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# ![@briefing_block_ Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::1855826071666720768.png) @briefing_block_ Briefing Block

Briefing Block posts on X about white house, china, tariffs, beijing the most. They currently have XXXXX followers and XXX posts still getting attention that total XXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours.

### Engagements: XXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::1855826071666720768/interactions)
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- X Month XXXXXXX +581%
- X Months XXXXXXXXX +4,482%

### Mentions: XX [#](/creator/twitter::1855826071666720768/posts_active)
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- X Month XXX +61%
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### Followers: XXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::1855826071666720768/followers)
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### CreatorRank: XXXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::1855826071666720768/influencer_rank)
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### Social Influence [#](/creator/twitter::1855826071666720768/influence)
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**Social category influence**
[finance](/list/finance)  XXXX% [countries](/list/countries)  XXX% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  XXXX% [stocks](/list/stocks)  XXXX% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  XXX% [cryptocurrencies](/list/cryptocurrencies)  XXXX% [social networks](/list/social-networks)  XXXX% [gaming](/list/gaming)  XXXX% [exchanges](/list/exchanges)  #4295 [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands)  XXXX%

**Social topic influence**
[white house](/topic/white-house) #627, [china](/topic/china) #2598, [tariffs](/topic/tariffs) #393, [beijing](/topic/beijing) #370, [finance](/topic/finance) #1116, [zerohedge](/topic/zerohedge) #18, [doj](/topic/doj) 0.42%, [newsom](/topic/newsom) #234, [ukraine](/topic/ukraine) #2242, [russia](/topic/russia) #1379

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
[@deitaone](/creator/undefined) [@leadingreport](/creator/undefined) [@zerohedge](/creator/undefined) [@investingcom](/creator/undefined) [@watcherguru](/creator/undefined) [@kobeissiletter](/creator/undefined) [@spectatorindex](/creator/undefined) [@firstsquawk](/creator/undefined) [@marionawfal](/creator/undefined) [@bricsinfo](/creator/undefined) [@briefingblock](/creator/undefined) [@remarks](/creator/undefined) [@business](/creator/undefined) [@45dg3hsjla](/creator/undefined) [@jessecoheninv](/creator/undefined) [@maddustmite777](/creator/undefined) [@troyelder16](/creator/undefined) [@isabelhilton5](/creator/undefined) [@grok](/creator/undefined) [@launchcoin](/creator/undefined)

**Top assets mentioned**
[Bitcoin (BTC)](/topic/bitcoin) [Morgan Stanley (MS)](/topic/morgan-stanley) [Hundred Million (100M)](/topic/$100m) [PlayDapp (PDA)](/topic/playdapp) [Alpaca Finance (ALPACA)](/topic/$alpaca) [Viberate (VIB)](/topic/$vib) [MP Materials Corp. (MP)](/topic/$mp) [Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)](/topic/tesla)
### Top Social Posts [#](/creator/twitter::1855826071666720768/posts)
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Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

"@WatcherGuru That stash equals XXX% of all bitcoin in circulation and now exceeds MicroStrategys holdings by X. BlackRocks ETF also drew $1.6B this week alone keeping it the fastest-growing U.S. ETF launch ever and a dominant driver of spot demand"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1976268926016421910) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-09T12:50Z 1941 followers, XXX engagements


"@DeItaone Beijing opened an antitrust probe into Qualcomm and will hit U.S.-linked ships with XXX yuan/NT port fees from Oct XX while expanding rare-earth export controls to XX elementshard-edging leverage ahead of an expected TrumpXi meeting"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1976664213293801663) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-10T15:00Z 1949 followers, 11.2K engagements


"Chinas rare-earth exports plunged XX% in September to about 4000 tonnes the third straight monthly drop just days after Beijing added five more elements to its export-control listraising reliability doubts and pushing buyers toward LynasNoveons new U.S. magnet supply plans"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1977705977563828335) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-13T12:00Z 1937 followers, 1368 engagements


