A JP Morgan Commodities Research table listing specific oil and gas assets hit across the Middle East, including pipelines, terminals, ports, depots, and fields in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iran, Iraq, and Oman. The table details drone strikes, missile attacks, and fires causing capacity outages, with examples like partial shutdowns at Saudi East-West pipeline, full disruptions…
The information, factually confirmed by multi-source convergence (including the Financial Times of April 8, 2026), establishes that Iran now demands payments in cryptocurrencies (BTC, stablecoins) and in Yuan for oil transit through the Strait of Hormuz, completely bypassing SWIFT.
This mechanism, controlled by the IRGC, sets a rate of $1 per barrel, creating an…
The Brent oil market shows an extreme divergence between the paper price (futures contracts) at $109 and the physical price (spot) at $141, a $32 gap reflecting a strong "backwardation." Normally, future prices are higher than spot prices (contango) due to storage costs; this inversion signals an immediate scarcity of physical oil. The $141 price…
UBS analysts forecast a significant increase in gold prices, predicting a rise of 20% to reach $6,200 per ounce by the end of 2026, up from current levels. This projection persists despite gold's subdued performance following the conflict with Iran, where it failed to act as a strong safe-haven asset, contrasting with its 65% surge…
The current outperformance of gold (XAU) and mining stocks over the rest of the market (especially technology) is not a temporary anomaly. It results from the "double commoditization" of AI and software, which is destroying the monetization model of intellectual capital. As intelligence becomes a cheap and widely available commodity, the physical resources needed to…
Historical Context: The Great Treasury Unwind
China's US Treasury holdings have undergone 'systematic liquidation' over 12+ years:
PeriodHoldings ($B)Δ vs PeakDriversMarket ImpactNov 2013 (Peak)$1,320—Accumulation phase: China recycles trade surplus into TreasuriesNone (buying)2014-2016$1,250-5.3%First diversification: Silk Road infrastructure, A-shares supportMinimal2017-2019$1,120-15.2%Trade War I: Trump tariffs, retaliation via Treasury sales10Y yield +50bp2020-2022$980-25.8%COVID, SWIFT weaponization fears (Russia precedent)Offset by…
Is the era of paper gold over?
The massive sell-off that shook the precious metals markets last week was not a standard correction, but a planned "liquidity event" and a "crash," according to mining magnate Frank Giustra, who warns that the 50-year dominance of "paper gold" prices is coming to a chaotic end. …
INTRIDUCTION
Les pages 40-41 du rapport de la BoE indiquent que de nombreuses valorisations d'actifs risqués. Notamment celles des entreprises technologiques axées sur l'IA, restent "matériellement tendues". Les valorisations boursières américaines approchent les niveaux observés lors de la bulle Internet de 2000. De même, les valorisations au Royaume-Uni atteignent des niveaux comparables à ceux…
A. Membres actifs (Full Participants)
1. Digital Currency Institute, People's Bank of China (PBOC)
Rôle : Leader de facto du projet.
Actif déployé : e-CNY (yuan numérique)
Lancé : pilote 2020, expansion 2021-2025
Adoption domestique : 260 millions utilisateurs (2025)
Volume : 7 trillions CNY (~1 trillion USD) cumulés depuis 2020
Avantage stratégique : durant…
1. Les experts américains en IA considèrent que pour conserver leur leadership, les États-Unis ont besoin de plus d'électricité et doivent ponctionner davantage de cerveaux étrangers.
Récemment, Ben Buchanan et Tantum Collins, d'éminentes personnalités, ont publié un article avertissant du risque que les États-Unis perdent leur domination dans le domaine de l'IA, craignant que la…
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