Andres Ocampo
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An underappreciated channel of how the US blockade works is to cause panic and capital flight in Iran. That's why the Rial is falling sharply. A country like Iran sees its currency as a status symbol, so they'll have resisted this until it got impossible. robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/what-a-succe…






Argentina is the only country where money supply is contracting at a double-digit rate. Meanwhile, the rest of the world continues to expand credit with little to no monetary discipline. None of us own enough hard assets. tavicosta.substack.com/p/macro-update



US wheat prices are surging: US wheat futures prices jumped +4.1% on Tuesday, to ~$6.58 per bushel, the highest since June 2024. Prices have risen +30% since the start of the year, driven by persistent drought across the US Plains farming region and soaring fertilizer costs. Only 30% of the US wheat crop is currently rated good or excellent by the USDA, while the proportion rated poor or very poor continues to rise. Wheat plants are also maturing too early due to drought stress, with 34% already forming grain heads versus the 5-year average of 21%, a sign the harvest could be significantly smaller than usual. Meanwhile, US farmers are set to plant the least wheat since records began in 1919, as high costs for fertilizer, seeds, and equipment have made the crop increasingly difficult to grow profitably. Food inflation pressures are set to accelerate.

🇺🇸 U.S. oil exports hit a record 6.4 million barrels per day






Encuesta Invamer Colombia Opina #21, presenta una victoria aplastante de Iván Cepeda (44.7% en primera vuelta y gana todos los escenarios de segunda vuelta). Pero, los titulares ignoran problemas graves en la metodología que sesgan los resultados a favor de Cepeda: Tasa de no respuesta del 72.5%: De cada 4 puertas tocadas, 3 personas se negaron. El sample final (3.800 encuestados) no es representativo: son personas dispuestas a recibir a un extraño en su casa para una entrevista larga y política. Esto excluye sistemáticamente a profesionales urbanos, hombres de 30-40 años, gente con preocupaciones de privacidad y quienes desconfían de los medios que financian la encuesta. Precisamente los segmentos donde Paloma Valencia y Abelardo de la Espriella rinden mejor. Sesgo demográfico claro (página de ficha técnica): 26.3% tienen 55 años o más. 51.4% estratos 1 y 2. 30% amas de casa, jubilados y desempleados. 22.4% zona rural. Este perfil coincide exactamente con el voto de Cepeda. Los jóvenes profesionales urbanos (base natural de Paloma y del voto anti-establishment de Abelardo) son “invisibles” para este método de encuesta puerta a puerta. Problema territorial: La encuesta incluye municipios con fuerte presencia de disidencias FARC y ELN (Litoral del San Juan, Tumaco, Saravena, Puerto Guzmán, Uribe, Cáceres, etc.), que históricamente presionan electoralmente a favor del petrismo. La propia encuesta reporta que el 58.1% de los encuestados dice que hay presencia de grupos armados. Invamer reemplazó 14 municipios por “problemas de orden público”, justamente donde la oposición es más fuerte. El sesgo de coerción queda incorporado en los números de Cepeda. Conclusión: las 60 páginas completas cuentan una historia diferente (y similar a la de Polymarket) a los los cross-tabs que publican los medios

Doing business with sanctioned Iranian airlines risks exposure to U.S. sanctions. Foreign governments should take all actions necessary to ensure that companies in their jurisdictions do not provide services to those aircraft, including the provision of jet fuel, catering, landing fees or maintenance. Under Economic Fury, the @USTreasury will impose maximum pressure on Iran and will not hesitate to act against any third parties that facilitate or conduct business with Iranian entities. wsj.com/livecoverage/i…


🚨 President Trump has issued a new ultimatum on Iran, telling Fox News Iran has just 3 days before its oil pipelines naturally “explode from within.” He claimed the backup of oil created as a result of the U.S. naval blockade will cause catastrophic mechanical stress that will lead to spontaneous explosions "in the earth" and within the transport lines if the flow is not restored. Energy analysts and engineers generally disagree. Pipelines have safety valves and sensors designed to shut down pumping long before pressure reaches explosive levels. If oil cannot move, operators typically stop production at the source. Some analysts believe Iran has 2-3 months of inland storage before it will need to drastically cut production.