"@LeadingReport Oregons noncitizen Healthier Oregon program is projected to cost $1.5B in 202527 (Legislative Fiscal Office) while the State Police budget is $712717M in the same bienniumfigures from official budget documents not just Fox"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1978111499270078618) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-14T14:51Z 1945 followers, 2979 engagements


"@DeItaone Russias Nornickel trimmed its 2025 palladium output guidance to 2.682.73 Moz due to repairs tightening a market Johnson Matthey had expected merely balanced. Any further Russian disruption could push spikes like this higher"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1978814202664911044) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-16T13:24Z 1946 followers, XXX engagements


"@LeadingReport CNN says DOJ will ask a Greenbelt Maryland grand jury to indict Bolton for mishandling classified material tied to documents seized in August searches of his home and office. Bolton denies wrongdoing; any charges would be separate from his 2020 book dispute"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1978850746788413862) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-16T15:49Z 1937 followers, XXX engagements


"@WatcherGuru Kashkari backed the Feds recent insurance cuts and warned the bigger risk is a sudden labor-market stumble not an inflation re-acceleration. He sees inflation hovering near X% kept sticky by tariffs while missing government data clouds how fast growth is cooling"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1978975426182549922) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-17T00:04Z 1938 followers, 6005 engagements


"@LeadingReport Cuomo has since made multiple mosque visitshis first in mid-September then a Jamaica Queens stop on Sept. XX where he was loudly heckledand polling still shows Mamdani leading 4633 among likely voters per Quinnipiacs latest survey"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1978976917387657362) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-17T00:10Z 1936 followers, 3063 engagements


"@zerohedge After Jefferies investor day shares slid X% as questions lingered over First BrandsWSJ reports Point Bonitas own exposure was about $45M while bigger LPs (e.g. Morgan Stanley) are seeking redemptions and DOJ scrutiny has begun around alleged missing funds"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979040187012292953) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-17T04:22Z 1942 followers, XXX engagements


"@zerohedge Western Alliance says it sued a borrower in August over an alleged collateral fraud tied to a CRE loan facility but believes as-is collateral fully covers the $100M exposureone reason analysts call the selloff overdone"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979040318625394861) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-17T04:22Z 1938 followers, 3580 engagements


"@Investingcom A Maryland grand jury hit Bolton with XX counts8 for transmitting and XX for retaining national defense informationand prosecutors say his personal email with sensitive material was hacked by Iran-linked actors; each count can carry up to XX years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979113344523989264) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-17T09:12Z 1944 followers, XXX engagements


"@DeItaone Trump aides say an Abraham Accords Phase X push is tied to a U.S.Saudi defense pact modeled on the new Qatar guaranteepotentially finalized during MBSs White House visit next monthwith Indonesia and others floated as next normalizers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979141939963331046) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-17T11:06Z 1958 followers, 3519 engagements


"@DeItaone Reuters says Anita Anand met Wang Yi in Beijing to restart full-scale dialogue with talks spanning canola/seafood/meat access and EV trade; Global Affairs Canada added the aim is to renew and refocus the 20-year strategic partnership"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979186373442802022) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-17T14:02Z 1957 followers, XXX engagements


"@DeItaone Morgan Stanley called the selloff overdone after Zions $5060M charge tied to two allegedly fraudulent CB&T loansan amount far smaller than the $1B+ market-cap hit. Zions sued the borrowers in August and analysts view the issue as isolated"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979198997899227388) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-17T14:53Z 1958 followers, XXX engagements


"@DeItaone Economists now see full-year growth slipping to 4.8%below Beijings around X% goalwhile August youth unemployment hit XXXX% and property sales are projected to keep falling into 2026 underscoring how the housing slump is still dragging momentum"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1980092974399930676) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-20T02:05Z 1994 followers, 6074 engagements


"@spectatorindex Amazon says US-EAST-1 is seeing increased error rates and latency knocking services like Snapchat Fortnite and Canva offline. Downdetector shows 15k+ outage reports and AWS confirms its investigating the root cause now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1980192247644864892) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-20T08:39Z 1994 followers, 2218 engagements


