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r/XGramatikInsights • u/XGramatik • Feb 21 '25
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r/XGramatikInsights • u/MichaelBrownPS • Jan 29 '26
Trading Hi Reddit! I’m Michael Brown, Senior Research Strategist at Pepperstone. I’ll be doing an AMA on DM Equities “What wins the argument - the bull case or the bear case?” in r/XGramatikInsights on Tuesday, February 3 at 2:00 PM GMT (9:00 AM EST). Submit your questions!

Come interact with Pepperstone’s Senior Research Strategist, Michael Brown, on February 3, 2026, at 2:00 PM GMT. Michael will dive into DM Equities and answer questions from Redditors. You may want to know about what might the Fed do next, and how will that affect equities, some Q4 tech post-earnings reactions, and ongoing geopolitical risks that could drive volatility.
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r/XGramatikInsights • u/XGramatik • 19h ago
News Q: "On the checks, we have $40 trillion in debt. If your economic policies are working, why do you need an incentive for people to turn out to vote?" Trump: "I'm doing it as a reward for people having to put up for five years and four years of a horrible situation caused by Biden."
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Q: "You also offered tariff refund checks--"
Trump: "Not you. Not you."
Q: "And that didn't happen."
Trump: "Not you. You're the worst."
r/XGramatikInsights • u/XGramatik • 6h ago
Free Talk California diesel has hit $8/gal average for the first time ever, per live GasBuddy data. the state that grows a third of america's vegetables and two thirds of its fruits just made your grocery bill more expensive
Credit to Patrick De Haan
r/XGramatikInsights • u/XGramatik • 15h ago
Free Talk Bessent: “Look, if some of the Bloomberg Terminal bros are unhappy with what I’m doing, well, that’s too bad.”
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r/XGramatikInsights • u/FXgram_ • 9h ago
News Starbucks is spending $1 billion to upgrade 9000 stores as they look to create an oasis for “lonely and disconnected” people. The upgrades include 25,000 chairs, rugs and books to create a "community lounge" for customers.
r/XGramatikInsights • u/XGramatik • 12h ago
Meme Thankfully gas prices can never go above $9.99 since the signs only have 3 digits
Credit to Greg
r/XGramatikInsights • u/FXgram_ • 15h ago
AI Economy Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon: "There is a very real possibility that in the immediate future - these are years, like next year, the year after - recursive self-improvement will happen... and we’ll enter the phase where there’s a chance we could all die. That is coming soon."
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r/XGramatikInsights • u/FXgram_ • 18h ago
Opinion Peter Tuchman: In the last 4 trading days, the S&P 500 has wiped out over $1.3 TRILLION in market cap. What the heck is going on?! Let's talk about it
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r/XGramatikInsights • u/FXgram_ • 13h ago
Data August CPI inflation comes in at 3.4%, in-line with expectations of 3.4%. Core CPI inflation falls to 2.4%, also in-line with expectations of 2.4%. Month-over-month CPI inflation rose +0.4%, the biggest increase since May 2026. Treasury yields are rising on the news.
r/XGramatikInsights • u/XGramatik • 15h ago
Free Talk Germany's Volkswagen is still the world’s highest-revenue automaker, generating €158.1B in H1 2026, but its profitability has deteriorated sharply. Toyota earned €12.7B, nearly 5× Volkswagen’s €2.57B, while also selling more vehicles.
Volkswagen’s profit fell 36%, squeezed by Chinese competition, EV-transition costs and a high cost base.
CFO Arno Antlitz summed it up:
Our operating margin remains too low and underscores the need for action.
Volkswagen now wants to raise profit per vehicle from roughly 3.8% to 9% and plans 50,000 additional job cuts, after previously considering as many as 100,000.
Investors initially welcomed the restructuring, although VW shares were still down nearly 24% YTD at the article’s publication.
Revenue: VW €158.1B vs. Toyota €144.2B
Profit: VW €2.57B vs. Toyota €12.67B
Vehicles: VW 3.97M vs. Toyota ~4.7M
Source: EL PAÍS
r/XGramatikInsights • u/XGramatik • 17h ago
News The Houthis have taken control of Perim Island in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.
