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Treasury yields are holding essentially flat this session, with the ten-year note anchored at four point six eight six percent as investors sit on their hands waiting for clarity around ongoing peace negotiations. That kind of sideways drift in yields tells you the bond market isn't convinced of much right now — risk appetite is cautious, and positioning reflects it.
Shifting to precious metals, Fresnillo delivered a standout first half, with profits and revenues surging sharply on the back of higher silver and gold prices. The Mexican miner acknowledged that production volumes actually declined, so this was a price-driven story, not an operational one. Management confirmed their full-year production outlook, which steadied sentiment around the name.
And in the technology and artificial intelligence space, the Financial Times is reporting that Google has constructed what amounts to a two hundred billion dollar financing architecture to support Anthropic, the AI startup it backs. The structure layers private credit, chip leasing arrangements, and data center guarantees into something closer to a Wall Street structured finance deal than a traditional venture investment. It signals just how capital-intensive the AI arms race has become, and how far hyperscalers are willing to go to secure strategic positioning.
That's the tape. Markets Desk, signing off the floor.