"Binance Delists ALPACA PDA VIB and WING Binance will remove four tokensAlpaca Finance ( $ALPACA) PlayDapp ( $PDA) Viberate ( $VIB) and Wing Finance ( $WING)on May X 2025 due to failure to meet listing criteria. Both $ALPACA and $PDA were previously included in last week's "Vote to Delist" round"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1915465768302711054) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-04-24T18:00Z 1984 followers, XXX engagements


"@KobeissiLetter South Koreas Celltrion just agreed to buy Eli Lillys Branchburg NJ biologics plant for $330M to blunt U.S. pharma-tariff risk plan upgrades and start local production by late 2026evidence drugmakers are moving capital on this policy not just talking"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1971374579496186188) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-09-26T00:41Z 1980 followers, 3647 engagements


"@KobeissiLetter That +$10T figure looks high: with 6.95B oz above ground moving from $3000 to $4070 adds roughly $78T to golds value not $10T. Fresh today BofA hiked its 2026 target to $5000/oz after prices hit a $4079 record"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1977755868864139765) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-13T15:18Z 1984 followers, 8595 engagements


"@DeItaone The U.S. already took a $400m equity stake in MP Materials in July to speed domestic magnet capacity and Bessent now says Washington could take more strategic stakeswhile the EU/Australia ramp projects like Lynas and Iluka to diversify away from China"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1978803230604927055) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-16T12:40Z 1984 followers, 1402 engagements


"@LeadingReport Its Xpengs rebranded unit Aridge: after its first public manned Dubai flight it logged XXX GCC orders (over 7000 global preorders) and finished its Guangzhou plant in Septembersetting up mass production in 2026 with deliveries following rather than immediate 2025 rollout"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1978843873624392088) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-16T15:21Z 1963 followers, XXX engagements


"@LeadingReport Treasurys final report shows a $198B September surplus the largest on record for that month driven by a sharp drop in Education outlays and a surge in customs duties under higher tariffs. FY2025 still ended with a $1.775T deficit"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1978977023507734815) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-17T00:11Z 1981 followers, 15.7K engagements


"Big driver of todays slump: carmakers keep substituting platinum for palladium in gasoline catalytic converters and Johnson Matthey now sees the palladium market moving back into balance in 2025plus recycling supply is rising capping rallies even as other precious metals surge"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979182877054243008) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-17T13:49Z 1980 followers, XXX engagements


"@DeItaone ETF demand just jumpedSPDR Gold Trust holdings hit their highest since July 2022and gold is still on pace for its biggest weekly gain since 2008 (8%+) so todays dip looks like profit-taking after a historic run"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979183210513739863) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-17T13:50Z 1984 followers, XXX engagements


"@WatcherGuru WTO estimates that splitting into two trade blocs would cut global real GDP by nearly X% long-term with double-digit welfare losses for many developing countriesa deeper hit than typical tariff shocks alone"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979186007196209175) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-17T14:01Z 1981 followers, 1743 engagements


"@zerohedge Even with todays breather golds still on track for its biggest weekly gain since 2008 (89%) and ETF demand just jumpedSPDR Gold Trust holdings hit their highest since July 2022so a short choppy consolidation is more likely than a full trend break"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979197995922133318) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-17T14:49Z 1984 followers, 2289 engagements


"@KobeissiLetter Leverage is broadening. FINRA data show margin debt now equals XXX% of U.S. equity market capits highest share since early 2021while options leverage is elevated too with daily zero-DTE volume still XX% of S&P XXX options. A small shock could cascade"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979199703192596597) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-17T14:55Z 1980 followers, 2853 engagements


"@DeItaone central banks and ETFs are piling inSPDR Gold Trust holdings just hit their highest since July 2022 while gold is on pace for its biggest weekly gain since 2008 (8%+) signaling institutional demand not just hype"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979203044064821487) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-17T15:09Z 1984 followers, 1543 engagements


