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Hormuz Forces Reassurance to Show Its Work

Hormuz Forces Reassurance to Show Its Work
— Margin Notes: 2026-09-03

Brent crude closed at $94.53 on Thursday, down 1.15%, after President Donald Trump said the US campaign against Iran would be brief and that the Strait of Hormuz remained under control....

Nvidia's $14 Billion Bet Meets a Higher Hurdle

Nvidia's $14 Billion Bet Meets a Higher Hurdle
— Margin Notes: 2026-09-02

Brent crude reached $95.57 on Wednesday, while US crude moved above $90, giving the latest Iran strikes a direct route into inflation expectations. US-Iran fighting lifted oil prices as shipping risk...

Treasuries Make Every Asset Explain Its Funding

Treasuries Make Every Asset Explain Its Funding
— Margin Notes: 2026-09-01

The US 10-year Treasury yield held at 4.77% on Tuesday, while the 30-year yield reached 5.269%, giving September an expensive opening paragraph. Global bond yields climbed to their highest levels...

The 4.71% Treasury Yield Raises the Cost of Every Shock

The 4.71% Treasury Yield Raises the Cost of Every Shock
— Margin Notes: 2026-08-31

US strikes on Iranian rocket launchers sent Brent crude to $90.53, a move that puts the Strait of Hormuz back at the center of the market’s inflation calculation....

Warsh Inherits a Market Priced for Growth

Warsh Inherits a Market Priced for Growth
— Margin Notes: 2026-08-28

US stock futures slipped before Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech, while the US 10-year Treasury yield held at 4.67%. The market is not waiting for a rate decision today; it is waiting for a...

Nvidia Prices the Era of Expensive Confidence

Nvidia Prices the Era of Expensive Confidence
— Margin Notes: 2026-08-27

Nvidia reported $96.2 billion in quarterly revenue after the market close, beating expectations and pointing to continued demand for AI infrastructure. The result supports the central growth story,...

Bitcoin’s $80,000 Verdict

Bitcoin’s $80,000 Verdict
— Margin Notes: 2026-08-25

Bitcoin climbed past $80,000, marking a three-month high and effectively pricing in a world where sovereign debt is viewed as a liability rather than a safe haven....

Bessent Buys Time, Markets Spend It

Bessent Buys Time, Markets Spend It
— Margin Notes: 2026-08-20

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s bond-buying initiative helped hold the US 10-year Treasury yield near 4.65%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.21%. The immediate result was familiar enough: bonds...

Nvidia’s Selloff Tests Which Stories Still Get Funded

Nvidia’s Selloff Tests Which Stories Still Get Funded
— Margin Notes: 2026-08-19

Nvidia fell 2.34% to $219.74, helping drag the Nasdaq down 1.33% as investors became less willing to treat every AI infrastructure project as an automatic winner....

US Treasuries Raise the Bar for Risk

US Treasuries Raise the Bar for Risk
— Margin Notes: 2026-08-18

The US 10-year Treasury yield reached 4.74% while the S&P 500 fell 0.52%, putting the day’s central argument in plain view: growth can still attract capital, but it no longer gets a free pass from...

Hon Hai's Profits Cannot Outrun the Discount Rate

Hon Hai's Profits Cannot Outrun the Discount Rate
— Margin Notes: 2026-08-12

Crude oil reached $83.54 on Wednesday as President Donald Trump claimed control over the Strait of Hormuz while the US and Iran moved further apart on the terms of any settlement....

Nvidia's $500 Billion Buildout Prices a Fragile World

Nvidia's $500 Billion Buildout Prices a Fragile World
— Margin Notes: 2026-08-11

Crude oil climbed to $83.62 on Tuesday after President Donald Trump hardened his position on Iran, making a negotiated reopening of the Strait of Hormuz harder to price as an imminent event....