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Bo Nichols
Six Structural Moves That Drove Markets This Week

May 2, 2026

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5 min read

Six Structural Moves That Drove Markets This Week

The headline said AI boom. The structure said something more complicated.

Dio Pouerie
Bo Nichols
Dio Pouerie, +1
The Dissenters Went Public. Kashkari Named Rate Hikes.

May 1, 2026

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5 min read

The Dissenters Went Public. Kashkari Named Rate Hikes.

All three dissenting Fed presidents spoke today. Exxon named two months to ramp after reopening. US gas hits 17-month low while global prices soar.

Dio Pouerie
Bo Nichols
Dio Pouerie, +1
The AI Debt Terms Are Changing

May 1, 2026

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5 min read

The AI Debt Terms Are Changing

Meta's bond demand shrank 23% in six months, Blue Owl sold SpaceX at $1.25 trillion to cover credit losses, and memory stocks fell on record beats.

Dio Pouerie
Bo Nichols
Dio Pouerie, +1
The Depreciation Wave Is $430 Billion. The Clock Started.

Apr 30, 2026

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6 min read

The Depreciation Wave Is $430 Billion. The Clock Started.

AI capex creates certain costs before uncertain revenue. PCE confirmed stagflation. Capital is moving from US to Europe fast.

Dio Pouerie
Bo Nichols
Dio Pouerie, +1
Rerun Your Rate Assumption After Four Dissents

Apr 30, 2026

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5 min read

Rerun Your Rate Assumption After Four Dissents

The most divided Fed vote since 1992 just broke the rate path consensus, $700 billion in AI capex landed from four companies in one afternoon, and the Maritime Freedom Construct named what Hormuz reopening actually requires.

Dio Pouerie
Bo Nichols
Dio Pouerie, +1
The SpaceX S-1 Has One Risk That Changes Everything.

Apr 29, 2026

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5 min read

The SpaceX S-1 Has One Risk That Changes Everything.

Musk dependency risk is in the filing. Energy coordination is gone. Europe's fuel hedge covers cost but not availability.

Dio Pouerie
Bo Nichols
Dio Pouerie, +1
Run the Renegotiation Scenario Before Wednesday's Numbers

Apr 29, 2026

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5 min read

Run the Renegotiation Scenario Before Wednesday's Numbers

Non-cancellable AI contracts get renegotiated when anchor customers miss targets. Dimon named a bond crisis and a credit recession. Booking's demand destruction extends through June.

Dio Pouerie
Bo Nichols
Dio Pouerie, +1
The UAE Left OPEC. The Dollar Swap Story Changed.

Apr 28, 2026

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5 min read

The UAE Left OPEC. The Dollar Swap Story Changed.

UAE exits OPEC May 1. Iran is two weeks from tank tops. The Fed easing phrase may not survive Wednesday.

Dio Pouerie
Bo Nichols
Dio Pouerie, +1
Stress-Test Your OpenAI Position Before Wednesday

Apr 28, 2026

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5 min read

Stress-Test Your OpenAI Position Before Wednesday

OpenAI missed revenue and user targets while its CFO questioned the IPO timeline, Dalio confirmed stagflation means no cuts, and China ordered Meta to unwind a completed AI acquisition four months after close.

Dio Pouerie
Bo Nichols
Dio Pouerie, +1
OpenAI Ended Microsoft's Exclusive Partnership. The Map Changed.

Apr 27, 2026

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5 min read

OpenAI Ended Microsoft's Exclusive Partnership. The Map Changed.

OpenAI sells across any cloud now. Musk-Altman trial opens today. Goldman named a $25 billion sell mechanism.

Dio Pouerie
Bo Nichols
Dio Pouerie, +1
Tillis Dropped His Hold. Warsh Has a Wednesday Vote. The Rate Question Just Changed.

Apr 27, 2026

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5 min read

Tillis Dropped His Hold. Warsh Has a Wednesday Vote. The Rate Question Just Changed.

The two-step PMD named Friday completed in 48 hours. Goldman pushed Gulf normalization to end-June. Software loans are sorting into winners and losers. And private credit earnings start this week.

Dio Pouerie
Bo Nichols
Dio Pouerie, +1
Five Questions the Market Has to Answer This Week

Apr 26, 2026

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6 min read

Five Questions the Market Has to Answer This Week

Last week built the case. This week the Fed, earnings, inflation, and consumers decide whether it survives.

Dio Pouerie
Bo Nichols
Dio Pouerie, +1
Six Structural Moves That Drove Markets This Week

Apr 25, 2026

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6 min read

Six Structural Moves That Drove Markets This Week

The headline said recovery. The structure said something else.