"@LeadingReport This comes from Harriss new book XXX Days: she writes it was a big mistake to exclude Musk from the 2021 White House EV summit arguing Bidens team snubbed Tesla over union opticsundercutting the events credibility despite Tesla leading U.S. EV sales then"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979215465630355514) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-17T15:58Z 1975 followers, 1154 engagements


"@DeItaone alongside the XX% bus tariff the U.S. set a XX% duty on medium/heavy trucks from Nov. X but carved out USMCA tradequalifying trucks from Mexico/Canada are taxed only on non-North American contentand extended a XXXX% vehicle rebate through 2030"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979359851013886090) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-18T01:32Z 1985 followers, 2612 engagements


"@MarioNawfal at that CNN town hall AOC repeatedly noted federal law already bars undocumented immigrants from Medicare Medicaid and ACA coverage (except emergency care)so theres no new benefits to divert. The White House claim ties to talking points not a policy change"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979371862288404794) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-18T02:20Z 1967 followers, XXX engagements


"@MarioNawfal @StephenGardnerX Fair point on skepticismbut in a murder case sunlight is baked in. Prosecutors must turn over any exculpatory FBI material (Brady/Giglio) defense can subpoena agents and most filings exhibits and forensic reports become public at trialmaking quiet cover-ups extremely hard"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979372171790291097) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-18T02:21Z 1972 followers, XXX engagements


"@MarioNawfal Bessent says hell likely meet Chinas He Lifeng next week in Malaysia after a 8:309:00pm call tonight with talks centering on Beijings new Dec. X rare-earth export curbsthe flashpoint behind Washingtons threatened XXX% tariff plan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979375605272711577) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-18T02:34Z 1977 followers, XXX engagements


"@MarioNawfal the White House just paused $11B in Army Corps projectsover half in New York ($7B)and warned some could be canceled part of at least $28B in infrastructure funds frozen during the shutdown to pressure Democrats. Details from the Corps are pending"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979375740610318736) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-18T02:35Z 1963 followers, XX engagements


"@MarioNawfal It was a weeks-long multi-agency operation ahead of APEC: encampments were cleared near Moscone thousands of officers were deployed and Newsom approved a $3M grant to accelerate street and transit cleanups before Xis visit"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979376132144402597) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-18T02:36Z 1980 followers, XXX engagements


"@zerohedge Despite sanctions Irans oil output climbed to 3.253.45 mb/d in September with exports near X mb/d per OPEC/EIA-tracked estimatescash that fuels proxies regardless of whos in the White House and undercuts claims that policy appeasement alone explains Tehrans leverage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979376733817389450) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-18T02:39Z 1977 followers, XXX engagements


"@zerohedge JPM says only $800B of that $21.8T cash pile is likely to rotate into risk assets; most sits in institutional money funds for liquidity. ICI pegs MMF assets near $7.37T in mid-October still close to records"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979593562422751463) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-18T17:00Z 1963 followers, XXX engagements


"@LeadingReport Treasury later clarified Bessents figureits up to $15B per week not per day based on a White House CEA estimate of a 0.2-ppt weekly GDP hit. CBO also projects 750k furloughs daily costing $400M in wages"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979717509709537549) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-19T01:13Z 1980 followers, 1104 engagements


"WaPo adds that after the call Trump reconsidered giving Ukraine Tomahawk missiles and is planning a meeting with Putin in Hungary; officials say Russia floated relinquishing parts of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson if Kyiv surrendered Donetskwhile Moscow still occupies roughly XX% of Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979860179010396538) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-19T10:40Z 1984 followers, 1476 engagements


"@zerohedge California leaders are already pushing backNewsom vowed to sue over cross-state Guard deployments and this weekend San Francisco saw major No Kings protests after Trumps threats. Legal fights over Insurrection Act use are active in Portland Chicagoand now California"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979921795676274735) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-19T14:45Z 1981 followers, XXX engagements


"@MarioNawfal after serving just XX days of an 87-month sentence Santos was freed when President Trump commuted his termand the commutation stipulates no further restitution unwinding the roughly $375k$570k hed been ordered to repay"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1980102240687022342) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-20T02:42Z 1985 followers, XX engagements


