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The DOE just committed $17.5 billion to nuclear

Jul 8, 2026

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The DOE just committed $17.5 billion to nuclear

Each partner has to put up $1 billion in equity before the government opens the vault.

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Power hit $2,000/MWh on PJM last Thursday

Jul 7, 2026

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Power hit $2,000/MWh on PJM last Thursday

The Western Hub benchmark settled at $1,222.75 — nearly triple last summer's peak.

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The Inflation Warning Europe Didn’t Expect This Soon

Dec 23, 2025

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The Inflation Warning Europe Didn’t Expect This Soon

An ECB policymaker is publicly flagging downside inflation risks — a shift that reshapes the central bank’s 2026 policy map before the data fully shows it.

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Equity Inflows Returned — But Not the Way Headlines Suggest

Dec 16, 2025

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Equity Inflows Returned — But Not the Way Headlines Suggest

The largest weekly inflow in a month masks growing concentration risk beneath the surface of global equity markets.

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India’s Bond Market Is Defying Its Central Bank

Dec 15, 2025

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India’s Bond Market Is Defying Its Central Bank

Rising yields despite a dovish stance signal deeper concerns about inflation, supply, and credibility — not policy confusion.

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The Inflation Signal Europe Didn’t Want — But Needed

Dec 11, 2025

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The Inflation Signal Europe Didn’t Want — But Needed

Europe was supposed to be past its inflation scares. Instead, November delivered an upside surprise that threw cold water on the market’s most aggressive rate-cut hopes for 2026.

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The Factory Signal That Says Tariffs Are Finally Hitting Demand

Dec 4, 2025

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The Factory Signal That Says Tariffs Are Finally Hitting Demand

U.S. manufacturing is still growing on paper — but November’s slowdown shows how higher prices are starting to choke demand and pile up inventory.

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XLE, XOP, or Midstream? A Yield-First Playbook for Choppy Crude

Dec 2, 2025

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XLE, XOP, or Midstream? A Yield-First Playbook for Choppy Crude

A practical flow-as-momentum playbook for sector rotation.

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The Rising Bills That Explain Why Consumers Feel Stuck

Dec 1, 2025

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The Rising Bills That Explain Why Consumers Feel Stuck

Households say inflation is easing — yet their everyday expenses tell a different story.

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The Mortgage Signal Hiding Behind Rising Rates

Nov 24, 2025

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The Mortgage Signal Hiding Behind Rising Rates

Mortgage rates rising is nothing new. But this week’s uptick wasn’t the story — the structure underneath was. As AP News reported, U.S. mortgage rates ticked up to 6.26%, the third consecutive weekly increase. But The Economist added the deeper signal: America’s mortgage machine is slowly dying.

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The Bank Liquidity Shift: What This Week’s H.8 Release Signals About 2026 Credit Risk

Nov 20, 2025

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The Bank Liquidity Shift: What This Week’s H.8 Release Signals About 2026 Credit Risk

The strongest credit signal this week didn’t come from spreads, yields, or earnings.

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