Investors are snapping up Venezuela’s defaulted debt, JPMorgan Chase has withdrawn almost $350bn in cash from its account at the Federal Reserve since 2023, and the US unemployment rate rose to its highest level in more than four years. Plus, global asset managers’ cash holdings have fallen to a record low in a sign of investors’ bullishness about the AI-fuelled stock market rally.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Investors pile into Venezuelan debt in regime change bet
JPMorgan pulls $350bn from Federal Reserve to buy up Treasuries
Bullish investors pile into stocks as cash levels sink to record low
US unemployment rate hits four-year high of 4.6%
Fifa offers cheaper World Cup tickets in response to outcry
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