Today’s Friday Wrap has Your Depth & Insight,

from The Distilled Perspective of
Patrick T Bulger, Capital Management & Analytics

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• Noteworthy:

When large positions in speculative assets encounter high volatility,
It can cause systemic pressures,
Beyond the speculative asset.

The use of Borrowing, Leveraging, Pledging or Margin
can cause volatility to become more severe.
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• Consumer Data:

Consumer Sentiment's February reading remains around 45 year lows,
as we've mentioned in past posts.

The Inflation expectations reading remains elevated.

The Consumer Expectations is hovering near the lower decile since the 80s.
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• Jobs:

ADP, the people who print the checks...reported numbers that appear weak.
Challenger, Grey & Christmas Report quotes,
"Job Cuts Surge in January; Highest January Total Since 2009,
Lowest, January Hiring on Record."
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• AI:

Signs of funding stress in the AI infrastructure buildout remain in the news.
Jensen Huang appeared to walk back some of the talk on $100B funding.
While, the consortium on the Stargate Buildout continued to show a lack of strength.

• Noteworthy:

Remember, Internet was a Big Story in year 2000s, "First Wave".
Perhaps an historic revisit is appropriate.

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• Broad Volatility:

In Commodity and Story of Value, Remain Elevated.
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• The Final Wrap:

Post-holiday, back to work, reopening period is not viewed as prosperity.

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