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Oil disruption, doubts about the speed of AI development, and a 10-year yield near 5% collided on Monday. Stocks weakened as Wall Street discovered that its two biggest assumptions—cheap energy and unstoppable technology—were no longer cooperating. What Today’s Tape Is Saying Wall Street began the week with three problems and nowhere comfortable to hide. The
Oil Stayed Above $100. AI Hit the Brakes. Bonds Held the Line. Read More »
The 10-year yield reached 4.944% as surging oil, rising producer prices, and Middle East escalation pushed the market’s 5% danger line within touching distance. What Today’s Tape Is Saying Thursday’s market message was not subtle. WTI crude climbed 1.47% to $103.99, while Brent rose 1.32% to $109.05. The 10-year Treasury yield surged to 4.944%, and
Oil Hit $109. The 10-Year Knocked on Heaven’s Door. Read More »
Oil approached $100, Treasury yields climbed and stocks fell as geopolitical risk returned to the market’s most sensitive pressure point: inflation. What Today’s Tape Is Saying Wall Street returned from the holiday weekend and received an expensive reminder: geopolitics does not stay overseas when it reaches the oil market. The Dow fell 1.18%, the S&P
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