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Peter Smith Peter Smith Stock markets
5 hours ago

ASML Just Named the Next AI Bottleneck — and Elon Musk Is Part of It

ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet warned that AI-driven demand will keep the global chip market supply-constrained for years. He specifically pointed to Elon Musk’s TeraFab ambitions across Tesla, xAI, SpaceX, and Starlink as a major future source of pressure on semiconductor manufacturing capacity.

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Marina Lubimova Marina Lubimova Gas & oil
8 hours ago

China’s Oil Imports Just Sent a Warning the Market May Be Ignoring

China’s crude oil imports fell 23% in April 2026 during the Hormuz crisis, while oil prices simultaneously weakened instead of rallying. The combination is raising concerns that slowing demand in China may be becoming a bigger market force than geopolitical supply risk.

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Peter Smith Peter Smith Global economy
1 day ago

Wall Street Is Quietly Pricing a Much Stronger Economy Than Headlines Suggest

Wall Street may be pricing a much stronger economy than current macro narratives suggest. Current S&P 500 revenue expectations imply an economy still running at unusually high nominal growth levels despite persistent slowdown fears.

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Artem Voloskovets Artem Voloskovets Gas & oil
1 day ago

The Iran Shock Is No Longer Just About Oil

Commodity markets are beginning to reprice far beyond crude oil. From sulfur and fertilizer to inflation expectations, the Iran conflict is creating conditions for a broader inflation rebound across the global economy.

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Alex Dudov Alex Dudov Stock markets
2 days ago

The Stock Market Is Starting to Trade Like a Liquidity Machine

Within minutes, hundreds of billions of dollars appeared and disappeared from the S&P 500.

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Marina Lubimova Marina Lubimova Global economy
2 days ago

Italy’s Economy Has a Productivity Problem, Not Just a Growth Problem

Italy’s economy is not collapsing - but it has stopped compounding. While the country remains one of Europe’s industrial powers, decades of weak productivity growth, stagnant wages, demographic decline, and structural inefficiency are slowly eroding its long-term growth model. The real crisis is no longer cyclical slowdown, but the inability to turn industrial strength into rising living standards.

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Artem Voloskovets Artem Voloskovets Gas & oil
5 days ago

America’s Emergency Oil Reserve Is No Longer Acting Like an Emergency Reserve

The latest SPR releases show how America’s emergency oil reserve is becoming increasingly tied to global trade flows rather than purely domestic energy protection. As more strategic barrels enter export markets, the reserve is starting to operate less like a Cold War safeguard and more like part of the modern global oil network.

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Marina Lubimova Marina Lubimova Global economy
6 days ago

Consumers Haven’t Stopped Spending - They’ve Started Stretching

U.S. consumers are still spending, but the foundation behind that resilience is weakening. Three charts - retail sales, savings rates, and rising credit card delinquencies suggest the post-pandemic consumer boom is becoming increasingly dependent on wages and debt rather than excess liquidity.

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Sergey Diakov Sergey Diakov Global economy
6 days ago

Imported Inflation May Be Quietly Returning

In recent months, market participants viewed the prices of imported products as a declining concern.

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Sergey Diakov Sergey Diakov Global economy
1 week ago

Why Semiconductor Revenue Is Exploding - And Why It Matters for the Entire Global Economy

Global semiconductor revenue is approaching $1 trillion annually as artificial intelligence drives an unprecedented surge in chip demand, hyperscaler infrastructure spending, and geopolitical competition over advanced manufacturing capacity. The AI boom is rapidly transforming semiconductors from a cyclical tech industry into one of the world’s most strategically important economic sectors.

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Marina Lubimova Marina Lubimova Global economy
1 week ago

America’s Federal Workforce Is Shrinking Fast: Why Contrarian Investors Are Paying Attention

America’s shrinking federal workforce may be signaling far deeper economic stress than Wall Street currently expects. While investors remain focused on AI-driven market rallies, rising debt costs, labor market cracks, and extreme concentration in Big Tech could be quietly reshaping the broader macroeconomic landscape.

