Bessent's Real Plan: Trigger A Massive Treasury CTAs Short Squeeze
"If prices rally, we estimate potential notable short covering and repurchasing, totaling $150mm DV01 in a month for example if prices rallied 2x std-deviations during that time"
"If prices rally, we estimate potential notable short covering and repurchasing, totaling $150mm DV01 in a month for example if prices rallied 2x std-deviations during that time"
...a bigger bond-buying bazooka and economic (not kinetic) attacks on Iran..
Video is featured on IRGC-linked website of the Tehran-based Tebyan Cultural Institute...
"Continued strength in term pricing and signs..."
Power plant shut down for four days...
"We have argued that, in the absence of an improvement in LNG exports through the Strait of Hormuz..."
The Norwegian government is asking the country’s Supreme Court to overturn lower-court rulings that invalidated the development permits of three new oilfields in Norway’s North Sea...
Iran announced a huge new gas discovery in the southern province of Fars, with the oil ministry reporting estimates of 7.5 trillion cubic feet of gas, of which 73% is recoverable, or 5.7 trillion cu ft.
While Spain chooses mass immigration to combat labor shortages, Asian countries like South Korea are choosing automation and robotics...
The models predicted collapse by 2040. New data says we’re already running ahead of schedule...
Despite claims that the Federal Reserve System is a "stabilizing" force in the US economy, the truth is that the Fed is and has been the main engine of inflation for more than a century.
“Next year, even if the US-Iran conflict eases up, things might recover, but it won’t hit last year’s level. So it’s very likely demand peaked last year.”
A disconnect between blockbuster listing debuts and a languishing broader market is worsening in China, signaling the absence of a fresh trading narrative that can revive a rally in the country’s equities.
The pool of potential monitors is thinner than it used to be.
By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com
Japan’s nationwide day-ahead electricity price soared by 20% in one week to settle on Monday at the highest level since January 2023, as gas supply disruptions from the Middle East and an intense heatwave pushed up prices and consumption.
"while many investors were largely disengaged only a few weeks ago, the recent price action appears to have captured broader market attention."
" ... thanks to scale effect and improved manufacturing process. This could support a 45% cost reduction of humanoid robots in 2026-30E."
Energy is the lifeblood of every civilization...