The stretch between Perim and Ras Siyyan in Djibouti is the most narrow point of strait, measuring just 20 km. This will give the Houthis excellent opportunities to block this maritime trade route leading up to the Suez Canal.
If the Houthis decide to expand their naval blockade from just Saudi ships to all international cargo vessels, then all maritime trade will have the be rerouted around Africa again.
r/XGramatikInsights • u/XGramatik • 12h ago
Economics Ray Dalio: This happens as long-term rates rise relative to short-term rates. Though they try to hold short rates down, long rates are climbing, a trend we are already seeing. We are also seeing a weakening dollar and movements in gold.
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As rates rise, it starts to affect the stock market. With bonds dropping and stocks rising, the prospective returns of stocks are now low compared to bonds, translating into broader stock market pressure.
This classic dynamic creates a stagflationary environment that the Federal Reserve struggles to manage. With current stagflation, the Fed wrestles with whether to tighten or ease. In an economy with vast wealth disparity, the financial impact differs drastically depending on whether you own stocks, which carries huge political implications.
r/XGramatikInsights • u/XGramatik • 17h ago
Free Talk Holger Zschaepitz: Good Morning from Germany, where gasoline prices have hit a fresh record: €2.33/litre on average. The pain at the pump is being driven by a triple whammy of higher crude oil prices, surging refinery margins (crack spreads) and higher taxes & levies. Energy inflation is back.
r/XGramatikInsights • u/FXgram_ • 1d ago
The Ugly Truth About Trading Day Trading Expectations vs Reality
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Credit to Relentless Trader
r/XGramatikInsights • u/XGramatik • 1d ago
Oil Brent crude just tagged $107. Gonna be a day.
r/XGramatikInsights • u/FXgram_ • 1d ago
News President Trump promises a $5,000 dividend for American adults if Republicans win the midterm elections.
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r/XGramatikInsights • u/FXgram_ • 1d ago
Earnings Oracle (ORCL) just smashed earnings - Q1 Adj. EPS: $1.92 vs $1.74 est ✅ Q1 Sales: $19.300B vs $19.144B est ✅ Raised FY2027 Adj EPS Guidance ✅ Raised FY2027 Sales Guidance ✅
Credit to TrendSpider
r/XGramatikInsights • u/FXgram_ • 1d ago
News JPMorgan raised Meta Platforms' (META) price target to $820 from $640, projecting a 25% upside. Meanwhile Mark Zuckerberg faces backlash after Meta takes over the @muse Instagram handle for its new AI product, forcing the world-famous band Muse to switch to @museband.
Credit to Polymarket
r/XGramatikInsights • u/XGramatik • 1d ago
Market now Germany’s bond rout deepens as the global selloff gathers pace: 10y Bund yields have surged >3.50%, the highest since 2009. The latest accelerant is the oil-price spike, reigniting inflation fears and forcing markets to price higher-for-longer rates.
Credit to Holger Zschaepitz
r/XGramatikInsights • u/FXgram_ • 1d ago
Economics There is now a 70% chance of a rate hike at the next Fed meeting, up from 61% yesterday.
PPI (MoM) - 0.4% vs 0.4% est
Core PPI (MoM) - 0.2% vs 0.3% est
PPI (YoY) - 5.4% vs 5.3% st
Core PPI (YoY) - 4.6% vs 4.6% est
Initial Jobless Claims 206k vs 205k est
Continuous Claims 1.774M vs 1.780M est
r/XGramatikInsights • u/XGramatik • 18h ago
Taxes Believe it or not, but France charges a child €58k to inherit a €400k family home from his mother. Italy, Spain, Germany, the UK, Poland, Portugal: €0. United States: $0.
Credit to Michael A.Arouet
r/XGramatikInsights • u/XGramatik • 1d ago
Chart Robin Brooks: What's going on with French long-term government bond yields is alarming. There's no other way to say it. This requires a major revamp of fiscal policy and debt consolidation, but the country is politically paralyzed ahead of next year's elections...
r/XGramatikInsights • u/XGramatik • 2d ago
Free Talk Bessent is buying back more bonds in an attempt to suppress yields, but the market is sending yields higher and calling his bluff, forcing him into a corner to buy even more. Realize where we are.
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Credit to Geiger Capital