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<https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/the-10-year-treasury-yield-hits-a-19-year-high>

[The week in seven charts](https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/tag/the-week-in-seven-charts)

#### [The 10-year Treasury yield hits a 19-year high](https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/the-10-year-treasury-yield-hits-a-19-year-high)

Meanwhile, US earnings growth leaves the rest of the world behind. Each week, the Syz investment team takes you through the last seven days in seven charts.

**[Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/author/charles-henry-monchau)**

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28/09/2026

<https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/how-does-the-sp-500-perform-when-the-fed-starts-hiking>

[The week in seven charts](https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/tag/the-week-in-seven-charts)

#### [How does the S&P 500 perform when the Fed starts hiking?](https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/how-does-the-sp-500-perform-when-the-fed-starts-hiking)

Meanwhile, bond yields are rising across major markets. Each week, the Syz investment team takes you through the last seven days in seven charts.

**[Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/author/charles-henry-monchau)**

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21/09/2026

<https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/bond-market-vs-us-treasury-who-will-yield>

[The week in seven charts](https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/tag/the-week-in-seven-charts)

#### [Bond market vs US Treasury: who will yield?](https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/bond-market-vs-us-treasury-who-will-yield)

Nothing seems to curb the 10-year Treasury yield’s rise. Meanwhile, Japan’s currency defense is drying up it’s FX reserves and the S&P 500 is hiding something important. Each week, the Syz investment team takes you through the last seven days in seven charts.

**[Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/author/charles-henry-monchau)**

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14/09/2026

<https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/a-record-us-china-yield-gap>

[The week in seven charts](https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/tag/the-week-in-seven-charts)

#### [A record US-China yield gap?](https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/a-record-us-china-yield-gap)

Meanwhile, European countries are having their own bond crisis. Each week, the Syz investment team takes you through the last seven days in seven charts.

**[Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/author/charles-henry-monchau)**

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07/09/2026

<https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/nvidias-record-breaking-day>

[The week in seven charts](https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/tag/the-week-in-seven-charts)

#### [Nvidia’s record-breaking day](https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/nvidias-record-breaking-day)

Victoria’s Secret is back: a $100,000 investment has quadrupled since the Fashion Show’s return was announced. Each week, the Syz investment team takes you through the last seven days in seven charts.

**[Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/author/charles-henry-monchau)**

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31/08/2026

<https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/americas-40tn-debt-mountain>

[The week in seven charts](https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/tag/the-week-in-seven-charts)

#### [America’s $40tn debt mountain](https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/americas-40tn-debt-mountain)

Meanwhile, we compare US debt added under each president and explore the Swiss franc’s emergence as a new funding currency for carry trades. Each week, the Syz investment team takes you through the last seven days in seven charts.

**[Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/author/charles-henry-monchau)**

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24/08/2026

<https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/norways-sovereign-wealth-fund-goes-to-space>

[The week in seven charts](https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/tag/the-week-in-seven-charts)

#### [Norway’s sovereign wealth fund goes to space](https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/norways-sovereign-wealth-fund-goes-to-space)

Meanwhile, Buffet’s “Never bet against America" still rings true. Each week, the Syz investment team takes you through the last seven days in seven charts.

**[Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/author/charles-henry-monchau)**

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17/08/2026

<https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/the-us-economy-just-entered-the-phase-stocks-love-most>

[The week in seven charts](https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/tag/the-week-in-seven-charts)

#### [The US economy just entered the phase stocks love most](https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/the-us-economy-just-entered-the-phase-stocks-love-most)

China's gold buying is reaching extraordinary levels, while the scariest number in the AI boom is the one that never shows up on a balance sheet. Each week, the Syz investment team takes you through the last seven days in seven charts.

**[Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/author/charles-henry-monchau)**

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10/08/2026

<https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/how-leverage-turned-2026s-best-performing-hedge-fund-into-its-fastest-unwind>

[The week in seven charts](https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/tag/the-week-in-seven-charts)

#### [How leverage turned 2026's best-performing hedge fund into its fastest unwind](https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/how-leverage-turned-2026s-best-performing-hedge-fund-into-its-fastest-unwind)

Apple just proved earnings don't need an AI narrative. Big Tech, meanwhile, has gone from paying shareholders to asking them for cash. Each week, the Syz investment team takes you through the last seven days in seven charts.

**[Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/author/charles-henry-monchau)**

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03/08/2026

<https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/two-chokepoints-one-oil-shock>

[The week in seven charts](https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/tag/the-week-in-seven-charts)

#### [Two chokepoints, one oil shock](https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/two-chokepoints-one-oil-shock)

From tightening oil chokepoints to mounting AI-related debt and a widening credit-market divide, energy, capital and geopolitics are telling a single story of scarcity and strain. Each week, the Syz investment team takes you through the last seven days in seven charts.

**[Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/fast-food-for-thought/author/charles-henry-monchau)**

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27/07/2026

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