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  • Blue Wave, Red Screens

    Blue Wave, Red Screens

    Washington turned blue, and the AI trade turned red.

    6 min read
  • Semi-Liquid, Fully Stuck

    Semi-Liquid, Fully Stuck

    Private credit sold wealthy investors funds with an exit. In 2026 they tried to use it, all at once. Why it matters beyond Wall…

    Hugo Benoit

    7 min read
  • Plenty, Just Not Here

    Plenty, Just Not Here

    On paper the world has enough copper. Chinese buyers are paying the most in 13 years to get some. Why both are true, and…

    Hugo Benoit

    7 min read
  • Safe Haven’t

    Safe Haven’t

    War and inflation are back, so gold should be booming. Instead it is down about 10% this year. What is driving it, and what…

    Hugo Benoit

    6 min read
  • Fear by the Barrel

    Fear by the Barrel

    Goldman Sachs says about $27 of the oil price is pure fear. How you measure it, what it costs the world, and whether it…

    Hugo Benoit

    7 min read
  • Market Recap, Week 44

    Market Recap, Week 44

    Big Tech opened its AI bill, and Switzerland set a record.

    5 min read
  • Limited Offer, While Stocks Last

    Limited Offer, While Stocks Last

    Anthropic’s IPO filing shows spectacular growth and a first profit. It also shows why the company chose to sell now, before the bill arrives.

    Hugo Benoit

    13 min read
  • C’est la Dette

    C’est la Dette

    France now pays more to borrow than Italy. How the eurozone’s second economy got here, and why the bill keeps growing.

    Hugo Benoit

    6 min read
  • Market Recap, Week 43

    Market Recap, Week 43

    Europe had the kind of week you leave off your CV.

    3 min read
  • Cloudy With a Chance of Default

    Cloudy With a Chance of Default

    AI data centers are being built on borrowed money, and the debt is being sliced, rated and sold on to pension funds, insurers and…

    Hugo Benoit

    7 min read

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