Dio Pouerie
Bo Nichols
Dio Pouerie, +1
The Powell Probe Ended. Every Rate Model Just Changed.

Apr 24, 2026

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The Powell Probe Ended. Every Rate Model Just Changed.

DOJ closed the Powell probe. JPMorgan says oil must rise further. DeepSeek closed the AI gap cheaply.

Dio Pouerie
Bo Nichols
Dio Pouerie, +1
The Yuan Data Just Confirmed What PMD Named April 20.

Apr 24, 2026

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4 min read

The Yuan Data Just Confirmed What PMD Named April 20.

CIPS hit 1.2 trillion yuan in a single day. SAP made de-escalation a guidance condition. SpaceX's IPO must repay a $20 billion bridge loan before funding AI.

Dio Pouerie
Bo Nichols
Dio Pouerie, +1
Iran Seized Two Ships. Hormuz Stopped.

Apr 23, 2026

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4 min read

Iran Seized Two Ships. Hormuz Stopped.

First ship seizures in eight weeks. SpaceX S-1 shows a $6.4B AI loss. Europe has four to six weeks of jet fuel.

Dio Pouerie
Bo Nichols
Dio Pouerie, +1
Moody's Just Called Private Credit's First Real Test. The Numbers Are Not Pretty.

Apr 23, 2026

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Moody's Just Called Private Credit's First Real Test. The Numbers Are Not Pretty.

Direct lending stress is growing on multiple fronts. SoftBank is borrowing against OpenAI shares at 7.88%. ServiceNow quantified the war's impact on enterprise software in basis points.

Dio Pouerie
Bo Nichols
Dio Pouerie, +1
Cursor Shock Lands | Blackstone Reopens Market | Adobe Doubles Down

Apr 22, 2026

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Cursor Shock Lands | Blackstone Reopens Market | Adobe Doubles Down

Cursor option lands before June 8. Blackstone prices private credit at 255 over. Adobe bets $25 billion against AI disruption.

Dio Pouerie
Bo Nichols
Dio Pouerie, +1
The Iran Talks Collapsed. Every Ceasefire Trade Just Got Repriced.

Apr 22, 2026

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The Iran Talks Collapsed. Every Ceasefire Trade Just Got Repriced.

Vance's trip is delayed indefinitely. Trump asked about resuming attacks. United cut earnings by $4 per share overnight. And Warsh walked back the rate cut thesis under pressure.

Dio Pouerie
Bo Nichols
Dio Pouerie, +1
Warsh Rewired the Entire Macro Setup in One Hearing

Apr 21, 2026

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Warsh Rewired the Entire Macro Setup in One Hearing

Gasoline printed the headline. Everything underneath says slowdown. Rates just reclaimed control.

Dio Pouerie
Bo Nichols
Dio Pouerie, +1
Anthropic Just Named the Problem PMD Identified April 13

Apr 21, 2026

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Anthropic Just Named the Problem PMD Identified April 13

Amazon committed $25 billion more to Anthropic. The company admitted infrastructure strain is hurting performance. Tim Cook is stepping down. And Howard Marks said this is not a market on sale.

Dio Pouerie
Bo Nichols
Dio Pouerie, +1
Warsh's Rate Cut Case Is Already Running Into His Future Colleagues

Apr 20, 2026

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4 min read

Warsh's Rate Cut Case Is Already Running Into His Future Colleagues

Warsh's thesis meets resistance Tuesday. Records built on two stocks. Bonds priced the other side.

Dio Pouerie
Bo Nichols
Dio Pouerie, +1
The Gulf's Largest Financial Hub Just Asked Washington for a Lifeline

Apr 20, 2026

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The Gulf's Largest Financial Hub Just Asked Washington for a Lifeline

The UAE raised the idea of a dollar swap line with Treasury. Tillis confirmed there is no path for Warsh. Private credit is moving into consumer debt.

Dio Pouerie
Bo Nichols
Dio Pouerie, +1
Five Questions This Week Forces the Market to Answer

Apr 19, 2026

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Five Questions This Week Forces the Market to Answer

Last week built the thesis. This week the numbers either hold it or break it.

Dio Pouerie
Bo Nichols
Dio Pouerie, +1
Six Things That Actually Mattered This Week

Apr 18, 2026

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5 min read

Six Things That Actually Mattered This Week

The surface said recovery. The structure said something else.

Dio Pouerie
Bo Nichols
Dio Pouerie, +1
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