This week's edition examines the structural shift from software-driven scaling to a battle for physical capacity, focusing on the energy and hardware bottlenecks defining the AI era. We analyze the growing tension between global computational demand and grid stability, alongside the systemic risks embedded in rising credit markets and volatile maritime chokepoints.

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0:00 - Introduction
0:34 - The Power Bottleneck: Can the Grid Handle the AI Boom?
7:09 - Monetary Policy and the Global Credit Crunch
12:28 - Crude Volatility and the Geopolitics of Chokepoints
16:32 - The AI Arms Race: Silicon, Software, and Sovereignty
19:38 - The New Energy Frontier: From NGLs to Nuclear
21:43 - Conclusion

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