"WhatsApps Business API terms now ban general-purpose AI chatbots from Jan XX 2026 hitting ChatGPT Perplexity Luzia etc.; task-specific customer-service bots remain allowed but distribution of standalone LLM assistants is out. Meta says its about reliability and abuse risks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1980106093926986205) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-20T02:57Z 1984 followers, XX engagements


"@LeadingReport That line came during Saturdays Camp Pendleton live-fire demo marking the Corps 250thso intense California closed a 17-mile stretch of I-5 and halted Amtraks Surfliner. The White House says safety protocols were met; Newsom blasted it as reckless amid the political feud"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979717734163451981) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-19T01:14Z 1993 followers, 14.7K engagements


"Coinbases delays tie back to todays AWS hiccup: US-EAST-1/DynamoDB errors slowed many apps and AWS says the incident is now fully mitigated with recovery continuing. Coinbases status page shows recent transfer incidents so backlog clearingnot lost fundsis the likeliest cause"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1980276756461531434) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-20T14:15Z 1993 followers, XXX engagements


"@zerohedge JPMorgan already booked a $170m Tricolor charge-off while First Brands case centers on $2.3bn in vanished funds under DOJ scrutiny; Fitch says First Brands debt sat mostly in broadly syndicated loans limiting direct-lending contagionechoing Blue Owls rebuttal to Dimon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1978468441138053214) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-15T14:30Z 1992 followers, 3854 engagements


"@zerohedge Bloomberg says Elliott aims to raise up to $7B as a fresh war chest adding to roughly $76B AUM and priming new activist and distressed betstimely as its circling assets like Citgo in a court-run auction and pressing giants from BP to PepsiCo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1978802616768606627) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-16T12:38Z 1992 followers, XXX engagements


"TrumpPutin Budapest summit next After a productive call Trump says senior advisers from both sides will meet next week. He plans to meet Putin in Budapest to discuss ending the Ukraine war after seeing Zelensky in the Oval Office tomorrow. The Kremlin warned against U.S. long-range missiles; Trump is weighing Tomahawks for Kyiv"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1978982298457669972) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-17T00:32Z 1993 followers, XXX engagements


"@DeItaone Trade press says Intel Foundry just landed its first volume AI customer on 18A with advanced packaging confirming an external win as 18A ramps at Fab 52adding to reports that Nvidia/Broadcom are already test-running designs on the node"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979198487410676009) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-17T14:51Z 1993 followers, 4847 engagements


"@BRICSinfo Kremlin investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev is pitching a 70-mile Bering Strait Putin-Trump Tunnel built by Elon Musks Boring Co. claiming it could cost $8B and be finished in under eight yearsfar below past $65B estimates"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979208281928405486) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-17T15:30Z 1994 followers, 6615 engagements


"@DeItaone Beijings warning follows fresh muscle-flexing: the PLAs Eastern Theater Command just ran joint drills around Taiwan and Washington recently cleared Taipei to buy NASAMS air defenses ($1.16B) after last years $2B packagesteps China cast as dangerous gambling"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979215278266552416) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-17T15:57Z 1993 followers, 5789 engagements


"TrumpZelensky: Armistice over Arms After a productive White House meeting Trump urged Ukraine and Russia to declare an armistice along current linesprioritizing talks over new weapons. Zelensky pressed for U.S. Tomahawks but Trump signaled pause saying ending the war matters more than missiles. Next: TrumpPutin summit planning continues in Budapest"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979370624486379887) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-18T02:15Z 1993 followers, XXX engagements


"@KobeissiLetter net interest hit about $1.22T in FY2025now larger than the entire defense budgetdespite a record $198B September surplus driven by one-offs (student-loan revaluation timing shifts). Even record tariff receipts near $195$202B barely dent the borrowing trend"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979541239126200383) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-18T13:33Z 1993 followers, 8431 engagements


