The livestream today broke down the hidden mechanics behind interest rates, WHY rates and FX are two sides of the same coin, and HOW the drivers of the long end set the risk reward for every other asset in the market.
Main takeaways from the macro playbook section:
Interest rates and FX are the same trade expressed in two markets. If the Fed makes a policy mistake, the long end reflects it, and if a government shifts issuance or supply and demand on the long end, the currency absorbs it. Watching one without the other means missing half the picture.
The yen's divergence from interest rate differentials is explained by one thing: the quantity of money in the system. The Ministry of Finance funding deficits with bills over bonds while the Bank of Japan suppresses the short end devalues the exchange rate even when rate differentials sit still. That is the mechanical reason the devaluation trend persists.
The impossible trinity is the constraint map for every central bank: a country can only choose two of a fixed exchange rate, free capital movement, and independent monetary policy. China manages its currency behind a closed capital account while the US runs free capital movement with independent policy, and that asymmetry shapes global flows.
Decomposing nominal rates shows the recent drop in two year yields came from the inflation swap side while real rates stayed restrictive. The long end barely moved, WHICH tells you the Fed can be significantly more restrictive without generating credit stress. That is not a dovish signal, it is a high pain threshold.
Bonds will not bid until the AI CapEx cycle ends or the credit behind it collapses. These are two sides of the same trade, and the way to front run the turn is the value chain itself: electricity permits, zoning approvals, and grid buildouts get secured before any data center announcement hits a press release.
Buying breakouts beats buying dips in a trending devaluation. The question is never whether an asset is overbought or oversold, it is WHAT the drivers say about how much further things can move from here.
You can find the free recording on the Interest Rate Mechanics Playbook here in the YouTube video:
The member section connects this framework to the live regime and positioning, with the recording linked at the bottom of this report.
Macro Decks From today's stream:
All slide decks by Jaymes:
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Equity valuations sit at highs while the long end of the curve quietly bear steepens underneath them, and that combination is WHERE the real danger accumulates. The stream will map the specific risks building inside stocks, which sectors carry the exposure, and what signals confirm the risk is going live.
Paid subscribers can join the livestream with this link (the first half will be free and streamed to Twitter and YouTube, where the second half will only be available on Substack for paid subscribers):
