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Monthly letters on rates, earnings, technology, liquidity and the forces reshaping the global economy.

Latest LetterSeptember 2026

Monthly Macro Letter · 15 pages

The Tug of War

Earnings growth is pulling one way. The cost of money is pulling the other. September traces a market caught between resilient growth and a sharp rise in long-term yields. The letter examines the changing buyers of government debt, the pressure on the yen carry trade and the continuing scale of the AI investment cycle.

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ArchiveJune — August 2026

August 2026 · 16 pages

The Earnings Put

The market no longer counts on the Fed to protect asset prices. It counts on earnings. A close look at the bond market, rising global yields and why technology earnings remained the market’s central support.

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July 2026 · 9 pages

Dislocation, Not a Verdict

A violent Nasdaq unwind met stronger evidence from the AI and memory economy. Market turbulence, concentrated forced selling and the observable earnings and spending signals that separate dislocation from deterioration.

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June 2026 · 8 pages

A Rare Market Path

Unusual overnight gaps met a durable AI infrastructure cycle. A statistical review of June’s market path, the economics of AI infrastructure and the geopolitical channels connecting oil, inflation and yields.

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