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Market commentary from the trading desk: trading and sales heads on flows and positioning in programs such as Goldman Sachs' The Markets, plus ZeroHedge's relays of desk market color (relays are leads only).

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  1. ZeroHedge23

    WTI Flat After Another Draw in Crude Inventories, Distillates at Seasonal Lows

    Official US crude inventories fell for a third consecutive week, with a larger-than-expected but smaller-than-anticipated draw compared to API data. Distillate inventories remain at seasonal historical lows. WTI crude prices were largely flat around $98 per barrel before and after the official inventory release. Shipping risks in the Middle East persist, with two tankers catching fire after hitting mines near the Strait of Hormuz and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s eastern oil-producing region. Physical crude markets in some areas are already showing signs of cooling.

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  2. ZeroHedge36

    Coinbase Report: Stablecoin Transfers Exceed $400M Per Hour in Q3 2026, 73% of Trading Occurs Outside Banking Hours

    A report commissioned by Coinbase from The Block Research shows that adjusted stablecoin transfers exceeded $400 million per hour in Q3 2026, reaching a quarterly total of $891 billion—more than triple the level in early 2023. Notably, 73% of trading activity occurred outside US banking hours.

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  3. ZeroHedge45

    China Imposes Export Restrictions on Drones and Heavy Machinery

    China’s Ministry of Commerce announced on October 19 that it is expanding drone export controls and restricting sales of certain heavy machinery to “sensitive countries,” effective November 18. The restricted drones include models with ranges exceeding 300 kilometers and beyond visual range (BVR) capabilities, along with their engines, operating systems, and manufacturing technology. Controls also cover key components of certain tunnel-boring machines, walking excavators, high-altitude concrete sprayers, and dredgers.

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  4. ZeroHedge22

    Russia Ready to Resume Three-Way Talks with Ukraine, Oil Prices Slip

    Russia is ready in principle to resume three-way talks with the US and Ukraine around November 10 to seek a permanent resolution to the war, and oil prices edged lower after the news. The move follows US envoy Steve Witkoff’s meeting with Putin in St. Petersburg, which the Kremlin described as generally productive but without announcing specific breakthroughs. The two sides also reached a Russian diesel release agreement, under which Russia released detained US national Stephen Hubbard.

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  5. ZeroHedge22

    Houthi Attack on Saudi Aramco Facility Kills Two; US Prepares More Diplomatic Evacuations in Riyadh

    The Houthi attack on a Saudi Aramco facility killed two people, and the US is preparing additional diplomatic evacuations in Riyadh. At least two more tanker attacks occurred in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours, with no crew injuries. Kpler data shows Persian Gulf oil exports exceeded pre-war levels in the week ending October 18, and Strait of Hormuz oil flows are around 82% of pre-war levels.

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  6. ZeroHedge23

    Kremlin Says China Has Begun Preparations for US-Russia-China Summit, Potentially in November

    Yury Ushakov, aide to the Russian president, revealed that China has begun preparations for a three-way meeting of the leaders of Russia, the United States, and China. If conditions align, the meeting could take place during the APEC summit in Shenzhen on November 17-18. The meeting is already being prepared at the expert level, with Ukraine and nuclear non-proliferation among the planned topics.

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21 OctWed
  1. ZeroHedge26

    Franklin Templeton Warns: No One Is Prepared for Eurozone Debt Crisis 2.0

    Sonal Desai, Chief Investment Officer of Fixed Income at Franklin Templeton, warns that no one is currently prepared for Eurozone Debt Crisis 2.0, noting that France's debt level is more than 10 times that of Greece during its crisis, making simple bailout solutions unfeasible. The spread between French and German 10-year government bonds has widened to 154 basis points, the highest level since early October. Franklin Templeton has adjusted its bond portfolios to favor shorter-duration Italian and French assets, while allocating to longer-duration Spanish and German government bonds.

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  2. ZeroHedge32

    Wall Street to See Largest Bonus Payouts in Industry History This Year

    According to analysis by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, securities industry profits in New York reached a record high for the first half of 2026, with full-year profits expected to exceed $90 billion, surpassing the $65.1 billion record set in 2025. If markets remain relatively stable, the industry will distribute year-end compensation and bonuses at record levels in early 2027. The report also notes that inflation, international geopolitical turmoil, and AI-related technological changes may impact industry performance, and New York State's heavy reliance on the financial sector will amplify the spillover effects of industry volatility.

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  3. ZeroHedge30

    Social Unrest and Fiscal Crisis Combine as French Bond Yields Surge to 24-Year High

    French 10-year government bond yields rose to 5% in early trading, the highest level since 2002, with the French-German 10-year spread approaching 160 basis points, a level not seen since the Eurozone debt crisis. Moody's will assess France's Aa3 rating later this week. France's public deficit currently stands at 5.4% of GDP, and national debt reaches 119% of GDP, the highest level since 1946. Analysis by Deutsche Bank shows that France is the most vulnerable economy among the 18 Eurozone countries to sovereign debt crisis risks.

