US STOCKS REACT TO TRUMP’S 10% CREDIT CARD RATE CAP:

1. Capital One ($COF): -7%
2. Affirm ($AFRM): -5%
3. American Express ($AXP): -4%
4. Citigroup ($C): -3%
5. MasterCard ($MA): -3%
6. Visa ($V): -3%
7. US Bancorp ($USB): -3%
8. JP Morgan ($JPM): -2%
9. Wells Fargo ($WFC): -2%
10. Bank of America ($BAC): -1%

Together, these stocks have shed -$100 billion in market capitalization on the news.

Consumer affordability has become the defining midterm election trade.

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BREAKING: U.S. consumers now estimate a 15.3% probability of missing a minimum debt payment within the next three months—the highest level since April 2020.

This marks the second-highest reading since the peak in 2013.

The steepest increases were recorded among respondents aged over 60 and those with only a high school education or less.

Households earning under $50,000 reported the greatest delinquency risk, at 22.5%.

Since February 2022, expectations of consumer debt delinquency have risen by 6.1 percentage points, reflecting mounting financial distress.

At the same time, U.S. household debt jumped by $197 billion in Q3 2025, reaching a record $18.59 trillion.

Consumers are increasingly overwhelmed by debt.

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BREAKING: Silver has climbed above $88 per ounce for the first time in history, marking a 210% increase over the past 13 months.

This development is decidedly abnormal.

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BREAKING: December CPI inflation registered at 2.7%, matching expectations of 2.7%.

Core CPI inflation came in at 2.6%, slightly under the forecast of 2.7%.

Both headline and core CPI inflation remained flat in December.

Rate cuts are expected to be paused at the January Federal Reserve meeting.

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BREAKING: S&P 500 futures have climbed above 6,990, setting a new record high, following Core CPI inflation coming in below expectations.

The long-awaited 7,000 mark may be reached today.

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BREAKING: President Trump has urged Fed Chair Powell to lower interest rates following this morning’s CPI inflation release.

“Thank you, Mister Tariff,” Trump added.

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PRESIDENT TRUMP TO MINNESOTA:

“The day of reckoning and retribution is coming.”

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BREAKING: President Trump has called off all scheduled meetings with Iranian officials and urged protestors to “take over your institutions.”

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BREAKING: Bitcoin has climbed above $96,000 for the first time since November 16.

The cryptocurrency is now up 10% in 2026.

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BREAKING: Silver has surged above $90 per ounce for the first time in history, gaining another 25% this year.

Its market capitalization has now surpassed $5 trillion — also a historic milestone.

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PRESIDENT TRUMP:

Fed Chair Powell "is either incompetent or crooked."

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BREAKING: Copper prices surge to a new record high, now up +40% in 6 months

Every asset seems to be moving in a straight line higher.

This is not a coincidence.

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BREAKING: China has imposed restrictions on purchases of Nvidia’s $NVDA H200 AI chips, stating that approvals will be granted only “under special circumstances,” according to The Information.

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BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue its ruling on President Trump’s tariffs within the next 24 hours.

Polymarket currently places the probability of the Court declaring Trump’s tariffs legal at only 27%.

Trump has warned that a ruling deeming the tariffs “illegal” would be “a complete mess.”

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Current Situation:

1. Stocks — Record high
2. Gold — Record high
3. Silver — Record high
4. Home Prices — Record high
5. Copper — Record high
6. Platinum — Record high
7. Money Market Funds — Record high
8. U.S. Debt — Record high
9. Deficit Spending — Record high
10. Household Debt — Record high

When everything reaches a record high simultaneously, it is not a coincidence.

Fiat currencies are losing value.

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Tokenized stocks are surging onchain:

- Monthly trade volumes of tokenized public stocks have reached a record $800 million.
- Liquidity in tokenized assets is expanding rapidly.
- @JupiterExchange, the largest onchain platform globally, is now handling nearly $200 million in monthly volume for these assets.
- Robinhood has characterized tokenized assets as a “freight train” headed toward all major markets.
- This development comes just two months after Nasdaq’s crypto chief stated they are “moving as fast as they can” to secure SEC approval for trading tokenized stocks.

Traditional finance assets are shifting onchain at an unprecedented pace.

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AI-driven borrowing is prompting investors to seek greater downside protection:

- Weekly trading volume in credit default swaps (CDS) linked to major tech companies climbed to roughly $8 billion in December 2025, marking the highest level on record.
- Since August, volumes have more than doubled.
- For comparison, CDS volumes held steady at about $3 billion during the first half of 2025.
- This surge follows tech companies collectively raising $88 billion in debt last fall to finance AI infrastructure projects, led by Meta ($META), Amazon ($AMZN), Alphabet ($GOOGL), and Oracle ($ORCL).
- Looking ahead, investment-grade firms are projected to issue an enormous $1.5 trillion in debt by 2030 to support AI infrastructure expansion.

Investors are quietly positioning to hedge against risks tied to AI-related debt.

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BREAKING: U.S. M2 money supply surged by $1.65 trillion in 2025, reaching a record $26.7 trillion.

This represents the largest annual increase since 2021 and marks the third consecutive yearly gain.

Since mid-2023, M2 has expanded by $3.7 trillion, fueled by sharply rising bank deposits and inflows into money market funds.

On average, money supply has grown by $116 billion per month during this period.

By contrast, between January 2022 and April 2023, M2 contracted by $450 billion, equivalent to a monthly decline of $28 billion.

U.S. money creation is accelerating at a striking pace.

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The U.S. job market is showing signs of strain:

- Nonfarm payrolls have fallen by 164,000 over the past four months when excluding healthcare and social assistance, marking the steepest decline since the 2020 pandemic.
- Although total payrolls increased by 41,000 during this period, underlying weakness is evident.
- Historically, such declines outside of recessions have been rare.
- At the start of 2025, this figure stood at +500,000, underscoring the sharp reversal.
- In 2025, healthcare and social assistance accounted for 713,000 of the 733,000 private-sector job gains.
- That leaves just 20,000 jobs generated by the rest of the more cyclical and productive sectors.

Healthcare has become the primary driver of U.S. employment growth.

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BREAKING: President Trump announced that he has established the “Board of Peace,” which will be revealed shortly.

He described it as “the most prestigious board ever assembled.”

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BREAKING: According to Iran’s ambassador to Pakistan, President Trump has assured Iran that he does not seek war and will not initiate an attack.

Oil prices fell sharply following the announcement.

Arab governments believe U.S.-Iran tensions have “de-escalated,” with expectations that talks between the two sides will continue.

Reports indicate Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar, Oman, and Egypt all played roles in helping to ease tensions between the U.S. and Iran.

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