left on Trump

Markets’ patience for the president won’t last forever, Carolyn Kissane writes in a guest commentary.

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