Oil Flow Recovery and Energy Prices

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The recovery of oil flows amid global geopolitical tensions is creating fluctuations in energy prices, influencing broader economic indicators.

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Euro area sovereign spread widening – France in focus — Technical and positioning factors driving spread moves beyond fundamentals

Carry trade resilience with funder rotation — Rotate away from CHF and SEK funders toward EUR

Copper: Bullish conviction on China pull and supply risks — LME price in tug-of-war between US tariff news and China demand

Seasonality in DM government bond returns — September–October seasonally weak for bonds, especially in the US

Gold: Resilience despite higher real yields signals structural shift — ETF inflows holding even as real yields march higher post-Jackson Hole

OAT spread spillover into FX — European political risk now transmitting to FX via EUR crosses

Brexit risk premium erosion supporting GBP — UK-EU re-engagement and fiscal credibility boosting sterling

Middle East oil flow recovery and refined product constraints — Crude nearly normalised; product exports remain deeply depressed

Cross-currency basis: range-bound with muted drivers — First PCA factor explaining only 45% of variance YTD – global co-movement has broken down

UK rates ahead of the autumn budget — Fiscal headroom reduced; limited scope for increased term premium

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