Jason Polansky
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Jason Polansky
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TURKEY WEIGHS GOLD DEFENSE AS WAR SHAKES MARKETS The Iran war is driving sharp regional volatility, with Turkey preparing measures to protect its currency. Officials say the central bank is considering using its gold reserves, including possible gold-for-FX swaps in London. The move highlights growing pressure on emerging markets as conflict risks escalate.


A new geopolitical equilibrium could emerge in the Middle East that includes almost constant kinetic action and YET markets could be OK with that. The 1980 Iran-Iraq war is a good example of that. All that matters is whether ships go through Hormuz. That's it.


The run-up in energy prices is making a very awkward Fed transition even more fraught. This was already complicated. Kevin Warsh's confirmation is stalled by the DOJ probe and the Tillis blockade. Plus, unlike every incoming Fed chair since Volcker, Warsh has promised a sharp break with his predecessor—not continuity. Now markets are pricing rate hikes as just as likely as cuts this year, which could leave Warsh in a bind between the president who selected him and the committee he'll lead. When oil prices surged in 2008 after an interval of aggressive cuts, Warsh argued forcefully that inflation risks "predominate as the greater risk" and suggested the Fed's next move should be to hike. Trump expects the opposite. wsj.com/economy/centra…


This Bessent performance on Meet the Press is a disaster. My god.



The reason why I can't say balls deep energy is because the landscape is so volatile. Who is going to have headline risk? Field disruptions. Rig suspensions. Shut-Ins. Windfall taxes. Export bans. And of course ceasefire. Really dangerous environment for investment.

Surprised more people arent talking about 1990. Payrolls contracted in the month before the surge in oil prices, which tipped the economy more forcefully into recession. Fed couldn't respond sufficiently, delaying its cutting cycle for 6 months, until energy prices came down



Some uranium context, shall we? The bulk of the French fleet are 900MW (32 units) and 1300MW (20 units). Both of these designs have been given regulatory clearance to reach 50 years of operation (with individual reactor assessments and upgrades). Extensions to 60 years is under active evaluation. The extension from 40 to 50 years of operation for these 52 reactors = a whopping additional 250 million lbs. of uranium demand.








