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May 08, 2026 Chart of the week

When jet fuel stops being niche

Europe’s volatile jet-fuel buffers are less a story about aviation and more a warning of how a prolonged Hormuz shock could expose wider supply-chain fragilities.

Apr 24, 2026 Chart of the week

Bond markets: shaken, not unanchored

Markets are pricing more near-term inflation risk, but longer-term expectations remain comparatively calm.

Bonds, Americas, Inflation
Apr 17, 2026 Chart of the week

When gas determines power

Correlations in times of energy stress

Energy
Apr 10, 2026 Chart of the week

How oil shocks can breed demand destruction

When it comes to oil, the price spikes grab attention. Their more lasting effect may be demand that disappears - and does not fully return.

Commodities, Energy
Mar 27, 2026 Chart of the week

Gold in the stress test

How the precious metal behaves relative to the S&P 500 across different market phases.

Mar 20, 2026 Chart of the week

Energy shocks fade. Their echo does not.

When prices jump, households adjust fast. Their expectations do not.

Inflation
Mar 13, 2026 Chart of the week

What’s driving private-credit valuations?

Taking a closer look at what’s happening in BDCs

Alternatives
Mar 06, 2026 Chart of the week

Oil shocks don’t bite like they used to

Decades of efficiency and electrification have defanged a once-feared macro risk — even as Middle East tensions keep markets jumpy.

Politics
Feb 27, 2026 Chart of the week

A sunny 2026 for the Australian dollar?

The Australian dollar currently has a wide range of monetary, economic and political factors on its side

Currencies, Monetary policy
Feb 20, 2026 Chart of the week

Does the Fed’s balance sheet have a price tag?

Even a quieter, less interventionist Fed would only shrink its footprint very cautiously. Partly this reflects changes to the financial plumbing in recent decades.

Americas, Inflation
Feb 13, 2026 Chart of the week

Copper between shortage and stockpiling

A physically tight market is keeping prices close to their record highs.

Raw materials
Feb 06, 2026 Chart of the week

A precious-metals reality check

The latest sell off was a dramatic reminder that precious metals can move in bursts. Inflation adjusted prices are still at levels rarely seen in modern history.

Commodities
Jan 30, 2026 Chart of the week

Yields spike, costs lag

Markets can reprice JGBs overnight, but the real fault line between volatility and vulnerability is when the effective interest rate surpasses growth

Bonds
Jan 23, 2026 Chart of the week

Tight by comparison

Increasingly, shrinking Eurozone spreads say less about European virtues and more about anxieties in many of the world’s other bond markets.

Fixed Income, Europe
Jan 16, 2026 Chart of the week

U.S. small caps: Ready for a comeback?

Have small caps seen a weak decade, or were large caps simply off the charts?

Equities
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