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The US 10-Year Yield Just Hit 5.35%. Tech Stocks Have a Problem.

The US 10-year Treasury yield touched 5.35% on October 7, 2026, reaching territory investors had not seen since 2002. It was an extraordinary number for the world’s most important government bond market, but the implications extend well beyond Treasury traders. For investors holding Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon, growth stocks or Nasdaq ETFs, the problem is not […]

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Bitcoin, Gold and Copper Are Telling Different Apocalypse Stories

Bitcoin is back around the $65,000 line. Copper has pushed above $14,000 per tonne. Gold, after trading above $5,000 earlier this year, is climbing again as markets rethink the Federal Reserve and the dollar. At first glance, this looks like one giant fear trade. Buy the hard stuff. Sell the future. Prepare for monetary debasement, […]

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VIX Watch: Why the Fear Index Just Spiked Above 21

The VIX just woke up. After spending much of the past month grinding around the mid-teens, the Cboe Volatility Index jumped to around 21.5 on Friday, pushing back above the psychological 20 line. That does not mean “market crash.” But it does mean one thing very clearly: investors are suddenly paying more for protection. Table […]

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The Fed Recast: New Chair, Same Summer Cliffhanger

The Federal Reserve has a new lead actor, but the plot has not changed: inflation is still sticky, markets are still addicted to forward guidance, and everyone is trying to guess whether the next big twist is a rate cut, a rate hike, or another long season of “please wait for more data.” Kevin Warsh […]

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