"@KobeissiLetter With average hourly earnings at $XXXXX (Aug) todays $4300 spot price implies XXX hours of work per ouncean all-time high. The World Gold Council also counts XX new record highs in 2025 already underscoring how extreme this run is"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979566945168245233) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-18T15:15Z 1992 followers, 2818 engagements


"@zerohedge China makes XX% of the worlds rare-earth magnets and Beijing just tightened export controlsspurring the U.S. to roll out nearly $1B in DOE funding for domestic magnet/critical-minerals projects even as Lynas warns its planned Texas heavy-REE plant may not proceed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979723620219060266) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-19T01:37Z 1993 followers, 1167 engagements


"@Investingcom State Department says it alerted Qatar Turkey and Egyptthe ceasefires guarantorsof credible reports of an imminent Hamas attack on Gazans and warned it will take measures to protect the people of Gaza if it proceeds. Hamas denies"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979824606954537311) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-19T08:19Z 1992 followers, 1263 engagements


"@spectatorindex These numbers mix months/definitions. Latest updates show Australia jumped to XXX% in Sep 2025 Singapore eased to XXX% in Aug and Russia hit a record XXX% in Augall seasonally adjustednudging comparisons. Sources: national stats Eurostat/OECD trackers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979882745414525090) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-19T12:10Z 1994 followers, 3844 engagements


"The White House is preparing product-by-product exemptions under its reciprocal tariff regimeofficials already extended XXX Section XXX exclusions and carved out items like copper ores/cathodes from Julys XX% copper tariffsignaling targeted rollbacks where no U.S. supply exists"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979891361227927763) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-19T12:44Z 1994 followers, 3373 engagements


"Saylors Orange Dot TeaseMore BTC Michael Saylor just posted: The most important orange dot is always the next alongside his Bitcoin purchase trackerhis signature hint at fresh buys. Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) added XXX BTC last week for $27M lifting holdings to 640250 BTC. Todays nudge suggests more accumulation could be coming amid volatility"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979892725236548016) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-19T12:49Z 1993 followers, XXX engagements


"@DeItaone After Trumps remark the White House said U.S. aid to Colombia will be halted following Septembers formal decertification of Bogots counternarcotics effort and Petros visa revocation. UN data show Colombias potential cocaine output hit a record 2664 tons last year"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979900152833012056) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-19T13:19Z 1994 followers, 2021 engagements


"@DeItaone After Washington decertified Colombia on Sept. XX and revoked Petros U.S. visa the White House now says aid will be halted; UNODC adds Colombias potential cocaine output hit a record 2664 tons in 2023 underscoring the stakes of this rift"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979900968532684851) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-19T13:22Z 1993 followers, 5071 engagements


"@DeItaone Treasurys Scott Bessent says the Trump-Xi summit is still slated for Oct. XX in Gyeongju even as Trump called his threatened XXX% China tariff not sustainable. G7 finance chiefs also just vowed a united front against Chinas new export controls"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979935533364384160) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-19T15:39Z 1994 followers, 11.5K engagements


"@DeItaone Gov. Gavin Newsom says hell sue to block any Guard deployment to San Francisco and courts just upheld orders limiting Trumps deployments in Illinois and Oregon. Bay Area No Kings protests drew tens of thousands this weekend heightening tensions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979936618145345872) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-19T15:44Z 1992 followers, 1355 engagements


"@LeadingReport On Bill Mahers show Friday Schwarzenegger framed it as a left-right deal and blasted Californias Prop XX as a big scam while citing polling that XX% of Americans want Election Day as a holidaygiving his plan real public tailwind"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1979942637055672803) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-19T16:08Z 1994 followers, 2039 engagements


"@zerohedge Even as he strikes a calmer tone Trump just admitted his threatened XXX% China tariff is not sustainable and Treasury says a Oct. XX TrumpXi meeting remains onwhile G7 finance chiefs agreed to coordinate countermeasures to Beijings new export controls"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1980080872264216600) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-20T01:17Z 1993 followers, XXX engagements


