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18 Aug 2026

There is no more vol left to sell

Source: zerohedge Bloomberg

17 Aug 2026

All the AI revenue is fake. Really?

Source: Lance Roberts The Daily Shot

17 Aug 2026

Equity options on specific assets will begin trading at 7:15 ET starting this Monday (TODAY).

Here are the full requirements for eligibility for pre-market options trading: -the option class has an average daily volume of 150,000 contracts or higher -the underlying equity to the option has a $50 billion or higher market capitalization, and -the underlying equity to the option has an average daily traded volume of 10 million shares or higher. Source: Trend Spider

17 Aug 2026

The 🇯🇵 Japanese 10 year yield just jumped to 2.93%.

Can the parabolic rise continue without hurting global bond markets and stocks? Source: Financelot

17 Aug 2026

Donald Trump's net approval rating remains close to record low ahead of midterms

Nate Silver thru Christophe Barraud

17 Aug 2026

The Bloomberg Global Long Bond Index yield has surged to around 4.2%, its highest level since July 2008.

Long term government borrowing costs are now back at levels last seen during the global financial crisis. The good news is that bond yields are rising alongside earnings growth and real GDP growth upside revisions. The bad news: with governments carrying far more debt today, higher yields are making refinancing increasingly expensive. This could become a major pressure point for global financial markets. Source: Bloomberg

17 Aug 2026

In case you missed it.. Japan’s economy expanded 1.1% in the second quarter on an annualized basis, missing expectations for 2% growth as softer domestic demand offset strong exports.

This is the first full quarter to include the impact of the Iran war, which has brought energy prices higher for business and households. Source: CNBC

17 Aug 2026

The Fed is buying US Treasury bills (i.e short dated US government bonds) at a faster pace than during Covid.

- Covid: ~$320B - Last 7 months: ~$290B In just 7 months, the Fed has already bought almost as many Treasury bills as it did during Covid. In other words, the Fed is printing money to buy UST bills, thereby suppressing yields... How long until they will implement YCC? Source: Lukas Ekwueme

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