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The Global Brief

Three Crises at Once

October 15, 2026 · 24 min

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The bond market, diesel at a record $6.53, and the AI debt machine — three crises running at the same time. Plus: how the AI buildout is actually financed.

In this episode

  • Diesel hits another record — $6.53 a gallon — and the inflation the Fed is fighting is made of it.
  • The bond market, oil, and AI: three crises at once, and how they’re connected.
  • How the AI buildout is actually financed — and why rising rates threaten it.

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