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Commodities·Update

Global Oil Market Update

Why oil remains elevated despite the recovery in physical supply

SOURCE · 12 OCT 2026ORIGINAL PAPER
Equities·Deep dive

AI Infrastructure Is Moving From an Adoption Cycle Into a Utilization Cycle

Why agentic AI suggests we may still be underestimating hyperscaler demand, cloud growth and the duration of the data-center buildout

SOURCE · OCT 2026ORIGINAL PAPER
Commodities·Update

The Energy Peak, Refining Normalization and the Next Major Repricing in Global Bonds

Research update — September 30, 2026

SOURCE · 30 SEPT 2026ORIGINAL PAPER
Equities·Deep dive

Main Full-Risk Portfolio

Investment manager's report

SOURCE · 25 SEPT 2026ORIGINAL PAPER
Equities·Framework

AI Compute to 2030: Scarcity Migrates, It Does Not Disappear

A physical and financial underwriting of how much AI capacity can be delivered, where the bottleneck moves next, and what OpenAI and Anthropic must earn to support their infrastructure commitments.

SOURCE · 08 AUG 2026ORIGINAL PAPER
Equities·Framework

The week uncertainty clears

Why the final week of July is a credible Nasdaq bottoming window - and why Friday should be treated as the decisive confirmation session rather than a preordained low.

SOURCE · 26 JUL 2026ORIGINAL PAPER
Commodities·Framework

Gold's bear market is real; the macro turn is not yet here

The January blow-off has been removed. The durable bottom should come when falling real rates, not balance-sheet optics, change the opportunity cost of holding gold.

SOURCE · 17 JUL 2026ORIGINAL PAPER

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