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China ADRs Beat U.S., Oil Slips on Russia-Ukraine Energy Truce, AI Slowdown Calls Rattle Chips
Oil falls on a fragile energy-strike pause, AI slowdown calls trigger a chip sell-off, and Chinese ADRs top U.S. names ahead of the Fed.
AI Stocks Dip as Safety Warnings Grow While Oil Nears $105 on Saudi Pipeline Strike
AI chip stocks fall on safety-slowdown fears while crude oil climbs toward $105 after a drone strike halts a key Saudi pipeline.
AI Leaders Call for a Slowdown as the Fed Weighs a Rate Hike
Top AI executives urge slowing model development while a possible Fed rate hike and rising crude oil weigh on markets.
AI Safety Fears Hit Chip Stocks as Oil Jumps Past $100 on Middle East Strike
AI safety warnings pull chip stocks lower while a drone strike on a Middle East pipeline pushes crude oil above $100 a barrel.
Fed Rate Hike Odds, $100 Oil, and Why the S&P Could Hit 9,000 Without an Iran War
Markets price an 80%+ chance of a Fed rate hike as oil nears $100, but the smart bet may be no hike, with the S&P 500 held down only by war.
The Case for $9,000 Gold and a Much Bigger Move in Silver
Why gold's four-fold rise may double again, silver lags far behind base metals, and a 16-year commodity channel just broke out.
US and China Split on AI Speed as DeepSeek Ships a New Model
US AI leaders push to slow development on safety fears while China accelerates, plus a heavy week ahead for central banks and data.
Why $105 Is the Line That Decides Where Crude Oil Goes Next
Crude nears $100 as war risk premium builds, but $105 resistance, demand destruction, and a supply glut point toward a lower path.
Benign CPI Sets Up a Tricky Rate Call for Kevin Warsh
A mostly in-line CPI print pushed core inflation to a 5-year low, yet crude oil and diesel spikes keep a Fed rate hike near-certain.
Hot August PPI and $103 Crude Push Fed Rate Hike Odds to 70%
August wholesale inflation ran hotter than expected and oil topped $100, lifting odds of a Fed rate hike next week to about 70%.
Why Gold, Copper and Debt Point to Higher Prices Ahead
Gold, copper and other metals are set to rise as the dollar loses value, while Fed rate policy and tariffs deepen the debt and inflation trap.
$100 Oil Is a "Speed Bump" If the U.S.-Iran War Widens
Why $90 oil is still tolerable, $120 threatens recession, and attacks on Saudi facilities could push crude far past $100.
Silver, Gold Miners, and the Coming Repricing Against Gold
Why silver and mining stocks sit at extreme lows against gold, and how a spread breakout could trigger a fast repricing.
Silver's Hidden Deficit and the Coming Repricing Shock
Why six years of silver deficits, suppressed prices, and shifting global trust could trigger a sudden repricing toward $200-$300 or more.
August Jobs Beat Forecasts With 162,000 Added as Diesel Sets Record High
August payrolls rose 162,000 with big upward revisions, jobless rate held at 4.1%, while diesel hit a record $5.85 and crude stayed near $90.
Yen Hits One-Month High as BOJ Rate Hike Looms; Tesla Cybercab and Jobs Report in Focus
The yen rallied to 155 on rate-hike bets, Tesla unveils its Cybercab, and a key August jobs report looms.
Energy Sector Buy Opportunities: Refiners and LNG Exporters Gain from Supply Shocks
How the Iran conflict, tight refining capacity, and Qatar's LNG outage created buy opportunities in refiners and U.S. natural gas exporters.
The Global Monetary Reset: How Washington May Weaponize Gold to Escape Its Debt
How the US may revalue its gold reserves to fund $40 trillion in debt while debasing the dollar, and why central banks are stacking gold.
10-Year Yield Hits 2-Year High as Oil Spikes on U.S.-Iran Tensions
The 10-year Treasury yield broke 4.8% to a two-year high, oil topped $92 on Iran tensions, and ADP showed just 38,000 jobs added.
Bond Selloff Deepens as Yields Spike and the Robotaxi Race Speeds Up
Global bond yields hit multi-year highs, oil jumps on Iran tension, and Waymo, Zoox, and Tesla push the robotaxi race forward.