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INTEL: EA co-founder Bing Gordon, known for titles such as The Sims and The Lord of the Rings, has joined the $SUI Foundation as an advisor https://x.com/solidintel_x/status/1983896052471308793

INTEL: Meta is seeking to raise at least $25 billion through a bond offering, its largest debt sale to date https://x.com/solidintel_x/status/1983874521640698353

INTEL: 🇪🇺 Europe GDP (QoQ) (Q3) $EUR Actual: 0.2% 🟢 Expected: 0.1% Previous: 0.1% 🇪🇺 Europe GDP (YoY) (Q3) $EUR Actual: 1.3% 🟢 Expected: 1.2% Previous: 1.5% https://x.com/solidintel_x/status/1983836418314232180

INTEL: Bank Indonesia will introduce a government bond-backed national stablecoin, Governor Perry Warjiyo confirmed https://x.com/solidintel_x/status/1983832067101061411

INTEL: 🇩🇪 Germany German GDP (YoY) (Q3) $EUR Actual: 0.3% Expected: 0.3% Previous: 0.2% 🇩🇪 Germany German GDP (QoQ) (Q3) $EUR Actual: 0.0% Expected: 0.0% Previous: -0.3% https://x.com/solidintel_x/status/1983821395189432535

INTEL: UPDATE from the Donald Trump / Xi Jinping summit: • The U.S. and China have reached a one-year trade deal on rare Earths and critical minerals, to be renegotiated annually. • The U.S. is cutting certain tariffs on China: fentanyl-related tariffs lowered to 10% immediately. • Overall U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods will be reduced from 57% to 47%. • China will “discuss” easing chip-export restrictions with Nvidia. • “No more obstacles” on rare-earth trade, according to Trump. • U.S. and China will collaborate on Ukraine. • President Xi will be visiting the U.S and Trump plans to visit China in April 2026. “On a scale of 0 to 10, I would say the meeting with President Xi was a 12.” — President Trump https://x.com/solidintel_x/status/1983767292698562886

INTEL: INSTRUCTED DEPT OF WAR TO START TESTING NUCLEAR WEAPONS- TRUMP https://x.com/solidintel_x/status/1983701761262325915

INTEL: Western Union has filed a trademark for “WUUSD”, one day after announcing its USDPT stablecoin on the Solana blockchain in partnership with Anchorage Digital

INTEL: Trump said South Korea has agreed to pay the United States $350 billion in exchange for a reduction in U.S. tariffs imposed on Korean goods https://x.com/solidintel_x/status/1983645192696820165

INTEL: MetaMask MAKER CONSENSYS PICKS BANKS FOR IPO Consensys, the company behind MetaMask is reportedly preparing for a public listing The IPO will be led by JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs, marking one of the biggest crypto-native listings to date https://x.com/solidintel_x/status/1983636457542848998

INTEL: MASTERCARD SET TO ACQUIRE CRYPTO STARTUP ZEROHASH FOR NEARLY $2 BILLION https://x.com/solidintel_x/status/1983621005676548338

INTEL: OVERALL IT'S A GOOD ECONOMIC PICTURE- POWELL https://x.com/solidintel_x/status/1983615212961067080

INTEL: AI IS A SOURCE OF GROWTH, BUT CONSUMER SPENDING AS WELL, DEFYING FORECASTS, CONSUMER SPENDING IS BIGGER THAN AI INVESTMENT- POWELL https://x.com/solidintel_x/status/1983613330213478449

INTEL: Powell on financial stability – we don’t look at any one asset price and say “hey, that’s wrong” – we look at the overall financial system and if it can sustain shocks – some households under stress, but banks are well capitalized – not too much leverage in banking and financial system – mixed picture, not overly troubling https://x.com/solidintel_x/status/1983612405331505411

INTEL: FED RATE IS NOW IN RANGE OF MANY ESTIMATES OF NEUTRAL, SOME PEOPLE ON COMMITTEE FEEL IT'S TIME TO TAKE A STEP BACK- POWELL https://x.com/solidintel_x/status/1983610366262439945

INTEL: DON'T THINK WE'LL HAVE A VERY GRANULAR UNDERSTANDING OF ECONOMY WHILE SHUTDOWN IS ON, COULD IMAGINE THAT LACK OF DATA AFFECTS DECEMBER DECISION- POWELL https://x.com/solidintel_x/status/1983609539858718982

INTEL: TODAY'S CUT WAS RISK MANAGEMENT, GOING FORWARD IS A DIFFERENT THING -POWELL https://x.com/solidintel_x/status/1983605124976230645

INTEL: THERE WERE STRONGLY DIFFERING VIEWS TODAY- POWELL https://x.com/solidintel_x/status/1983604812408406318

INTEL: ANOTHER CUT IN DECEMBER IS FAR FROM ASSURED- POWELL https://x.com/solidintel_x/status/1983603880740155648