Daily workflow 2025 11 17
Good morning Manus co-pilot, please
(1) review relevant news of the past 24 hours resulting from your searches on-line
(1-a) latest on US - China wars w/r to trade, tariff, technology, whatever
(1-b) Russia - Ukraine / Nato hot war,
(1-c) Middle East conflict(s), and w/r to the hereunder VLOGs and articles appended / attached by me,
(2) fact-check,
(3) supplement with other local languages material searched on-line when advisable,
(4) critique, and
(5) recalibrate our Asimovian Universe Empire / Foundation 2026 TeoTwawKi / 2032 Darkest Interregnum / 2042 Demographic-flip thematic narrative waypoints,
(6) deliberate pro / con as appropriate so I am less likely to be blindsided, and you do not go hallucinatory / sycophantic
(7) update me on important latest pricing matter to us - i.e. share indices of USA, HKG, Japan, China, and Gold, Silver, Platinum, Copper, and DXY (value of USD). then
(8) give me a report in text and in female voice file. Now I shall do walk, ice coffee, then get on with the rest of my day deliberating, shuffling, keep eyes on markets. I shall upload to you some articles, and some VLOGs ... so wait and hold off analysis / synthesis / integration / text+voice files until I do so ...
ARTICLES
(1) bloomberg.com <<Bitcoin Erases Year’s Gain as Crypto Bear Market Deepens>> - easy come easy go, must be risk-off time. How deep for how long ? Need FED chair swapped out May, and if so, then March bottom but what's the price at that time ?
(2) bloomberg.com <<Popular Zero-Day Options Strategies Keep a Lid on Stock Rallies>> - this smacktion tend to keep premium higher for longer, and closer to expiration day ?
(3) bloomberg.com <<Nexperia Conflict Shows Dialog Key in Chip Sector, ASML CEO Says>> - wonder when ASML might have to stop production ? Does ASML buy from Nexperia ? or use rare earths ? or tail in China supply chain door jamb ?
(4) bloomberg.com <<US Sanctions Propel Chinese AI Prodigy to $23 Billion Fortune>> - wonderful when the planets line up correctly and one is a genius. What's next ?
(5) bloomberg.com <<China’s AI Bets Pivot to Power, Metals as Tech Bubble Fears Grow>> - any scraps left on the table ?
(6) bloomberg.com <<Howard Lutnick’s Sons Score Record Year as Cantor Denies Trump Conflicts>> - sometimes only the planets need to line up, and no one needs to be a rocket-science-level genius
(7) bloomberg.com <<How the Rest of the World Is Moving on From Trump’s ‘America First’>> - nothing about Foundation here
(8) bloomberg.com <<Africa Will Need One Billion Jobs by the End of the Century>> - Foundation anywhere ?
(9) bloomberg.com <<The Offshoring of America’s Retirement Savings>> - dunno, but thinking complexity is sometimes an ingredient for grifting
(10) zerohedge.com <<Morgan Stanley's 2026 Outlook: "The Year Of Risk Reboot">> - 2025 is very good up to now. How to set up for good 2026 ?
(11) zerohedge.com <<US 'In Trouble' - Ford CEO Can't Find 5,000 Mechanics For $120k Jobs>> - I know where one can fine mechanics for 1/10 - 1/5 the $120k
(12) zerohedge.com <<Despite Friday's Buying Spree, Goldman Sees Client Sentiment As "Guarded...", Warns "Tails Are Getting Fatter">> - 'guarded' is un-good ?
(13) zerohedge.com <<A US Think-Tank Considers Armenia & Kazakhstan To Be Key Players For Containing Russia>> - more South Koreas, and Ukraines and Philippines needed, am guessing
(14) zerohedge.com <<US Tests Thermonuclear Bomb Without Warhead In Nevada Desert>> - am guessing old rockets with cracks in solid fuel matrix, and old warheads with cracks in circuit boards are less-good ? If some of each are no-good, then the whole pile cannot really be counted on ? What is the useful longevity of rockets and warheads ? My sneakers soles turn into powder after about 7 years even if never worn or am I imagining ?
(15) scmp.com <<How China’s Fujian aircraft carrier deceived US military experts at launch>> - clever, that
(16) economist.com <<Beware the scorching gold rally>> - Economist is akin to Bloomberg on many issues, but especially on gold
VLOGs
(17) youtu.be <<OpenAI Losing Money While Anthropic Becomes Profitable - Sam Altman Has No path to Success>>
(18) youtube.com <<BREAKING: Fed Holds Secret, Unscheduled Meeting on Repo Market Stress- Liquidity Crisis?>>
(19) youtube.com <<Markets Weekly November 15, 2025>>
(20) youtube.com <<US Punishments On Russia Backfiring, Desperate Swiss Deal, Food Prices Grossly Unaffordable>>
(21) youtube.com <<Japan PM’s sleep schedule prompts concern>> - explains a lot, and cannot un-hear it
(22) youtube.com <<All Is Not Well With the Financial System's Plumbing. Fed Officials Meet with Primary Dealers>>
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
Am wondering if the China - Japan war of words so far might speed up the Mainland - Taiwan resolution timetable before the stack of issues gets more complicated ? and before more getting more ready ? |