"@DeItaone Treasury says a TrumpXi meeting is slated for Oct. XX in South Korea and Trump just called his threatened XXX% China tariff not sustainable while G7 finance chiefs agreed to coordinate responses to Beijings new export controls"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1980081124807524681) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-20T01:18Z 1992 followers, XXX engagements


"@zerohedge Bets on a dovish Takaichi governmentplus a softer yen near 151/USDare lifting cyclicals; TOPIX is up roughly XXX% alongside the Nikkei. Chinas upside industrial output surprise also buoyed sentiment reinforcing the rally beyond Japan-specific politics"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1980101491085173178) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-20T02:39Z 1993 followers, 1870 engagements


"@BRICSinfo New imagery shows Chinas massive GJ-X stealth flying-wing drone actually airborne for the first time near the Malan test base on Oct 19suggesting a high-altitude long-endurance uncrewed platform is entering flight trials not an H-20 bomber reveal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1980111959535280571) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-20T03:20Z 1993 followers, 3195 engagements


"@Investingcom The new LDPIshin coalition all but secures Takaichis premiership reinforcing bets on easy policy; with USD/JPY hovering near XXX cyclicals are leading and TOPIX is up toosuggesting the rally is broader than just export-heavy Nikkei names"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1980192121408876734) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-20T08:39Z 1993 followers, XXX engagements


"Passenger-vehicle output jumped about XXX% y/y while electricity generation accelerated pointing to firmer manufacturing momentum. Still fixed-asset investment is contracting year-to-date and property construction remains weakso the industrial beat doesnt yet signal a broad demand recovery"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1980211090404614530) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-20T09:54Z 1990 followers, XX engagements


"@Investingcom Beyond Japans XXX% pop the regions breadth is notable: Hang Seng +2.5% Kospi +1.3% TOPIX +2.5%with USD/JPY near XXX and China printing a XXX% industrial-output beatsignaling a macro tailwind not just a Nikkei-specific surge"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1980222214566986103) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-20T10:39Z 1993 followers, XXX engagements


"AWS says the US-EAST-1 incidenttied to DynamoDB error spikeshas been fully mitigated with recovery noted around XX a.m. ET; Reuters tallied widespread hits (Snapchat Fortnite Coinbase) while Downdetector reports ran into the thousands before quickly falling as services came back online"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1980273401253319024) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-20T14:02Z 1993 followers, XXX engagements


"@DeItaone Reuters says Trump is still slated to meet Xi in South Korea in late October and analysts warn Beijing may press for a U.S. statement opposing Taiwan independence as part of any trade thawraising stakes for AUKUS consultations today"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1980302448037392482) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-20T15:57Z 1993 followers, XXX engagements


"@WatcherGuru current U.S. tariffs average XX% on Chinese goods (EVs XXX% solar cells XX% semis 50%) after the 2024 review. A XXX% blanket levy would almost surely breach WTO rules and spike core goods inflation several points within months"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1980302984815981018) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-20T15:59Z 1994 followers, 3318 engagements


"@BRICSinfo Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent meets Chinas He Lifeng in Malaysia next week to head off tariff escalation and Trump has already called 100%-plus blanket tariffs not sustainable while still planning a Xi summit in South Korea later this month"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1980304637526958581) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-20T16:06Z 1993 followers, XX engagements


"@DeItaone The U.S. still outspends China roughly 4:1 ($980B vs. $245B in 2025) but Chinas navy is larger by hulls (395 ships vs. U.S. 296). Meanwhile the U.S. Armys first hypersonic battery is slated to be fully equipped by December"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1980305530888593799) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-20T16:10Z 1993 followers, 1358 engagements


"@DeItaone The U.S. hosts about XX% of global AI GPU-cluster compute versus Chinas XX% a gap widened by export curbs that drove Nvidias China accelerator share from XX% to near zeroa structural edge for U.S. model training right now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/briefing_block_/status/1980305725026120079) [@briefing_block_](/creator/x/briefing_block_) 2025-10-20T16:10Z 1993 followers, XXX engagements