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The $2.5 T IOU – Big Tech’s Off-Balance-Sheet AI Bet
One of the most durable comforts in the AI trade has been the belief that hyperscaler capex is discretionary. If demand for chatbots and coding tools disappoints, the thinking goes, Big Tech simply turns off the taps. Bloomberg Opinion’s Chris … Continue reading
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The $2.5 T IOU – Big Tech’s Off-Balance-Sheet AI Bet
One of the most durable comforts in the AI trade has been the belief that hyperscaler capex is discretionary. If demand for chatbots and coding tools disappoints, the thinking goes, Big Tech simply turns off the taps. Bloomberg Opinion’s Chris … Continue reading
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Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – July 10
Ceasefire Off, Risk Still On: Positioning Into a Loaded Week The market’s message last week was unambiguous: geopolitical tail risk gets sold, not bought. Trump declared the US-Iran ceasefire over, both sides exchanged attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, the … Continue reading
Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – June 19
Markets Navigate a Hawkish Fed Surprise as Asia Surges on AI Wave Week Ending June 19, 2026 Markets delivered a split verdict this week — a resurgent Asia riding the AI/semiconductor wave higher, while Wall Street grappled with a Fed … Continue reading
Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – June 5
Markets in Motion: A Week of Reckoning Global markets delivered a sobering reminder last week that sentiment can shift fast — and that the era of easy money remains firmly in the rearview mirror. The sharpest single blow landed on … Continue reading
Presidential Budget Deficits
We are reposting the Appendix added and updated to yesterday’s post, America’s Fiscal Mirage: Tariff Sugar Rush, Structural Hangover. We thought it important as President Trump has formally requested a historic $1.5 trillion national defense budget for Fiscal Year 2027. This … Continue reading
America’s Fiscal Mirage: Tariff Sugar Rush, Structural Hangover
The headlines look almost encouraging. The U.S. federal deficit for the first seven months of fiscal year 2026 came in at $955 billion — $94 billion better than the same period a year earlier. Revenues rose 7%, outlays only 3%. … Continue reading
Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – April 24
The Oil-Transport Paradox and the “Avis Distortion” In 2026, the age-old investment rule that “rising oil kills transport stocks” has seemingly been thrown out the window. While WTI crude has skyrocketed 70% year-to-date, a massive cost headwind for airlines and … Continue reading
Global Risk Monitor: Week In Review – April 17
Markets are currently behaving with the volatile, erratic energy of a teenager on a sugar high, oscillating between “the war is over” euphoria and the sobering realization that geopolitical stability is currently being drafted on a napkin in a war … Continue reading
Oil Shock Therapy – When WTI Breaks the World Order
The oil market just delivered one of those “stop what you’re doing” moments: U.S. benchmark WTI trading at a premium to Brent. That’s not just unusual, it’s a signal flare for acute market dislocation. What Happened (and Why It Matters) … Continue reading
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