MacroMashup Newsletter #128: The K-Shaped Economy: The Most Honest X-Ray of the American System


The latest MacroMashup is live: “The K-Shaped Economy — Winners, Losers, and the New Macro Divide.”

Inside this week’s issue:

• Bitcoin stalled in a tight range

• Gold and silver building strength

• Nvidia’s volatility spike

• Fed messaging in conflict

• How monetary and fiscal choices created the K

• Why AI is now splitting the upper-income cohort

• Turchin’s wealth pump and elite overcrowding

• How to construct a portfolio for a K-shaped world

👉 Read the full article on Substack.


Enjoy!
Neil and MacroMashup Editorial Team

Neil Winward - Dakota Ridge Capital

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