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WEEKLY MARKET REVIEW 27 July 2026

Chart #1: A two-chokepoint problem for oil Read more on page 2 - Source: iStock/Andrii Yalanskyi

Two chokepoints, one oil shock From tightening oil chokepoints to mounting AI-related debt and a widening credit- market divide, energy, capital and geopolitics are telling a single story of scarcity and strain. Each week, the Syz investment team takes you through the last seven days in seven charts.

Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CAIA, CMT Chief Investment Officer

A two-chokepoint problem for oil $1.65 Trillion in AI debt that doesn’t Brent crude has climbed back to $100 per barrel for appear on a balance sheet the first time in two months, after Iran-backed Houthi A Nikkei investigation found that Alphabet, Microsoft, militants attacked two Saudi Arabian tankers in the Red Amazon, Meta and Oracle carry roughly $1.65 trillion in Sea, intensifying the Middle East conflict and stoking off-balance-sheet obligations, more than the $1.35 trillion fears of further supply disruption. in debt they officially disclose. The attacks open a new front in a conflict already These obligations, including GPU purchase agreements, disrupting shipping through the Strait of Hormuz amid data centre leases and joint ventures, remain largely renewed US-Iran tensions. The Bab el-Mandeb Strait has hidden under current accounting rules until the related served as a key alternative export route since the conflict facilities go live. began. As new AI infrastructure comes online, these Oil markets are also grappling with repeated attacks on commitments will gradually appear on balance sheets. the Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal on Russia's If AI demand falls short, the assets involved could be Black Sea coast, which handles most of Kazakhstan's written down, with losses hitting shareholders and the crude exports, while months of conflict have depleted private credit investors who helped finance the buildout. global inventories, raising the risk of a supply squeeze that could hurt the global economy. According to Saxo Bank, the attacks have pushed ships to avoid the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, creating a "two- chokepoint problem" for oil flows, adding a fresh risk premium to crude and reviving inflation concerns.

Chart #4 Source: zerohedge Carnage in hyperscaler bond land. Will Chart #2 stocks follow? Alphabet just reported NEGATIVE free Investment-grade bond spreads for hyperscalers are cash flow for the first time in history widening rapidly as credit investors become increasingly reluctant to finance further memory chip purchases. The pressure may continue, as Alphabet now expects Credit default swap spreads, shown inverted in red, are 2026 capital expenditures to reach between $195 billion moving in the same direction. and $205 billion. This raises its already exceptionally high spending forecast as the company invests heavily to gain The key question is how long hyperscaler stocks, shown an advantage in the AI race. in blue, can resist before following the deterioration in credit markets.

Source: Hedgie Source: zerohedge

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