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Energy risk
1 video · 1h 34mBrent spiked on Houthi strikes on Saudi airports then partially retraced; a claimed Russia-Ukraine energy truce was disputed by Moscow and diesel tightness is the inflation tell.
Brent spikes on Saudi airport strikes as equities stay focused on AI earnings
Renewed Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia's main airport pushed Brent sharply higher before it partially retraced, and a claimed Russia-Ukraine energy truce was disputed by Moscow. Equities largely brushed off the geopolitics, focusing on AI-linked chip and hyperscaler earnings, while the briefing flags a diesel-led energy crunch reviving inflation and bond-market pressure.
China policy
1 video · 1h 32mThe EU-China hybrid cap (350k units a year) came with tariff rollbacks and a rare-earth fast lane; Beijing rolled over roughly 550bn yuan of local bond quotas and the yuan hit its strongest level since 2022.
China and the EU cap hybrid car shipments as Beijing rolls over a 550bn yuan quota
China and the EU agreed to cap Chinese hybrid vehicle shipments into Europe at roughly 350,000 units annually from December, in exchange for Beijing cutting tariffs on EU auto parts, food and footwear plus a fast-track channel for rare earths. Beijing also rolled over roughly 550 billion yuan of unspent local bond quotas and the yuan touched its strongest level since 2022.
Critical minerals
1 video · 37mA sponsored mining interview favors defense metals — tungsten, rare earths, antimony — and recommends holding 12-20% cash while warning many juniors are promotional.
A mining specialist recommends 12-20% cash and defense-critical metals in a sponsored segment
John Feneck recommends holding 12-20% cash, avoids the S&P 500 and real estate on tech concentration and recession risk, and favors gold, silver and defense-critical minerals — especially tungsten, rare earths and related metals — as US-China decoupling continues. He warns many juniors are promotional, and the video is paid promotional content.
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TUNGSTEN — · FSTTF -6.8% · FTEL -6.2% · DPRO +2.5% · ITA -0.2% · FRSPF +3.3%Lula needs about 62% of remaining runoff votes as the center-right consolidates behind Flávio
The panel argues Lula's path to overturning a runoff deficit is very difficult: with abstention flat he needs about 62% of remaining votes while Flávio needs about 38%, and eliminated center-right candidates' supporters are already consolidating behind Flávio. Abstention and vote transfer are the main variables.
Euro-area long-end fiscal risk premium still skews higher, with France the pressure point
Bloomberg's Adam Linton says back-end euro-area fiscal risk premium still skews higher with France the main pressure point on budget gridlock, low growth, social unrest and 2027 election risk; ECB support tools are unlikely to trigger at current levels. He doubts UK political risk adds much more premium, and flags US CPI/PPI and the Fed's October decision as key catalysts.