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Three Signals From Thursday That Didn't Make the Headlines.

Oct 16, 2026

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5 min read

Three Signals From Thursday That Didn't Make the Headlines.

CoreWeave bonds at 15%. The SPR at its lowest since 1982. A sanctions law with a Sunday deadline and no tariff rates filed behind it.

Four Signals Buried Under This Week's Headlines.

Oct 15, 2026

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6 min read

Four Signals Buried Under This Week's Headlines.

The SPR at a 1982 low. NATO F-16s over Romania. BofA admitted willful lawbreaking. Korean chips down 10%.

Riyadh Dark. Graham Act Sunday. Oil at $105.

Oct 13, 2026

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5 min read

Riyadh Dark. Graham Act Sunday. Oil at $105.

$326.7 billion in unrealized losses enter bank earnings season at a 5.24% ten-year yield.

October 18: His Law Meets the Deal He Just Made.

Oct 12, 2026

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5 min read

October 18: His Law Meets the Deal He Just Made.

Diesel deal. Ceasefire claim. Graham Act waiver. Three moves, one timetable. Whether the law has teeth is the question this week answers.

Two Supply Shocks. One Weekend. Brent at $104.

Oct 11, 2026

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5 min read

Two Supply Shocks. One Weekend. Brent at $104.

Gulf production is 63% offline. Hormuz attacks just hit their weekly record. Refinery damage reports start Monday — and those determine whether this is a days-long disruption or a weeks-long one.

No strikes before Nov. 3. The bond market isn’t waiting.

Oct 10, 2026

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8 min read

No strikes before Nov. 3. The bond market isn’t waiting.

The 10-year just touched its highest level since 2002, and Washington’s answer to Tehran comes with an election date attached.

What Brent at $104 Still Isn't Pricing In.

Oct 9, 2026

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4 min read

What Brent at $104 Still Isn't Pricing In.

The FOMC meets October 27. A potential Iran strike lands on the Fed's desk one week before the election. No model runs all three variables at once.

Your Bank's Unrealized Losses Grew Again This Week.

Oct 8, 2026

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5 min read

Your Bank's Unrealized Losses Grew Again This Week.

Markets price October hike odds at 18%. Russia is stockpiling gold. The Graham Act has ten days and no enforcement plan.

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Three Signals From Thursday That Didn't Make the Headlines.

Four Signals Buried Under This Week's Headlines.

Riyadh Dark. Graham Act Sunday. Oil at $105.

October 18: His Law Meets the Deal He Just Made.

Two Supply Shocks. One Weekend. Brent at $104.

No strikes before Nov. 3. The bond market isn’t waiting.

What Brent at $104 Still Isn't Pricing In.

Your Bank's Unrealized Losses Grew Again This Week.

The edge is information.

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