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US Dining Spending Plans Cool as Consumer Confidence Slips to 89.4

Conference Board data shows confidence fell for a second month as restaurant and bar spending plans cooled, with implications for risk assets.

August 27, 2026

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Stablecoin Supply Snaps Three-Month Slide With $1.7B August Jump

USDT and USDC's combined circulating supply grew about $1.7 billion in August 2026, ending three straight months of contraction, Wu Blockchain reports.

August 27, 2026

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Corporate Profits Surge 22.8% as America's Earnings Boom Deepens

US corporate profits jumped 22.8% year-over-year in Q2 2026, marking the largest annual increase since 2021 outside pandemic-recovery periods.

August 27, 2026

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Citrini Sees a New Fed-Treasury Accord Fueling a 30-Year Rally

Citrini Research says a coordinated Fed-Treasury shift toward short-term debt issuance could scarcen long bonds and spark a 30-year Treasury rally.

August 27, 2026

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Warsh's First Jackson Hole Speech Puts Dollar Hedges on Alert

Kevin Warsh delivers his first Jackson Hole speech as Fed Chair as traders pile into dollar-bullish hedges, with $30 trillion in Treasuries at stake.

August 27, 2026

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Japanese Investors Dump ¥1.97T of Foreign Bonds as BOJ Hike Bets Build

Japanese investors sold ¥1.97 trillion of foreign bonds last week, the largest weekly sale in five months, as odds build for a September BOJ rate hike.

August 27, 2026

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Kalshi Traders Price 87% Odds Bitcoin Reclaims $85K by December 11

Regulated prediction market Kalshi shows traders pricing an 87% chance Bitcoin crosses $85,000 again by December 11, even as spot BTC trades near $79,000.

August 27, 2026

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Michael Burry Buys Nvidia Calls as a Hedge While Doubling Down on Bearish AI Bet

Michael Burry bought December Nvidia calls with strikes in the mid-to-high $200s as a hedge, even as he expands short positions across Nvidia, Oracle, and Palantir.

August 27, 2026

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Bitcoin, Ether ETFs Post 8th Straight Inflow Day as AI Trade Lifts Risk

US spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs pulled in a combined $424M on August 26, an eighth straight day of inflows, as BTC tests resistance near AI-driven risk rallies.

August 27, 2026

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Wintermute Is Short $190 Million in Crypto. That's Probably Not What You Think It Means.

Wintermute is carrying $190M in Hyperliquid shorts as Bitcoin rebounds 32%. Here's why that looks like hedging, not a bearish bet.

August 26, 2026

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Surging Open Interest, Can Bitcoin Secure a Hold Above $80K and Pull XRP Higher?

Bitcoin and XRP open interest surged together as BTC broke $80K. Liquidation maps and a September macro calendar could decide if the rally holds.

August 26, 2026

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Options Traders Price a $280B Swing Into Nvidia's Earnings

Nvidia's options market implies a 5.4% move after earnings, below its historical average, as traders weigh AI capex durability against customer concentration.

August 26, 2026