Big Picture · Week of 17 August 2026

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Recession Risk

A fragile economy and energy shock could trigger a downturn as the Fed follows the ECB, repeating a policy-mistake setup seen before.

Jeffrey Snider HIGHER

Eurodollar University. Money and credit creation, bank balance sheets, global dollar liquidity and deflationary regimes. Near-daily.

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Bullish

Editorial Representation of Jeffrey Snider

A fragile economy and energy shock could trigger a downturn as the Fed follows the ECB, repeating a policy-mistake setup seen before.

Editorial Representation of David Woo

Gold has upside support regardless of the outcome through a Bessent put, even as its correlation with oil weakens.

Editorial Representation of Adam Mancini

The S&P 500 needs to hold 7,722 and 7,695 on any dips to keep upside targets directly in play into Monday and Tuesday.

Editorial Representation of Keith McCullough

$BUXX is making new all-time highs, signaling continued upside momentum, a constructive near-term outlook, and potential further gains from current levels.

Editorial Representation of David Keller

$ZS needs to push through $190 resistance to confirm a bullish technical setup rather than merely trading up to that level.

Bearish

Editorial Representation of Dan Nathan

$NVDA faces an obvious single point of failure as supplier, customer, and backstop for used-GPU prices, a long-standing risk rather than a fresh call.

Editorial Representation of Lance Roberts

Fed may deliver a “PR hike” as the approaching FOMC meeting raises the prospect of tighter policy despite market expectations.

Editorial Representation of Luke Gromen

Treasury financing faces renewed market dysfunction above roughly 4.8% yields, while hyperscalers can sustain borrowing costs near 8%.

Editorial Representation of Jim Bianco

Stocks are expected to return about 6% long term, while non-AI stocks face high valuations and AI stocks carry risk of a 50%-plus drawdown.

Editorial Representation of Joseph Wang

PCE will decline somewhat after portfolio-management-fee methodology changes, reinforcing a more favorable disinflation trend unless next week's CPI is hotter than expected.

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1 Year Horizon

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Editorial Representation of David Woo Woo · USO
David Woo
BEARISH BULLISH Week

Oil prices are likely to rise as mutual confidence in escalation between Iran and Trump creates a classic standoff setup.

Editorial Representation of Mohamed El-Erian El-Erian · AI
Mohamed El-Erian
BULLISH BEARISH Year

AI faces a bumpy capital-markets path as higher borrowing costs, public resistance, and shallow adoption intensify internal and external pressures.

Editorial Representation of Mohamed El-Erian El-Erian · Fiscal & Treasury
Mohamed El-Erian
BULLISH BEARISH Year

Historically reliable buyers of US Treasuries are eroding as China, Japan, and GCC economies face geopolitical and domestic funding pressures.

Editorial Representation of Keith McCullough McCullough · GLD
Keith McCullough
BULLISH BEARISH Week

Gold gains are being partially booked after a near-term advance, reflecting a tactical reduction rather than a fresh directional call.

Editorial Representation of Darius Dale Dale · AI
Darius Dale
BEARISH BULLISH Year

The bull market in AI is not over, supported by an expected shift toward yield-curve control by the end of next year.

Editorial Representation of Darius Dale Dale · Fed Policy
Darius Dale
BEARISH BULLISH Year

Fed policy should shift toward yield curve control and financial repression, potentially during the lame-duck Congress later this year.

Editorial Representation of Darius Dale Dale · TLT
Darius Dale
BULLISH BEARISH Year

Long Treasury bonds should sell off as the 10-year yield converges toward the 5.83% fair-value estimate over time.

Editorial Representation of Lance Roberts Roberts · TLT
Lance Roberts
BULLISH BEARISH Month

Bond yields are rising as oil, term premium, the yen, and other pressures weigh on fixed income ahead of the approaching FOMC meeting.

Where They Diverge

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Fed Policy
AI
Inflation
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  2. 02

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  3. 03

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