Miners Smashed, Japan Intervenes on JPY, and the Energy-Recession Link
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Consumer Economy Auto/Light Truck Sales (ALTSALES) 16.3M +606.0K (+3.85% m/m) (prior +6.18% m/m) Durable Goods, New Orders (DGORDER) 318.9B +2.6B (+0.83% m/m) (prior -1.16% m/m) GDP (GDPC1) 24.17T +118B (+0.49% q/q) Personal Income (PI) 26.84T +149.2B (+0.56% m/m) (prior +0.00% m/m) +278.8B [+1.05%] y/y Auto/light truck sales bounced back to neutral – mostly that’s about...
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The AI Horizon: Existential Risks to Work, Wealth, and Currency
I began my inquiry into AI with concern. Now I am profoundly alarmed: even if it goes well, catastrophic risks to work, wealth, and currency are ridiculously high.
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