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Markets

We track the plumbing — fiscal flows, rate regimes, positioning — rather than the daily tape. The goal is to understand the regime you are investing inside.

Macro & MarketsRCR–2026–010

The New Investment Cycle

The era of financial engineering is giving way to an era of physical building. What happens to rates, inflation, and market leadership when the world starts pouring concrete again.

28 JUL 2026 · 5 min
Macro & MarketsRCR–2026–009

Why the Dollar Still Matters

Reserve currency mechanics translated into plain English: why dollar strength tightens the whole world, and what the evidence really says about de-dollarization.

28 JUL 2026 · 6 min
Macro & MarketsRCR–2026–008

The Return of Industrial America

Factory construction spending tripled after 2021, peaked in 2024, and is now settling at a permanently higher plateau. Who actually benefits when a country starts making things again.

28 JUL 2026 · 5 min
Macro & MarketsRCR–2026–007

Liquidity Is Quietly Driving Markets Again

The Fed ended QT, the reverse repo facility drained to zero, and Treasury leans on bills. Here's the water system underneath asset prices, and how to read its gauges.

28 JUL 2026 · 5 min
Macro & MarketsRCR–2026–006

The Jobs Report That Changed Everything

June 2026's payroll report showed 57,000 jobs, downward revisions, and an unemployment rate falling for the wrong reason. Here's how to actually read jobs data, and why this stall matters.

28 JUL 2026 · 5 min
Macro & MarketsRCR–2026–005

Why Treasury Yields Matter More Than You Think

The 10-year Treasury yield is the price the rest of the financial world keys off. Here's how discounting actually works, and why a move from 4% to 4.7% reaches your street.

28 JUL 2026 · 5 min
Macro & MarketsRCR–2026–004

The Fiscal Dominance Era

America now spends about as much paying interest on its debt as it does on defense. That quietly changes who really steers the economy, and it isn't only the Fed.

26 JUL 2026 · 5 min
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