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  5. ZeroHedge24

    Bolivia's Natural Gas Reserves Are Running Dry, Deepening Its Energy Crisis

    Bolivia's proven natural gas reserves have fallen to 3.7 trillion cubic feet, and exports have dropped by nearly 60% over the past decade. Natural gas accounts for about 70% of the country's power generation. Long-term underinvestment in the sector, combined with dwindling reserves, has triggered severe fuel shortages and economic turmoil. In September, the country's congress approved a $1.9 billion loan from the IMF, which was cleared by the IMF's executive board on October 2. The program requires Bolivia to cut fuel subsidies and significantly reduce public spending, and is expected to unlock up to $4 billion in additional financing from institutions such as the World Bank.

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  6. ZeroHedge28

    Japan's electricity prices rise over 25% week-on-week as LNG and coal costs surge

    According to Bloomberg, citing data from the Japan Electric Power Exchange, national electricity prices in Japan rose more than 25% on Monday from the previous week, reaching $0.19 (JPY 31.15) per kilowatt-hour. Spot LNG prices for December delivery in Northeast Asia averaged $29.30 per million British thermal units, the highest level since December 2022. Newcastle coal futures are up 30% from pre-war levels. Japan shifted to coal-fired power generation this summer due to high LNG prices, and some power plants are undergoing maintenance ahead of winter, further driving up electricity costs.

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  7. ZeroHedge43

    A Massive Divergence in the Rare Earth Market: Prices Up 23%, Miners Down 28%

    In an overnight report, Canaccord's Critical Minerals team noted that despite strong rare earth market fundamentals—including rising NdPr prices and high premiums paid by Western buyers—rare earth stocks have underperformed, showing a disconnect from fundamentals. Year-to-date, NdPr prices outside China have risen 23%, while rare earth producers tracked by Canaccord have fallen an average of 28%, and developers have dropped 17%. The report argues that recent stock performance has been driven more by global macro factors than by supply and demand fundamentals in the rare earth market itself.

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  8. ZeroHedge35

    SpaceX Beats Quarterly Expectations and Rises in After-Hours Trading; Musk Confirms Committees Are Discussing a Merger with Tesla

    SpaceX released its second quarterly earnings report since going public, posting revenue of $14.58 billion and net income of $4.4 billion—both well above Wall Street expectations. Its shares rose about 5% in after-hours trading. On the earnings call, Elon Musk confirmed that both SpaceX and Tesla have formed special committees to discuss a merger, noting that the combination offers significant value, but also cautioning that markets may be overestimating the certainty of a deal.

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  9. ZeroHedge19

    U.S. Nears Deal with Russia to Release Detained Americans as Witkoff Heads to Moscow

    According to ABC and The New York Times, U.S.-Russia negotiations have entered a final stage, with a deal expected to release several American citizens detained by Russia, including Stephen Hubbard, a 72-year-old retired teacher whom the U.S. State Department has determined was wrongfully detained. U.S. presidential envoy Steve Witkoff is set to arrive in Moscow on Wednesday to brief Russian officials on the outcomes of recent talks in Oslo with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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  10. ZeroHedge52

    Anthropic's updated S-1 draft discloses a net loss of $80.7 billion in the first half, with compute commitments reaching up to $750 billion

    ZeroHedge relays the updated S-1 draft of Anthropic reviewed by The Wall Street Journal: H1 2026 revenue was approximately $16.3 billion, with a net loss of $80.7 billion, of which about $72 billion was a non-cash loss from fair value remeasurement of convertible instruments; excluding this, operating loss was approximately $8.7 billion.

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  11. ZeroHedge24

    Iran denies reports that a U.S.-Iran deal is "close" after Qatar and Pakistan pushed a "compromise proposal" to end the war

    Iran denied reports through its news agency that a U.S.-Iran deal was "close," stating that negotiations are ongoing. This follows a "compromise proposal" from Qatar and Pakistan that addressed both sides' demands, which had caused oil prices to fall; prices rebounded after Iran's denial. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it detonated mines in the southern Strait of Hormuz, causing two violating oil tankers to catch fire and be intercepted.

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  12. ZeroHedge46

    CME Plans to Launch the World's First Tungsten Futures as Arms Demand Surges, Raising Risk of Severe Shortages by 2030

    CME Group plans to launch the world's first tungsten futures contracts, with trading expected to begin in early Q1 2027, pending regulatory approval. The contracts will be settled against Fastmarkets' Western ammonium paratungstate (APT) benchmark price, introducing an exchange-based forward pricing mechanism to a tungsten market currently reliant on spot pricing. After China implemented export restrictions in early 2025, the Western APT benchmark price once surged to $3,000 per tonne, and has since fallen back to around $2,775 per tonne.

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16 OctFri
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    Goldman Sachs' Alex Finston on How Rising Rates and AI Issuance Are Impacting Credit Markets

    Credit markets have remained resilient even as rates have risen and investors have scrutinized the outlook for AI, Alex Finston, co-head of U.S. and Asia credit trading within Global Banking & Markets, said on The Markets podcast. Finston said that historically, as long as rates rise in an orderly fashion, investors often see higher bond yields as an opportunity. He also shared his views on high-quality AI credit, portfolio hedging and municipal bonds.

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