Part 16Two labs carry the chain
Hugh Vuillier of Variant Perception read the delayed offerings of the two labs on October 8 as a sign that the public market is running short of marginal buyers.
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Part 15 · Oil stays out of the coreOct 6, 2026
Oil and Iran are driving the inflation narrative, but underlying inflation breadth is muted.
Oil Is the Headline. The Real Yield Is the Bill. Who is on each side
Part 15 · Oil stays out of the coreSep 6, 2026
The recent rise in the US 10-year yield has been driven by the real term premium rather than by inflation expectations or rate expectations.
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Part 15Oil stays out of the core
Kira Thornton of Variant Perception wrote on September 14 that core inflation trends remain muted, with Iran and El Niño leaving the energy and food tails beyond policymakers' reach.
Oil Is the Headline. The Real Yield Is the Bill.Part 15The bill comes as a real yield
Howell wrote on September 18 that the rise came mainly from expected short rates, with term premia arguably falling; Hugh Vuillier of Variant Perception had written on September 6 that the real term premium drove it.
Oil Is the Headline. The Real Yield Is the Bill.Part 07What settles it
Hugh Vuillier of Variant Perception says trimmed-mean PCE is still trending lower.
The Fed Hiked. The Long End Still Climbed.Part 07What settles it
Variant Perception’s account shows why the Fed can look late to one analyst and reckless to another.
The Fed Hiked. The Long End Still Climbed.Part 03Demand has teeth
Variant Perception’s systematic models remain risk-on, growth indicators are rebounding and semiconductors are still capital-scarce on its capital-cycle framework.
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