France's debt problem, Europe moving against Chinese exports, Iran under pressure, and the AI and quantum FUD hitting Bitcoin. Marty and John Arnold go through the week.
In this episode:
- France's fiscal situation and why short-term debt issuance is spreading
- Europe pushes back on Chinese exports while the US pulls it closer
- Iran's economy under sanctions and escalation risk after the Houthi strike
- The Donroe Doctrine: Greenland, Iceland and Brazil's election
- Treasury issuance, buybacks and the narrative around US economic data
- OpenAI revenue numbers, AI math proofs and the quantum FUD aimed at Bitcoin
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 - Touching grass after a weekend of hardware wallet and AI news
00:01:00 - France's debt cycle and the Macron problem
00:02:30 - Short-term issuance and yields across Europe
00:04:58 - Europe moves to block Chinese exports
00:08:17 - Taiwan Strait naval exercises and the US-China meeting
00:09:48 - Iran's economy and the oil minister's exit
00:11:34 - Houthi strike on Saudi airport and escalation risk
00:13:41 - The Donroe Doctrine and the National Security Strategy
00:14:13 - Iceland, Greenland and Brazil's Bolsonaro surge
00:17:07 - US economic data and Treasury issuance
00:20:12 - Bessent's buybacks and the long end of the curve
00:21:26 - OpenAI's revenue run rate and the Anthropic comparison
00:23:39 - AI math proofs and the pace of model progress
00:26:36 - Quantum FUD, Justin Drake and Yehuda Lindell on elliptic curves
00:30:00 - Why Bitcoin researchers are working on new signature schemes
00:33:41 - Wrap-up and next week
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