US Deficit and Economic Policy - Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio discussed the US deficit as a "ticking time bomb" [2] - The US government's policy is a bet on growth, aiming to stimulate growth and lower interest rates to reduce debt service costs [2][3] - Tariff revenue is estimated to be $300-400 billion annually, while spending is approximately $7 trillion and revenue is $5 trillion [2] - Lowering interest rates is intended to stimulate growth and asset prices, while also lowering the cost of debt service [3] Economic Disparity and Technological Impact - There's a significant economic divide, with the top 1-10% (tech and AI-sensitive) performing well, while the bottom 60% (with low reading levels) are becoming less productive [4][5] - The economy and markets cannot be viewed as a whole due to the growing wealth gap, which is also seen in the UK and France [5][6] - Wealth creation is shifting from income to unicorn creation, impacting income taxes and leading to potential relocation issues [7] Political Conflict and Uncertainty - The democratic system is facing challenges with political conflict between the left and right, impacting compromise and cooperation [10] - Political conflict creates uncertainties about taxes, living locations, and investment decisions, contributing to the appeal of gold [11][12]

Bank of England rate-setter Swati Dhingra said that US tariffs will drive growth and inflation lower as supply chains become less diverse https://t.co/Vq9p8BWfeI ...

.@nickducoff explains why stablecoins are growing rapidly on SolanaFrom $5 billion to $17 billion in 9 months 🤯 https://t.co/4ieUUTbeS8 ...

Growth Metrics - PayPal's PYUSD stablecoin circulating supply nearly doubled in the past month, increasing by approximately 92% from ~$13 billion to ~$25 billion [1] - PYUSD is the fastest-growing stablecoin on both ETH and Solana during the specified period [1]

We'll bring in Muhammad Alien now. He's Alon's chief economic adviser. It's good to have you.Thanks for joining us as we try and take our viewers through these last uh 30 minutes or so of this selloff today. What do you think about it. Thanks, Scott.I'm not surprised at all. I'm not surprised to what's happening in equities, what's happening in the bond market, what's happening to gold, what's happening to Chinese ETF, because we've had two bits of news today that challenge something that was deeply rooted ...

Myriad growth going parabolic here into Q4Tyler DurdΞth (@tylerdurdeth):Just wow - @MyriadMarkets is growing at an exponential rate right now, and might break the $25m a month volumes just in time for TGE. While Kalshi and Poly are raising at multi billion valuations.There is only one way to get a share of the juicy $myr airdrop now - predict! https://t.co/yGWxVjq44F ...

Europe may need to start a currency war as the euro's appreciation threatens the outlook for growth, argue @LionelRALaurent and @marcusashworth (via @opinion) https://t.co/AKcFf2LhYr ...

Bitcoin has more room for growth this Q4This run will print new millionaires! https://t.co/sDULBx9Mom ...

Shoutout to Myriad for closing its biggest month ever in September 📈$4.5M in volume and 55% growth month-over-month8-figure months soon... https://t.co/ToStjuaMAH ...

Brunello Cucinelli confirmed its target for full-year growth as sales jumped by 11% in the first nine months on continued demand for the company’s luxury cashmere products https://t.co/5Pj9PhPgU4 ...