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Sergey Diakov Sergey Diakov Gas & oil
1 week ago

Oil and Bond Yields Are Rising Together - What Happens Next?

Rising oil prices and surging Treasury yields are beginning to challenge the market’s bullish narrative. As inflation risks return, investors may soon face a critical test for tech stocks, crypto, and the broader risk rally.

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Artem Voloskovets Artem Voloskovets Global economy
1 week ago

Europe’s Record Farm Exports Mask a Dangerous Trend

EU agricultural exports hit record highs in 2025, but rapidly rising imports are shrinking the bloc’s trade surplus and exposing a deeper structural weakness. The latest Eurostat data suggests Europe’s food sector may be becoming more dependent on external supply despite booming export numbers.

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Peter Smith Peter Smith Stock markets
1 week ago

Smart Money Is Suddenly Swarming IREN - Before Most Traders Even Notice

While much of the market remains focused on mega-cap AI names and Bitcoin itself, unusual options activity is rapidly building around IREN - and the positioning is starting to look difficult to ignore.

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Alex Dudov Alex Dudov Stock markets
1 week ago

Tesla Shanghai Exports Are Rebounding Again: What Happens Next?

New export charts tracking Tesla Giga Shanghai deliveries are fueling speculation that the company could be heading into another major international shipment cycle after several volatile quarters.

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Alex Dudov Alex Dudov Gas & oil
1 week ago

Saudi Aramco Is Emerging as the Ultimate Winner of the New Energy Order

Saudi Aramco earned more in Q1 2026 than Exxon, Chevron, Shell, and BP combined, highlighting a growing trend reshaping global energy markets: scale, low-cost production, and geopolitical infrastructure are becoming more valuable than diversification.

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Artem Voloskovets Artem Voloskovets Global economy
1 week ago

Could China Freeze $7 Trillion of Western Industry With One Export Decision?

A new chart from the International Energy Agency suggests nearly $7 trillion of Western economic value may depend on Chinese rare earth exports. The finding raises a larger question: are rare earths becoming more strategically important than semiconductors themselves?

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Marina Lubimova Marina Lubimova Gold
1 week ago

China Is Quietly Buying the Gold Dip While Markets Chase Risk Assets

While markets remain focused on AI stocks, crypto rallies, and risk-on momentum, China’s central bank is continuing to accumulate gold at one of the fastest rates in the world.

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Peter Smith Peter Smith Stock markets
1 week ago

Moderna Surges 19% After Deadly Virus Outbreak: The $54 Billion mRNA Bet Behind Hantavirus Panic

Moderna stock surged 19% after a rare hantavirus outbreak reignited investor interest in the company’s mRNA platform and biodefense potential. The market reaction revealed a bigger shift: Wall Street is increasingly valuing Moderna as scalable outbreak-response infrastructure rather than a traditional vaccine maker.

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Peter Smith Peter Smith Indicies
1 week ago

Wall Street Mixed After Open as Nasdaq Holds Relative Strength

U.S. stocks traded mixed after the opening bell on Friday, with technology shares showing relative resilience while the Dow Jones Industrial Average lagged behind broader markets.

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ASML Just Named the Next AI Bottleneck — and Elon Musk Is Part of It
5 hours ago
China’s Oil Imports Just Sent a Warning the Market May Be Ignoring
8 hours ago
Wall Street Is Quietly Pricing a Much Stronger Economy Than Headlines Suggest
1 day ago
The Iran Shock Is No Longer Just About Oil
1 day ago
The Stock Market Is Starting to Trade Like a Liquidity Machine
2 days ago
Italy’s Economy Has a Productivity Problem, Not Just a Growth Problem
2 days ago
America’s Emergency Oil Reserve Is No Longer Acting Like an Emergency Reserve
5 days ago
Consumers Haven’t Stopped Spending - They’ve Started Stretching
6 days ago
Imported Inflation May Be Quietly Returning
6 days ago
Why Semiconductor Revenue Is Exploding - And Why It Matters for the Entire Global Economy
1 week ago
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