Carlos Artiles
The Now Habit
Book review of Neil Fiore's The Now Habit. What it teaches, who it is for, and how to put it to work.
The Ascent of Money
Book review of Niall Ferguson's The Ascent of Money. What it teaches, who it is for, and how to put it to work.
One Up on Wall Street
Book review of Peter Lynch's One Up on Wall Street. What it teaches, who it is for, and how to put it to work.
The Summit Was Warm but Light, and Today's Real Relief Comes From a Reported Phased Deal on Hormuz
The Trump-Xi summit, Xi's first US visit in over a decade, ended Thursday without a major breakthrough. Saxo's Charu Chanana called it “warm in tone but...
The 10-Year Just Hit a Two-Decade High, Oil Is Back Above $103, and Today Is the Actual Trump-Xi Summit
Wednesday delivered the sharpest reversal our research has tracked this month: the 10-year Treasury yield surged 15 basis points to 5.11%, its highest since...
Xi Arrives in Washington Today, and Markets Are Calibrating Toward “Trade Truce Extension,” Not a Breakthrough
Chinese President Xi Jinping begins a three-day visit to Washington today, with the actual Trump-Xi meeting landing tomorrow, Reuters describing it as “a grand...
Monday's Thesis Just Got Validated: Oil Fell Despite a Real Houthi Attack, and the Nasdaq Hit Its 21st Record of 2026
Monday delivered exactly the kind of session this brief flagged as the open question a day earlier, would markets' selective attention to positive catalysts...
The 2026 Economic Paradox: Energy Shock, Tight Money, and the AI Breakpoint
This could be the most consequential macroeconomic collision of 2026. Record diesel prices are tightening the physical economy. Central banks are keeping the...
Oil Retreats Despite Renewed Middle East Tensions, as Markets Choose to Price Thursday's Trump-Xi Summit Instead
Futures are rising to open a week headlined by Thursday's Trump-Xi meeting, with S&P 500 futures up about 0.5%, Nasdaq 100 futures up roughly 0.7%, and Dow...